Experienced Fire Risk Assessors in Cambridge
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We are the experts in fire risk assessments in Cambridgeshire, and the East Anglia region. We have conducted over 1,500 fire risk assessments across apartment blocks, offices, schools, hospitals, HMOs, care homes, nurseries, factories, warehouses, churches, restaurants, leisure centres, and train stations, in and around Cambridge, Newmarket, Huntingdon, St Neots, Soham, Ely and Bury St Edmunds.
Our experienced assessors use a granular approach to identifying and assessing potential fire risks before they happen. Many of our team have active or retired fire service experience, so with a combined in-house expertise of over 100 years, your premises couldn’t be in safer hands.
Why You Need a Fire Risk Assessment
A Fire Risk Assessment is a legal requirement. If you are responsible for a building, as an employer, owner or occupier of the premises that aren’t a ‘single private dwelling’ (a private home), you need to make sure that a competent person completes a Fire Risk Assessment at your premises. It is a legal requirement and your duty to ensure that any fire risks and hazards on your premises are identified and then take appropriate action.
If five or more people work at your premises or your business has a license under enactment in force, you need your fire risk assessment to be a written record. You also need to make sure that you review your risk assessment regularly and whenever significant changes have been made on your premises that may impact it. It’s good business sense as well as a legal requirement. Often businesses don’t recover after a fire, and effective fire prevention starts with understanding the risks. This, of course, starts with a fire risk assessment. Therefore, it’s vital that you conduct a proper fire risk assessment, using a qualified company like Prestige Fire Safety.
Who needs a Fire Risk Assessment
As previously stated, if you are responsible for a building that has more than five occupants at any one time, you need a fire risk assessment. This means that you need to get a fire risk assessment for hospitals, schools, offices, and landlords of larger apartment blocks and dwellings need to complete a fire risk assessment as well. It is your legal duty and responsibility to ensure the safety of anyone on the premises of your property. By conducting a fire risk assessment, you are fulfilling your legal duties. If you own a building in Cambridge with more than five occupants or more, then don’t hesitate to contact Prestige Fire Safety to learn more about our fire risk assessments.
Benefits of a Fire Risk Assessment
A fire risk assessment enables you to identify all the fire risks and hazards in your premises so that they can be dealt with accordingly. They can either be deemed acceptable, or managed appropriately, depending on the severity of the risk involved.
At Prestige Fire Safety, we take all circumstances into account when assessing fire risks. A few things we consider are:
- Ascertain fire risks
- Identifying the people at risk from fires
- Evaluating these risks
- Recording the findings of the assessment
- Making recommendations to be taken on board for the future
By carrying out a risk assessment, we can also make sure that you’re meeting legal obligations for fire safety. As well as this, the identification of any fire risks allows you to take action against them, thereby reducing the risk of fire in your premises considerably.
Our Fire Risk Assessment Expertise
We have many Cambridge-based risk assessment clients. For each of our clients, we make sure we check the following:
- The use, layout, and construction of the building
- The number and nature of occupants, including any vulnerable occupants
- Whether there is any history of fire loss in the building
- Electrical equipment on site which could be a source of ignition
- Smoking areas and measures taken to prevent smoking causing fires
- Defence against arson
- Portable and installed heating devices which may trigger fires
- Protection against fires caused by lightning
- General housekeeping & keeping key areas clear of combustible materials
- Any fire hazards introduced by building works or outside contractors
- The storage arrangements for any dangerous/flammable liquids
- The configuration of escape routes and how they are maintained
- Measures in place to limit fire spread, such as compartmentalisation
- That emergency lighting is installed correctly & is in working order
- The correct use and locations of fire safety signs
- There is adequate means of raising the alarm in case of fire
- The right fire extinguishers are in the right locations
- The correct installation and maintenance of other devices, such as sprinklers
- Who manages fire safety for the building, and how well
- Whether there are regular fire safety training & evacuation drills
- Correct maintenance and testing procedures of fire safety systems are in place
- That correct documentation and records of fire safety measures are being kept
Once we have conducted our on-site assessment, we will create written documentation of your fire risk assessment, which is a requirement if there are more than 5 occupants on your property. We can then develop a fire safety plan for your property, and if necessary, we will also implement an action plan.
We recommend that you review your fire risk assessments every 12 months, and we are happy to provide this continued service for you.
If you would like us to carry out a risk assessment on your premises in the Cambridgeshire area, or have any queries about the process, please give us a call and we’ll be happy to talk to you about fire risks and how to reduce them.
We can also help with Fire Stopping and Passive Fire Protection, Fire Compartmentation Surveys, the installation of Fire Curtains, and Fire Door Inspections.
Fire Safety Inspection Cambridge
If you’re looking for a professional fire safety inspection in Cambridge, Prestige Fire Safety has the expertise, qualifications, and local knowledge to deliver a thorough and reliable assessment of your premises.
Our fire safety inspections cover every critical element of your building’s fire protection, from passive fire measures such as fire doors, compartmentation, and fire stopping through to the condition and compliance of your wider fire safety systems. Whether you manage a commercial property, a residential block, or a public-sector building, we tailor each inspection to the specific requirements of your site.
Every inspection is carried out by our fully qualified team — professionals who bring decades of real-world fire service experience to every assessment. That background means we don’t just tick boxes. We identify risks, highlight deficiencies, and provide clear, actionable guidance on what needs to be addressed and why.
Following your fire safety inspection, you’ll receive a detailed report outlining our findings, any areas of non-compliance, and our recommended next steps — giving you the documentation you need to satisfy your legal obligations and keep your building’s occupants safe.
For trusted fire safety inspections across Cambridge and the wider Cambridgeshire area, get in touch with the Prestige Fire Safety team today.
Fire Risk Assessment Case Study
We were approached by one of the Cambridge University Colleges to provide a quotation for the Fire Risk Assessment package which included all buildings within the campus including offices, study halls, social buildings, and all student accommodation off site and within the campus. Approximately 50 individual buildings were to be assessed as part of the package.
The college required the assessments to be carried out within a specific time frame over the summer holidays which would reduce the impact on day to day operations whilst the students were on summer break.
Once awarded the contract, a pre-start meeting was held with all relevant departments including Health & Safety, the Porters team and facilities which was designed to confirm any access requirements, a schedule of works and the required site rules to be adhered to my our assessors whilst working on behalf of the college. Regular communication and liaison with the college staff was vital for the assessments to run smoothly throughout the project which included regular catch up meetings as we progressed.
A mop up meeting was held with all the relevant departments on completion which included a brief overview of our findings, any recommendations and action plans to ensure compliancy. Once all the reports were submitted, regular communications were held with the college to provide advice and guidance as they worked through each report.
Fire Risk Assessment FAQs
Yes, you can conduct your own fire risk assessment if you are a qualified competent person. However, most businesses have their fire risk assessment conducted by a professional team who know how to ensure you meet legal requirements and can write up the proper documentation you need to prove you have had a fire risk assessment. You will save yourself time, money, and potential legal fees in the long run if you hire professionals to carry out your fire risk assessment. Call our Cambridge fire experts on 01353 820150.
We recommend you review your fire risk assessments every 12 months. If you choose us to carry out your fire risk assessments, we are happy to help with the annual review. It makes it easy for you as we will already be aware of your premises and can run through any future risk assessments smoothly and without any hassle.
A Fire Risk Assessment is a legal requirement. If you are responsible for a building, for example an employer, owner or occupier of premises that aren’t a ‘single private dwelling’ (a private home), you need to make sure a suitably competent person carries out a Fire Risk Assessment.
All business premises and every block of flats must have a Fire Risk Assessment by law.
As the responsible person you must carry out and regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises. This will identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe. You must keep a written record of your fire risk assessment if your business has 5 or more people.
Under Fire Safety legislation introduced in 2006, the responsible person for a premise is required to carry out a fire risk assessment.
For more information and guidance on fire risk assessments and your responsibilities, visit the government website: https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-risk-assessments
The cost of a commercial fire risk assessment can vary depending on the size of your property and the complexity of the assessment. The written assessment and fire safety recommendations are included in the cost.
For an accurate quote specific to your requirements, contact us today.
Yes! We welcome repeat clients for annual risk assessments and work alongside you to arrange evaluations at a time that suits you. Previous experience with your premises’ layout can make for a quick and efficient risk assessment that can save you time and money in the long run.
Our fire safety assessors in Cambridge are highly qualified and experienced, to provide you with the best fire safety recommendations for your business. We have the expertise to spot potential hazards that may put your business at risk and give you, your employees, or your tenants peace of mind.
Conducting a fire risk assessment by yourself can be a costly and time-consuming process, especially for buildings with 5 or more occupants that require written documentation of the assessment. Our professional fire safety assessors record details as part of the on-site assessment.