Fire Safety Assessment Checklist

Use the Fire Safety Assessment Checklist to evaluate alarms, escape routes, signage, etc. to ensure compliance with fire prevention and safety regulations.

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Fire Safety Assessment Checklist

Common Hazards

2. Source of Fuel - Check the fuel sources in your workplace. Look for waste materials, such as cardboard, that need removing from the premises, check that external bins are properly secured and kept well away from the building, and look for incorrectly-stored flammables, such as chemicals. Have you identified any issues?

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Fire Alarms And Detectors

Escape Routes And Exits

Signage And Lighting

Fire Extinguishers

Additional Factors

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Fire Safety Assessment Checklist

Use the Fire Safety Assessment Checklist to evaluate alarms, escape routes, signage, etc. to ensure compliance with fire prevention and safety regulations.

1. Source of Ignition - Have the ignition sources in the workplace been checked?

3. Source of Oxygen - Check the activities or materials in your workplace that present a source of oxygen. For example, oxygen cylinders used in confined spaces, pyrotechnics, and oxidising materials. Have you identified any issues?

1. Has the fire alarm been tested in all areas?

2. Did the alarm sound as expected in every area?

3. Are all manual call points in good condition and unobstructed?

4. Is there a sufficient number of alarms throughout the premises, including those that accommodate people with vulnerabilities (e.g., visual alarms for people who are hard of hearing)?

5. Do visual alarms and pagers work as expected?

6. Are any detectors due for an inspection soon?

1. Are all routes and exits free from obstructions?

2. Are all fire doors kept closed?

3. Do fire doors that are normally locked unlock during the alarm?

4. Do the self-closing features on fire doors work properly?

5. Do doors for escape routes and final exits open easily?

6. Is the assembly point free from obstructions?

7. Are there suitable measures along escape routes for vulnerable people (e.g., access ramps and firefighting lifts)?

8. Are ventilators in stairwells (where relevant) working as intended?

1. Is there a sufficient number of fire escape and exit signs so that one is in clear sight from anywhere in the building?

2. Are all fire safety signs clearly visible, unobstructed, and undamaged?

3. Do all fire signs clearly lead people out of the building and to the assembly point?

4. Do all fire escape routes and doors have appropriate ‘keep shut’ or ‘keep clear’ signs?

5. Are all signs appropriately illuminated?

6. Is emergency lighting functioning as intended, so that all escape routes have adequate illumination?

7. Are any doors that could be confused as an escape route clearly marked?

8. Do push bars on final exit doors (where relevant) work as intended?

9. Is the assembly point sign clearly visible and undamaged?

10. Are fire action notices in good condition and unobstructed?

1. Are the fire extinguishers in their intended locations, unobstructed, and undamaged? Are they checked for dents, leaks, faded labels, signs of corrosion or vandalism, and missing lock pins?

2. Are the fire extinguishers properly mounted or within their designated cabinet?

3. Are the extinguishers appropriate for the types of risks in the areas they’re located (e.g., carbon dioxide extinguishers in rooms with electrical equipment)?

4. Are any extinguishers due for an inspection or due to expire soon?

5. Is there a sufficient number of fire extinguishers throughout the premises (e.g., at least one every 200 square meters)?

6. Are sprinkler systems unobstructed?

1. Is the fire action plan up to date?

2. Are people’s personal emergency evacuation plans all up to date?

3. Does anyone need to refresh their training?

4. Is the workplace due to carry out a fire drill soon?