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Fire Safety & DSEAR Consultancy for Commercial Premises
Commercial premises — from single-occupancy offices to large multi-tenanted buildings — carry specific fire safety obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. A suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment must be in place, kept current, and acted upon by the responsible person.
Key fire and DSEAR considerations
Commercial premises range from straightforward single-floor offices to complex multi-storey, multi-tenanted buildings with varied occupancies, differing management arrangements and mixed uses. Each configuration presents distinct challenges in terms of evacuation strategy, compartmentation and fire safety management.
The responsible person for a commercial building must ensure a fire risk assessment is suitable and sufficient for the premises as it is used — not simply as it was designed. Changes in tenancy, fit-out, occupancy levels and working arrangements can all render an existing assessment out of date.
A professional fire risk assessment for commercial premises will consider escape routes and travel distances, fire door compliance, detection and alarm systems, emergency lighting, compartmentation, and the management arrangements in place — providing a defensible, practical report that the responsible person can act upon.
Sector-specific risks
- Means of escape and travel distances in open-plan layouts
- Compartmentation in multi-tenanted or converted buildings
- Fire detection and alarm system adequacy
- Server room and electrical infrastructure risks
- Management of contractors and out-of-hours access
- Fire safety documentation and records
- Evacuation strategy for differing occupancy levels
Common questions — Commercial Premises
Request a quote for Commercial Premises
Submit an enquiry with details of your premises. A member of the team will review the information and get in touch to discuss the scope and approach.