Fire Risk Assessments Manchester

Fire safety reviews in Manchester

A fire safety review revisits an existing assessment against the property’s current circumstances. For Manchester offices and shops, significant changes affecting precautions or doubts about an assessment’s validity give the review a specific purpose.

Fire safety in Manchester

Reviews after changes to premises or activities

A changed work process, altered internal layout, new equipment or increased occupancy can affect existing precautions. The government’s offices and shops assessment guidance (gov.uk) identifies these examples when explaining when a review is needed.

The relevant comparison is between the assessment and the premises as they are now used. Testing, maintenance and training records assist the review, particularly where precautions or staff arrangements have changed.

Recorded reviews and action plans

The government’s fire risk assessment checklist (gov.uk) says significant changes require review and updating. Reviews and their dates are recorded, and the action plan records necessary work and timing.

For requirements involving an existing action plan, useful discussion points include:

  • The assessment’s date and the areas it covers.
  • The changes that have prompted the review.
  • The necessary work recorded in the action plan.
  • The status and timing of outstanding actions.
  • The available testing, maintenance and training records.

In shared premises, proposed action may involve a landlord or another occupier. Their control of the relevant areas remains part of the scope discussion.

Review requirements for your property

For blocks of flats in England, assessments are also kept current and reviewed, especially after building changes. A workplace review and a residential building review need scopes appropriate to their respective premises.

Use our contact form to discuss a fire safety review with Fire Risk Assessments Manchester, identifying the change or recorded action that has prompted it.