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If a building is empty, the fire risk assessment does not simply stop. For business premises, commercial units, workplaces, public-access premises and the common parts of multi-occupied residential buildings, the duty sits with the person or organisation that has control of the premises. GOV.UK describes this person as the Responsible Person and says they may

A commercial kitchen fire rarely starts in a dramatic way. It is usually something ordinary: grease left inside an extract run, a fryer thermostat that has started to drift, cardboard stored too close to heat, a fan motor working harder than it should or a member of staff trying to move burning oil with the

A lithium-ion battery fire rarely starts like a normal waste bin fire or a small electrical fault. In a workplace or block of flats, it often starts with an everyday decision: an e-bike left on charge in a hallway, a power tool battery charging overnight in a stockroom, a converted bike stored under stairs or

Key takeaway: if your building is in scope, do not wait for the next routine fire risk assessment review. Residential PEEPs now require a live resident engagement process, a person-centred assessment route, a building emergency evacuation plan and a review cycle that can be evidenced.

A London landlord received a prohibition notice last month. His property management company had been using a generic fire risk assessment template downloaded from a free website three years ago. The document sat in a filing cabinet, never reviewed, never updated. When the fire service inspected following a tenant complaint, they found 14 fire safety