Example Fire Safety Maintenance Checklist
(to be developed and adapted as necessary to suit the particular premises under review)
Yes No N/A Comments
Daily Checks (not normally recorded)
Escape Routes
Can all fire exits be opened immediately and easily?
Are fire doors clear of obstructions?
Are escape routes clear?
Fire warning systems
Is the indicator panel showing ‘normal’?
Are sounders/bells in place?
Escape lighting
Are luminaires and exit signs in good condition and undamaged?
Is emergency lighting and sign lighting working correctly?
Firefighting equipment
Are all fire extinguishers in place?
Are fire extinguishers clearly visible?
Are vehicles blocking fire hydrants or access to them?
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Example Fire Safety Maintenance Checklist
(to be developed and adapted as necessary to suit the particular premises under review)
Yes No N/A Comments
Daily Checks (not normally recorded)
Housekeeping
Is rubbish kept in a secure compound away from the building?
Is there any flammable debris on the school site?
Are electrical sockets overloaded?
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Example Fire Safety Maintenance Checklist
(to be developed and adapted as necessary to suit the particular premises under review)
Weekly Checks Yes No N/A Comments
Escape Routes
Do all emergency fastening devices to fire exits (push bars /
pads, etc.) work correctly?
Are external routes clear and safe?
Fire warning systems
Does testing a manual call point send a signal to the indicator
panel?
Did the alarm system work correctly when tested?
Did staff, children and visitors hear the fire alarm?
Did any linked fire protection systems operate correctly?
(e.g. magnetic door holder released).
Do all visual alarms (as applicable) work?
Do voice alarm systems (as applicable) work correctly and
was the message understood?
Escape lighting
Are charging indicators (if fitted) visible?
Firefighting equipment
Is all equipment in good condition?
Additional items from manufacturer’s recommendations.
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Example Fire Safety Maintenance Checklist
(to be developed and adapted as necessary to suit the particular premises under review)
Yes No N/A Comments
Monthly Checks
Escape routes
Do all electronic release mechanisms on escape doors work
correctly? Do they ‘fail safe’ in the open position?
Do all automatic opening doors on escape routes ‘fail safe’ in
the open position?
Are fire door seals and self-closing devices in good condition?
Do roller shutters provided for fire compartmentation work correctly?
Are external escape stairs safe?
Do all internal self-closing fire doors work correctly?
Escape lighting
Do all luminaires and exit signs function correctly when tested?
Firefighting equipment
Is the pressure in ‘stored pressure’ fire extinguishers correct?
Additional items from manufacturer’s recommendations.
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Example Fire Safety Maintenance Checklist
(to be developed and adapted as necessary to suit the particular premises under review)
Six-Monthly Checks Yes No N/A Comments
General
Have the release and closing mechanisms of any fire-resisting
compartment doors or shutters been tested by a competent person?
Escape lighting
Do all luminaires operate on test for one third of their rated value?
Annual Checks
Escape Routes
Do all self-closing fire doors fit correctly?
Is escape route compartmentation in good repair?
Escape lighting
Do all luminaires operate on test for their full rated duration?
Has the system been checked by a competent person?
Firefighting equipment
Has all firefighting equipment been checked by a competent person?
Electrical equipment
Has portable electrical equipment been tested?
Gas equipment
Have all gas appliances (boilers, heaters,
catering equipt etc) been tested?
Boilers
Have heating and hot water boilers been serviced?
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Example Fire Safety Maintenance Checklist
(to be developed and adapted as necessary to suit the particular premises under review)
Yes No N/A Comments
Five-Yearly
Is electrical installation tested every 5 years?
Miscellaneous
Has the smoke and heat ventilation system been tested by a
competent person?
Has external access for the fire service been checked for
ongoing availability?
Have any firefighters’ switches been tested?
Has the fire hydrant bypass flow valve control been tested by a
competent person?
Are any necessary fire engine direction signs in place?
Are heat sources (heaters, cookers etc) separated from flammable
materials?
Can heat sources be isolated without risk of injury?
Notes:
(1) This Fire Safety Maintenance Checklist will enable you to prepare the School Fire Risk Assessment - Record of Significant Findings
(2) The School Fire Risk Assessment - Record of Significant Findings should refer to other plans, records or other documents as necessary.
(3) The information in this record should also assist you to develop an Emergency Plan; and to inform and train staff and inform other relevant persons.
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FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT - Record of Significant Findings
UNIT Name: DfES No: Date:
Address: Name of Assessor:
Signature:
Location Identify the Fire Hazards Identify People at Risk Evaluate the Risk Works / Practices Proposed to
Programmed Reassessment Date:
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