Fire safety regulations for your business

Fire Risk Assessments

Fire risk assessments identify the key measures needed to safeguard the safety of employees, visitors/guests and other persons who may be affected in the event of a fire in your premises. It involves undertaking an in depth look at your premises and the people likely to use them in order to consider the risk of a fire happening. It also involves identifying the measures which need to be in place to prevent a fire happening and to ensure everyone’s’ safety.

A fire risk assessment should be undertaken by the business owner or someone appointed them to carry out the assessment and who is considered competent, i.e. someone who has sufficient training and experience or knowledge. It does not have to be carried out by a consultant or fire safety company, but you can choose to use these services if you prefer.

Useful Links

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) enforce Fire Safety regulations

5 Steps for Carrying Out a Fire Risk Assessment from NIFRS

Fire Safety Assessment and Fire Safety Log Book Templates from NIFRS

Fire Safety and Risk Assessment information from NIBusinessInfo

Example of a completed Fire Risk Assessment templates for a B&B (PDF)

Note: this is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be a model of best practice. The template is intended as an example to show the level of detail that may be recorded.

Further fire safety information is available from Health and Safety Works NI (the small business advisory service of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland). To contact Health and Safety Works NI call 0300 020 0030 or email: mail@hseni.gov.uk