DIY Fire Risk Assessment Guide

Easy, Effective, Affordable

This meticulous guide will aid businesses in navigating the process of conducting comprehensive fire risk assessments effectively. By adhering to these steps, you’ll adeptly assess, mitigate, and manage fire risks within your premises, thereby bolstering the safety and security of your workforce and assets.

designed for businesses

What is the DIY Fire Risk Assessment Guide

Put simply – the DIY Fire Risk Assessment Guide is a downloadable Fire Risk Assessment Form accompanied by a series of step by step instructions and videos to walk you through the process of completing your own Risk Assessment. It has been developed to allow business owners to regain control of the safety of their location, team and customers.

A course designed to give you the tools to conduct your own Fire Risk Assessment

We provide meticulous guides that can aid businesses in effectively navigating the process of conducting comprehensive fire risk assessments.

By following these steps, you’ll carefully assess, mitigate, and manage fire risks within your premises, thereby bolstering the safety and security of your workforce and assets.

By signing up to our school you will have a wealth of knowledge available to you and a range of guides available for you to purchase.

easy to follow video

Watch the course introduction

suitable for all different users

Who is the DIY Fire Risk Assessment Guide for?

Retail Owners

Regardless of the size of your business property – it’s important you have the right certification in order to ensure public safety.

Office Based Companies

It doesn’t matter what size business you run, ensuring the safety of your team is important.

Leisure Industry

Whether you run a restaurant, wellness related services or a holiday location – you should always hold an up to date assessment.

Large Corporate

Don’t let running a large scale business distract from the small but important task like ensuring your property is fully checked and tested.

This course has been carefully designed for all business owners of any size to ensure that they are meeting the relevant Fire Safety Standards. Enroll today and take the safety of your business into your own hands.

what’s included

A Structured Curriculum broken into simple stages

The course is broken into sections, each accompanied by video to allow you to tackle the assessment at your own pace

We know large documents can feel overwhelming and result in people putting off important tasks. That’s why our course is structured so you can do sections as and when you want, making a more managable task of completing it in full. Our form is broken into the following modules:

Introduction

Introduction to The Ignite Fire Risk Assessment Guide

Objectives

Disclaimer

Buildings of Multiple Use

Completing the Title Page

Completing the Title Page

Section 1 - General Information

Section 1.1 – The Premises

Section 1.2 – The Occupants

Section 1.3 – Occupants Especially At Risk From Fire

Section 1.4 – Fire Loss Experience

Section 1.5 – Other Relevant Information

Section 1.6 – Relevant Fire Safety Legislation

Section 2 - Fire Hazards And Their Elimination Or Control

Section 2.1 – Electrical Sources of ignition

Section 2.2 – Smoking

Section 2.3 – Arson

Section 2.4 – Portable Heaters and Heating Installations

Section 2.5 – Cooking

Section 2.6 – Lightning

Section 2.7 – Housekeeping

Section 2.8 – Hazards Introduced by outside contractors and building works

Section 2.9 – Dangerous Substances

Section 2.10 – Other Significant Fire Hazards that

Warrant Consideration Including Process Hazards that Impact on General Fire Precautions

Section 3 - Fire Protection Measures

Section 3.1 – Means of Escape From Fire

Section 3.2 – Measures to limit fire spread and development.

Section 3.3 – Emergency Escape Lighting

Section 3.4 – Fire Safety Signs and Notices

Section 3.5 – Means of giving warning in case of fire

Section 3.6 – Manual Fire Extinguishing Appliances

Section 3.7 – Relevant Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems

Section 3.8 – Other Relevant Fixed Systems and Equipment

Section 4 - Management Of Fire Safety

Section 4.1 – Procedures and arrangements

Section 4.2 – Training and drills

Section 4.3 – Testing and maintenance

Section 4.4 – Records

Conclusion

Conclusion

“The guide could not have been easier to use. The way it was broken into sections meant that I could do as much as I wanted at a time, and when I went back to it I could pick up right where I left off. A really valuable tool that I didn’t know existed!”

Will Slegg

flexible formats

Print or use Digitally – whichever you prefer

A more usable document to ensure ease of use

Some people prefer to complete forms like this from the comfort of a desk. Which is easy to do with our downloadable digital PDF – just edit it on a PDF application of your choice. Allowing you to save it annually and keep digital records.

But if you are someone who has a large premises to inspect, or prefer to work with a handwritten document, just print off the A4 pdf from your printer to complete sections on the fly.

Whichever way you prefer to work, the form is flexible and ensures ease of use.

Buy the DIY Fire Risk Assessment Guide today and take control of how your business maintains essential fire risk information.

still unsure?

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this course cover enough information for my large business?

Absolutely – the downloadable form and guidance is a one size fits all for businesses in all sectors and of all sizes. So you can use this for whatever business you are responsivle for.

Is there a timeframe in which I can use the guide?

No – once you have purchased the guide you can use it whenever you want. Its a one time purchase.

I have more than one business, can I use this guide for all of them?

Provided the person or business purchasing the guide is the same as the business owner, you are free to use this guide wherever you need. The guide is not for sharing with other business owners though.

Can I use the guide to create assessments for multiple years?

Absolutely – part of the reason we created this tool was so that business owners could have a guide to go back to year in year out.

I'm not that confident on a computer - is this right for me?

The guide consists of an easily downloadable PDF with accompanying video and text based, section by section guides on how to complete the form. We’ve designed it this way so it’s as accessible as possible to everyone.

Is the Fire Assessment Form fully comprehensive?

This is the same form that creator Ian Thompson uses for his professional Fire Assessment Services. He decided to share this knowledge with business owners to make it more accessible to all.

We hope that this guide enables lots of different people to take control of their own Fire Risk Assessment. If you still have questions, feel free to email info@ignitesafety.co.uk and we will be happy to assist.