A Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) is the foundation upon which any effective property safety layout is built. It is not merely a box-ticking exercise; it is a critical, legally mandated evaluation of your property’s structural safety, evacuation pathways, and fire prevention measures. At FSD Maintenance, we deliver professional fire risk assessments and comprehensive fire strategies across Kent and the South East. Our accredited risk assessors meticulously inspect your commercial premises, identifying potential hazards, evaluating current compartmentation lines, and providing a clear, prioritised action plan to mitigate risk.
Our fire risk assessment and planning services are designed to give building owners, employers, and landlords total clarity regarding their safety obligations:
A physical evaluation of your building, looking at ignition sources, combustible materials, fire doors, alarms, and emergency escape routes.
Creating architectural fire design blueprints for new developments or complex building refurbishments, detailing exact compartmentation and escape criteria.
Cross-referencing your general risk assessment with a deep review of hidden cavity barriers, structural steelwork coatings, and penetration seals.
Delivering a clear, colour-coded action plan that ranks required safety fixes by urgency, helping you budget for repairs effectively.
Providing official documentation that formally validates your building safety files for local authorities and insurance providers.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Fire Safety Act 2021, every commercial building, multi-occupancy residential block, and public premises must have a valid, up-to-date Fire Risk Assessment. This must be reviewed regularly, especially if structural changes occur. FSD Maintenance ensures your property meets these strict legal criteria. Our certified assessors keep you aligned with the latest UK building safety mandates, safeguarding the designated “Responsible Person” from severe statutory penalties, fines, and legal prosecution.
Under UK law, the responsibility falls squarely on the designated “Responsible Person.” This can be the employer, the commercial property owner, a landlord of a multi-occupancy building, or a designated facilities manager. It is their legal duty to ensure a competent person carries out the assessment.
A Fire Risk Assessment should be treated as a living document. It must be formally reviewed at least once every 12 months, or immediately if there have been significant structural changes to the building, a change in its operational layout, or if the building’s general occupancy type changes.
A Fire Risk Assessment evaluates an existing building to identify current safety issues and hazards. A Fire Strategy is a comprehensive design blueprint, usually created during a building’s planning or major refurbishment phase, that dictates how the property’s passive and active fire systems will work together to meet strict UK Building Regulations.
Yes, absolutely. That is our primary strength. Unlike independent consultants who only provide a list of problems, FSD Maintenance can seamlessly step in to execute the required structural fixes—whether that involves fire stopping, installing cavity barriers, applying intumescent paint, or testing your mechanical fire dampers.
Don’t wait for an inspection failure to secure your property. Speak directly with a Kent-based passive fire protection specialist today to discuss your project requirements or to book a comprehensive site survey.
