Completing a fire risk assessment is only the first step in keeping a building safe. Once the assessment is finished, the findings need to be acted on. This is where fire risk assessment actions become important. They help building owners, employers and responsible persons understand what needs fixing, who should deal with it and when it should be completed.
Fire risk assessments at Risk Assessment LTD identify the hazards, people and other premises at risk, as well as existing fire safety measures and shortcomings. The final report comes with a clear prioritised plan of actions that can help responsible persons work towards the most pressing matters first.
What Are Fire Risk Assessment Follow-Up Actions?
When a problem is discovered during your fire risk assessment, the steps you take to rectify it are called follow-up actions. These actions may include improving escape routes, repairing fire doors, addressing fire alarm faults and providing staff training.
The fire risk assessment: Deficiencies identified during an assessment should not simply be recorded and forgotten. Each issue should have a clear action, responsible person and target date. Risk Assessment LTD’s assessment template includes action planning with priorities, responsibility and target dates.
Creating a Fire Risk Assessment Action Plan
Fire risk assessment action plans facilitate the management of the work that needs to be done. Actions can be prioritised according to the level of risk. Critical detection or time-bound recommendations need to be resolved first, while the lower-priority improvements can be scheduled according to the findings of the assessment.
Some of the most common fire safety corrective actions often undertaken may include maintaining clear escape routes, improving fire detection systems to be in correct working order, ensuring firefighting equipment is provided and checked regularly across the accommodation space, keeping fire doors maintained in good condition and providing suitable staff training. To minimise or eliminate those risks that are identified and to make people safe.
For a better understanding of the assessment process, see our guide to fire risk assessment steps, which explains how hazards, people at risk, fire safety measures, emergency plans and regular reviews fit together.
Tracking Fire Safety Improvement Actions
Completing an action is not always the end of the process. The responsible person should keep suitable records showing what was found, what was done and when it was completed. Regular monitoring helps make sure fire safety arrangements remain effective.
A fire safety management plan can support this ongoing work by covering risk assessments, evacuation procedures, staff responsibilities, training, equipment checks and documentation.
Some fire risk assessment remedial actions may also involve checking or repairing fire alarm systems. Risk Assessment LTD provides fire alarm testing covering detectors, manual call points, sounders, wiring and control panels, with faults and recommendations recorded in the report.
Keep Fire Safety Actions Up to Date
Ensuring safety against fire is something that takes time and effort and is not a one-time task. You should review assessments periodically and update them when major changes occur in the building, use or occupancy. Where fire safety arrangements or design documentation is also needed for the building, the fire safety strategy report may be one element of a more holistic approach to fire safety.
By recording Fire Safety Corrective Actions, assigning responsibility and checking progress, businesses can turn the findings of a fire risk assessment into practical improvements that help protect people and property.