Guidance for people responsible for fire safety.
Practical writing on fire risk assessments, fire door checks and remedial actions, from the team building FireOptix.
What the RRFSO actually requires, in practice rather than in legal language
The Order itself is written in the language of legislation. Here's what it translates to as a working list of what a responsible person actually needs to be doing.
Who can actually carry out a fire risk assessment?
The RRFSO doesn't require a specific qualification for simple buildings, but 'competent' is doing a lot of work in that sentence.
Fire risk assessment software: what to actually look for
The features that matter most aren't the ones that demo well. They're the unglamorous ones that determine whether the system gets used consistently a year in.
How often should fire doors actually be inspected?
Routine checks and formal surveys operate on very different clocks, and conflating the two is one of the more common gaps in a fire door programme.
What managing agents are actually taking on when they accept fire safety duties
Fire safety often sits quietly inside a broader management agreement. It shouldn't — the duties involved deserve to be spelled out explicitly.
Fire risk assessment review dates: how often is often enough?
There's no single fixed interval written into law. What matters is whether the review date on file still reflects the building as it actually is today.
How much does fire safety compliance software actually cost?
Pricing in this category varies more by portfolio shape than by feature list. Here's what tends to actually drive the number, in general terms.
Fire door checks: what to actually look at, door by door
A fire door is only as good as its weakest component. A short, consistent check routine catches most of what actually goes wrong between formal surveys.