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Fire Risk Assessment and the Fire Safety Order in Drawings Walk Any Building in Five Steps, in the Same Order Every Time

The fire triangle, the five steps, people at risk, means of escape, fire doors, alarm categories, emergency lighting and rating the risk. Every topic has its own page: first the drawing, then what you need to remember. 67 illustrated pages.

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Every topic, its own pageEach step and each rule drawn, with the explanation beside it
67 illustrated pages9 parts, from the Fire Safety Order to the five steps at a glance
Up-to-date sourcesFire Safety Order 2005 as amended by the Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and HM Government guides
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the figures and rules you need to know:

Fire Safety Order 2005: non-domestic premises and common parts of flats, England and Wales
Fire Safety Order 2005: non-domestic premises and common parts of flats, England and Wales
Ignition, fuel, oxygen: take one away and the fire cannot start or continue.
Ignition, fuel, oxygen: take one away and the fire cannot start or continue.
Hazards, people, measures, record, review: the five steps drawn as one walk.
Hazards, people, measures, record, review: the five steps drawn as one walk.
Employees, visitors, contractors, public, residents and lone workers: one figure in every room.
Employees, visitors, contractors, public, residents and lone workers: one figure in every room.
Step 3 on four shelves: evaluate, remove, reduce, protect – with a real example on each
Step 3 on four shelves: evaluate, remove, reduce, protect – with a real example on each
Corridors over 30 m split by fire doors; basement stair behind two 30-minute doors
Corridors over 30 m split by fire doors; basement stair behind two 30-minute doors
BS 5839-1: M = call points only, L1-L5 protect life, P1-P2 protect property
BS 5839-1: M = call points only, L1-L5 protect life, P1-P2 protect property
Likelihood × harm: a 3×3 matrix from trivial to intolerable, with a store room example
Likelihood × harm: a 3×3 matrix from trivial to intolerable, with a store room example

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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 63 topics.

The Problem Isn't You. It's How It Was Explained to You.

You're walking round a small office with a clipboard, and the five steps are supposed to be in your head. You stop at the kitchen and you can't remember whether people at risk come before the measures or after them.

The guidance does set them out. But it sets them out over pages of paragraphs, each step buried in clauses, so by the next evening the order has blurred again.

Hazards, people, measures, record, review: the five steps drawn as one walk.

In the book the five steps are one page and one walk: hazards, people, measures, record, review, drawn as a route through the building, each step a stop you can see.

The rest works the same way: the fire triangle, travel distances, fire door gaps, alarm categories and the risk matrix. Each one has its own page.

You walk the next building in the same order and write your findings without going back to the guide.

COMPARE FOR YOURSELF

The Same Topic, Two Ways to Study It

THIS
  • The manual: line after line
  • Ignition, fuel and oxygen explained only in words
  • You reach the exam or the inspection unsure
For combustion to be initiated and sustained, three elements must be present simultaneously: a source of ignition providing sufficient heat energy, a combustible material acting as fuel, and an oxidising agent, normally the oxygen contained in atmospheric air. The removal or sufficient reduction of any one of these elements will prevent ignition or bring about extinguishment. Accordingly, the responsible person should consider, in relation to each identified hazard, the means by which ignition sources, fuel loads and oxygen supply may be controlled, separated or eliminated.
FOR THIS
  • The fire triangle in one drawing
  • The three sides and what removes each, in a box
  • You see it and you get it
Ignition, fuel, oxygen: take one away and the fire cannot start or continue.
CONTENTS

Take a Look at the 9 Parts and 63 Topics

The law and your role, how fire starts and spreads, the five steps from hazards to review, means of escape, fire doors and compartmentation, detection and lighting, and a practice section: 67 pages, all illustrated

IThe law and your role · pp. 5-12
  1. The Fire Safety Order in one page
  2. Who is the responsible person
  3. What changed in 2021, 2022 and 2023
  4. Recording the assessment: the 2023 rule
  5. Blocks of flats: the 2022 Regulations
  6. The fire inspector's visit
  7. Scotland and Northern Ireland: what is different
  8. What a competent assessor knows
IIHow fire starts and spreads · pp. 13-18
  1. The fire triangle
  2. Four ways fire spreads
  3. Smoke kills before flames
  4. Fire growth: from ignition to flashover
  5. Classes of fire
  6. Arson: the deliberate fire
IIIStep 1: Identify fire hazards · pp. 19-24
  1. The five steps as one route
  2. Sources of ignition
  3. Sources of fuel
  4. Sources of oxygen
  5. Hot work and contractors
  6. Dangerous substances and DSEAR
IVStep 2: Identify people at risk · pp. 25-30
  1. Who could be in the building
  2. People especially at risk
  3. Sleeping risk
  4. PEEPs: personal emergency evacuation plans
  5. Occupant numbers and floor space factors
  6. Evacuation strategies
VStep 3: Means of escape · pp. 31-39
  1. Evaluate, remove, reduce, protect
  2. The escape route from start to finish
  3. Travel distance: one direction or two
  4. Alternative exits and the 45° rule
  5. Dead ends and inner rooms
  6. Exit widths
  7. Exit doors and fastenings
  8. Protected stairways
  9. Final exits and assembly points
VIStep 3: Fire doors and compartmentation · pp. 40-47
  1. Compartmentation: boxes inside the building
  2. Fire stopping and penetrations
  3. Anatomy of a fire door
  4. FD30, FD60 and the S
  5. Fire door gaps
  6. The self-closer test
  7. Hold-open devices and the alarm
  8. Flat entrance doors and external walls
VIIStep 3: Detection, lighting and firefighting · pp. 48-55
  1. Fire alarm categories
  2. Detectors and call points
  3. Testing the fire alarm
  4. Domestic alarms in flats: BS 5839-6
  5. Emergency lighting
  6. Testing emergency lighting
  7. Fire safety signs
  8. Fire extinguishers by colour
VIIISteps 4 and 5: Record, plan, train, review · pp. 56-62
  1. Rating the risk
  2. Significant findings
  3. The action plan
  4. The emergency plan
  5. Inform, instruct and train
  6. Maintenance and the logbook
  7. Step 5: When to review
IXPractice and review · pp. 63-67
  1. Walk-through: a small office
  2. Walk-through: a block of flats
  3. The numbers to have at hand
  4. Five steps at a glance
  5. Frequent mistakes when assessing

One Page, One Topic, All Clear

Think of it this way:

You're standing at the far end of a corridor in a care home and you need to decide: is this a dead end, and how far is too far to travel?

You open the book at travel distance and there it is: one direction or two, drawn on a floor plan, with the figures in a box beside the drawing.

Step 3 on four shelves: evaluate, remove, reduce, protect – with a real example on each

The same with fire doors, alarm categories, emergency lighting, the risk matrix and the action plan: each one on its own page.

Fire Risk Assessment Illustrated is 67 illustrated pages in 9 parts, with two walk-throughs, the numbers to have at hand and the five steps at a glance at the end.

What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.

What's Inside Fire Risk Assessment Illustrated:

Ipp. 5-12

The law and your role

The Fire Safety Order in one page, who the responsible person is, what changed in 2021, 2022 and 2023, blocks of flats, the inspector's visit, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and what a competent assessor knows.

IIpp. 13-18

How fire starts and spreads

The fire triangle, the four ways fire spreads, why smoke kills first, fire growth up to flashover, classes of fire and arson.

IIIpp. 19-24

Step 1: Identify fire hazards

The five steps as one route, then sources of ignition, fuel and oxygen, hot work and contractors, and dangerous substances under DSEAR.

IVpp. 25-30

Step 2: Identify people at risk

Who could be in the building, people especially at risk, sleeping risk, PEEPs, occupant numbers and evacuation strategies.

Vpp. 31-39

Step 3: Means of escape

Evaluate, remove, reduce, protect, then the escape route end to end: travel distance, the 45° rule, dead ends, inner rooms, exit widths, fastenings, protected stairways and assembly points. So you can stand in a corridor and decide whether it works.

VIpp. 40-47

Step 3: Fire doors and compartmentation

Compartmentation, fire stopping, the anatomy of a fire door, FD30 and FD60, gaps, the self-closer test, hold-open devices and flat entrance doors.

VIIpp. 48-55

Step 3: Detection, lighting and firefighting

Alarm categories, detectors and call points, alarm testing, BS 5839-6 in flats, emergency lighting and its testing, safety signs and extinguishers by colour.

VIIIpp. 56-62

Steps 4 and 5: Record, plan, train, review

Rating the risk, significant findings, the action plan, the emergency plan, training, the logbook and when to review.

IXpp. 63-67

Practice and review

Walk-throughs of a small office and a block of flats, the numbers to have at hand, the five steps at a glance and frequent mistakes.

At the end of the book: Two walk-throughs (a small office and a block of flats), the numbers to have at hand and the five steps on one page.

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Who This Book Is For

You're studying for an assessor qualification

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Each evening you open one topic, see it drawn and know where it fits in the five steps, even after years away from exams.

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You revise the numbers to have at hand and the five steps at a glance, then test yourself with the practice questions and their answers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is it for me if I already work in facilities or used to be a firefighter?

Yes. It is written for people preparing a Level 3 or Level 4 fire risk assessment qualification and for those already on site. It starts from the law but goes into compartmentation, fire door gaps, BS 5839-1 alarm categories and rating the risk, so it works as structured revision, not a beginner's leaflet. Check your course syllabus against the contents list above.

Where does the content come from?

From the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 as amended by the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Building Safety Act 2022, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and the HM Government fire safety guides, with reference to Approved Document B and the relevant British Standards. It is written for England and Wales; note that the 2022 Regulations apply in England only. Scotland (Fire (Scotland) Act 2005) and Northern Ireland have their own law, and one page explains what is different.

Is it official material?

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Does it replace the course or the qualification?

No. It helps you study and revise, but it doesn't replace accredited training. It doesn't give you a certificate, a qualification or a place on a professional register, and reading it doesn't make you a competent assessor.

Are the practice questions the ones in the exam?

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