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Fire risk assessments for care homes and supported living

For care providers, children's homes and supported living services where people sleep on site and may need help to escape.

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Your duty

What the law asks of the Responsible Person.

Premises where people sleep, and where residents may need staff to help them out, carry a higher life risk than most buildings. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the Responsible Person to plan for that, and the evacuation plan has to work with the staff actually on shift, including at night.

In care homes this usually means progressive horizontal evacuation into protected areas, so the compartmentation, the fire doors and the staff training all have to support it.

What we look at

The evacuation strategyWhether it works with the residents and the night time staffing
Personal evacuation plansOne for every resident who needs help to escape
Compartments and fire doorsWhat progressive horizontal evacuation depends on
Detection and alarmCoverage and how quickly staff are alerted
Evacuation equipmentSheets, chairs or aids, and whether staff can use them
Training and drillsIncluding night time scenarios

The guidance we work to

The HM Government guide Fire safety risk assessment: residential care premises, BS 9999, and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Every assessment follows PAS 79, is carried out on site by a registered fire risk assessor, and sets out each action with a priority and a timescale.

How our fire risk assessments work

Who carries it out

An assessor registered on the National Fire Risk Assessor Register at Intermediate level.

NFRAR registered fire risk assessor, Intermediate level, registration 1000
Member of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers
Member of the National Association of Fire Door Inspectors

Common questions

Something not covered here?

Ask us directly and you will get a straight answer.

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Do you look at night time staffing?

Yes. The evacuation plan has to work with the number of staff on duty at night, and we test the plan against that rather than the daytime position.

Do you cover children's homes and small supported living houses?

Yes. Smaller homes often look domestic but are workplaces where people sleep, and they are assessed on that basis.

Other building types

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