I am often asked how often a fire risk assessment should be completed and reviewed. There is not a definitive answer as it all depends on the type of premises and the risk involved.
If you have a residential property (block of flats, HMO) then should ideally review your fire risk assessment on an annual basis. This is because of the sleeping risk and allows a fire risk assessor to ensure the responsible person is keeping up with the necessary arrangements. It also allows an assessor to check if there are any new risks or have been any material alterations to the property.
If you have a commercial property, again we do recommend every year but can accept every couple of years. This is on the basis that you carry out an in-house review every year that it is not carried out by a professional.
This all depends on the attitude and competence of the responsible persons. As a qualified fire risk assessor, I will always make a judgement of this and how efficient they are at record keeping and compliance when following fire risk assessments.
Therefore to summarise, to ensure compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, you must ensure you review your fire risk assessment on a regular basis (normally every year) or at any time if there are any material alterations or other significant changes to the property to warrant a new one.
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