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Fire risk assessments for blocks of flats

For freeholders, managing agents, Right to Manage companies and housing providers responsible for the common parts.

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Your duty

What the law asks of the Responsible Person.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the common parts of a building containing two or more flats. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes the structure, the external walls and the flat entrance doors.

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties that depend on height. Every block with two or more flats must give residents fire safety and fire door information. Above 11 metres, communal fire doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year. High-rise buildings carry further duties, including a secure information box, wayfinding signage and information for the Fire and Rescue Service.

What we look at

The evacuation strategyStay put or simultaneous evacuation, and whether the building supports it
Flat entrance doorsSelf closing, fire resisting and in good condition
Common partsStairs, corridors, storage, bin stores and service risers
CompartmentationWhat can be seen of fire separation between flats and common parts
Detection and lightingCommunal alarm or detection where fitted, and emergency lighting
The 2022 RegulationsResident information and door checks, where they apply

The guidance we work to

PAS 79-2:2020, the Local Government Association guide Fire safety in purpose-built blocks of flats, and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.

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.

020 8194 2494info@adeptify.co.uk
Which type of fire risk assessment do we need?

Most blocks need a Type 1 assessment of the common parts, which is non-destructive. A Type 3 or Type 4 assessment, which looks inside flats or opens up construction, is recommended only where there is a reason to suspect a problem, and we will say so if we think it is needed.

Do you inspect inside the flats?

Not in a standard assessment. We inspect the flat entrance doors from the common parts, and where access to a sample of flats is needed we will explain why and agree it with you first.

Other building types

Tell us about your building.

Send the address and what you need. We will come back to you with a fixed quote.

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