Place inspected: Date of inspection:
Observations Control measures Timescale
Hazards and consequences Immediate and longer-term actions
Fire Hazards
1. There was a fire extinguisher Remove fire extinguisher from use Immediate
stored in the small upstairs storage and ensure a competent servicing
area that was above the old kennels company is contacted to service or
area in the practice that had not replace the extinguisher before it is
been serviced at the last annual used again
inspection.
This could lead to the extinguisher Ensure staff are briefed in the safe use 1 week
malfunctioning and not performing of fire fighting equipment and are
as expected in an emergency informed to conduct visual inspections
evacuation leading to delayed of fire fighting equipment to pick up
evacuation, or preventing any maintenance issues.
evacuation which could lead to
burns, scalds, smoke inhalation, Ensure all areas of the site are
asphyxiation or even a fatality inspected by the workers and audits 1 month
are carried out by management to
minimise the risk of equipment
requiring a service being missed
2. There were lots of cardboard Remove cardboard boxes from source Immediate
boxes stored beside a radiator in the of ignition
first floor office area of the site.
Conduct a fire safety briefing with all 1 day
This can increase the risk of a fire site workers on removing fire risks on
starting which could lead to burns, site
smoke inhalation or a fatality for 1 week
anyone present on site. Implement a daily site inspection
procedure to ensure high levels of
housekeeping are in place to remove
fire hazards
3. An angle grinder was being used Remove all combustible items from Immediate
indoors in an area with lots of the area and ensure they are
combustible items such as wood, segregated from sources of ignition
building materials, chemicals and
rolls of floor lino. Update the fire risk assessment 1 week
Sparks from the angle grinder could Reposition the angle grinder to a 1 day
ignite the combustible materials location outside of the main building
leading a fire developing which where refurbishments are taking place
could cause substantial property
damage and burns, smoke
Observations Control measures Timescale
Hazards and consequences Immediate and longer-term actions
Fire Hazards
1. There was a fire extinguisher Remove fire extinguisher from use Immediate
stored in the small upstairs storage and ensure a competent servicing
area that was above the old kennels company is contacted to service or
area in the practice that had not replace the extinguisher before it is
been serviced at the last annual used again
inspection.
This could lead to the extinguisher Ensure staff are briefed in the safe use 1 week
malfunctioning and not performing of fire fighting equipment and are
as expected in an emergency informed to conduct visual inspections
evacuation leading to delayed of fire fighting equipment to pick up
evacuation, or preventing any maintenance issues.
evacuation which could lead to
burns, scalds, smoke inhalation, Ensure all areas of the site are
asphyxiation or even a fatality inspected by the workers and audits 1 month
are carried out by management to
minimise the risk of equipment
requiring a service being missed
2. There were lots of cardboard Remove cardboard boxes from source Immediate
boxes stored beside a radiator in the of ignition
first floor office area of the site.
Conduct a fire safety briefing with all 1 day
This can increase the risk of a fire site workers on removing fire risks on
starting which could lead to burns, site
smoke inhalation or a fatality for 1 week
anyone present on site. Implement a daily site inspection
procedure to ensure high levels of
housekeeping are in place to remove
fire hazards
3. An angle grinder was being used Remove all combustible items from Immediate
indoors in an area with lots of the area and ensure they are
combustible items such as wood, segregated from sources of ignition
building materials, chemicals and
rolls of floor lino. Update the fire risk assessment 1 week
Sparks from the angle grinder could Reposition the angle grinder to a 1 day
ignite the combustible materials location outside of the main building
leading a fire developing which where refurbishments are taking place
could cause substantial property
damage and burns, smoke
