A written fire risk assessment for your premises under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 — ignition sources, means of escape, detection and emergency planning, with a prioritised action plan. CMIOSH assessors, UK-wide. Since 1984.
A fire risk assessment (FRA) is a structured review of your premises to identify fire hazards, the people at risk, and whether your fire precautions are adequate. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, a fire risk assessment is a legal requirement for almost all non-domestic premises in England and Wales.
The duty falls on the “responsible person” — the employer, owner, landlord, managing agent, or anyone else with control of the premises. You can delegate the assessment itself to a competent person, but you cannot delegate the legal accountability: it remains with the responsible person. For higher-risk or complex buildings, using a professional assessor is strongly advised.
The Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 have since clarified and strengthened these duties. A KeyOstas FRA examines ignition sources, fuel and oxygen, means of escape, detection and warning, emergency planning and the people at risk — and gives you a written assessment with significant findings and a prioritised action plan you can act on.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the “responsible person” for almost all non-domestic premises to carry out and maintain a fire risk assessment. Failure can lead to enforcement notices, prohibition of use, prosecution and unlimited fines. Legal accountability stays with the responsible person even when the assessment is delegated.
A complete written FRA aligned to the Fire Safety Order 2005 — delivered by a competent CMIOSH assessor.
We identify ignition sources, fuel and oxygen sources and the fire hazards specific to your premises and activities.
Employees, visitors, contractors and anyone especially at risk — including those who may need assisted evacuation.
Escape routes, travel distances, signage, lighting and final exits assessed against the building and its occupancy.
A review of alarm and detection coverage, firefighting equipment and emergency lighting provision.
Evacuation procedures, fire-marshal arrangements and the fire safety information and training your people need.
A documented fire risk assessment with significant findings and a prioritised, owner-assigned action plan.
Four reasons UK organisations choose KeyOstas for a credible, defensible fire risk assessment.
Five CMIOSH-grade consultants — Chartered Members of IOSH, the highest grade IOSH awards. Most one-person UK consultancies hold no Chartered grade at all.
Our lead consultant is listed on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register — the cross-body register endorsed by HSE, IOSH and IEMA. Verify us directly on OSHCR.
No junior account managers, no offshored advice lines. The Chartered consultant who scopes your engagement on the free call is the consultant who delivers it.
Findings closed, not just listed. Documents your team will actually use. The benchmark is whether this made your business safer.
From first call to delivery, the Chartered consultant you meet is the consultant who does the work — no handoffs, no junior advisors.
Talk to a Chartered consultant. We map your current state, your regulatory exposure and your priorities. No obligation, no pitch.
Written scope, deliverables, the named consultant who will lead, and a fixed fee or retainer rate — in your inbox within one working day.
Site work, documentation and ongoing competent-person support if you need it. The consultant who scoped the work is the consultant who delivers it.
A fire risk assessment is fixed-scope project work, quoted to your premises; recurring reviews can sit inside a retained package.
A written fire risk assessment for your premises, quoted to size and complexity, with significant findings and a prioritised action plan. Written proposal within 24 hours.
Scheduled FRA reviews plus ongoing competent-person support built into a retained package. Silver tier and above include formal Competent Person nomination.
The questions UK buyers ask us most about this service. Tap any to expand.
Yes. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, a fire risk assessment is a legal requirement for almost all non-domestic premises in England and Wales. The responsible person must carry one out and keep it up to date.
The responsible person is the employer, owner, landlord, managing agent, or anyone else with control of the premises. Where there is more than one such person, they must cooperate. The responsible person holds the legal duty even if the assessment itself is delegated to a competent assessor.
The responsible person may carry out the assessment for simple, low-risk premises, but for anything beyond that — and certainly for higher-risk or complex buildings — a competent professional assessor is strongly advised. KeyOstas fire risk assessments are delivered by CMIOSH assessors.
Cost depends on the size and complexity of the premises. Across the UK market, small to medium premises typically fall in the region of roughly £200 to £800, with complex or multi-occupancy buildings costing more. KeyOstas quotes a fixed fee to your specific premises within 24 hours of the scoping call.
A fire risk assessment must be kept under regular review and updated whenever there is a significant change — to the building, its use, its occupancy, or after a fire or near miss. Many organisations review annually as a routine backstop.
The fire and rescue authority can serve an enforcement or prohibition notice, and serious failings can lead to prosecution and unlimited fines — and, in the worst cases, custodial sentences. A current, competent FRA is both a legal duty and your core defence.
Services and courses UK employers most often combine with this one.
Free 20-minute scoping call. Fixed fee quoted to your premises within 24 hours. Competent CMIOSH assessors, UK-wide.
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