Fire safety for businesses and landlords
Fire risk assessments for Hertfordshire businesses, landlords and managing agents
Tell us about your premises and, if a local fire risk assessor covers your postcode, we pass your enquiry to them. An independent enquiry service, free to use, with no obligation.
- One form, for one local assessor if one covers you
- For businesses, landlords and managing agents
- Free to ask, with no obligation
This is an enquiry service. We do not carry out or certify fire risk assessments, and this is not an emergency line. This form is how to ask about a fire risk assessment. The number at the top of the page is for fires and other emergencies only.
Building directory
What can we help with?
- About fire risk assessment for businesses
Fire risk assessment for businesses
What a fire risk assessment for business premises involves, who the responsible person is and what to ask an assessor. Send one enquiry and we pass it to a local fire risk assessor if one covers your postcode.
- About fire risk assessment for flats and HMOs
Fire risk assessment for flats and HMOsLandlords and managing agents
Fire risk assessments for the shared parts of blocks of flats and houses in multiple occupation, with the Fire Safety Act 2021 explained. Send one enquiry and we pass it to a local fire risk assessor if one covers your postcode.
- About fire risk assessment reviews
Fire risk assessment reviews
Does your fire risk assessment need updating? How often to review it, what should prompt an early review and what a reviewer needs from you. Send one enquiry and we pass it to a local fire risk assessor if one covers your postcode.
The process
How it works
Three steps from your desk to a conversation with an assessor. Asking is free and there is no obligation.
Describe your premises
Say what the building is used for, where it is and who uses it. Add any earlier assessment you have.
We pass it on
With your consent, we pass your enquiry to a local fire risk assessor if one covers your postcode, and to nobody else.
Agree the details directly
Where an assessor covers your area, they contact you to settle the scope and terms. You decide whether to go ahead.
Site information
Useful to have to hand
None of this is needed to send an enquiry, but it helps the assessor understand your premises sooner.
- What the premises are used for
An office, shop, workshop, block of flats or HMO, for example, and the hours it is in use.
- Size and layout
Roughly how many floors and rooms, and whether you share the building with anyone else.
- Who uses the building
Staff, residents and visitors, and anyone who might need help to get out, such as people with limited mobility.
- Your last assessment
If there is an earlier fire risk assessment, its date and any actions it listed. Alarm and emergency lighting test records help too.
Site key · Hertfordshire
Areas covered
- Waltham CrossPostcode districts EN8
- WarePostcode districts SG12
- HarpendenPostcode districts AL5
- SawbridgeworthPostcode districts CM21
- RickmansworthPostcode districts WD3
- RoystonPostcode districts SG8
- HertfordPostcode districts SG13SG14
Not listed? Send your enquiry anyway. We only pass it to a fire risk assessor who covers your postcode, if there is one. More about the areas we cover.
Before you enquire
Questions
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it is usually the employer in a workplace, or whoever controls the premises otherwise, such as an owner, landlord or managing agent. More than one person can share the duty.
Do I need my fire risk assessment in writing?
Yes. Since 1 October 2023 every responsible person must record the whole fire risk assessment in writing, together with their fire safety arrangements, whatever the size of the business.
Does this cover flats and houses in multiple occupation?
Yes, for the shared areas. The Order covers the common parts of blocks of flats and shared houses, not the inside of a private home. Our flats and HMOs page explains more.
What if nobody covers my postcode?
We tell you, and we do not pass your details on to anyone. You are free to look elsewhere.
Are you a fire safety company?
No. Fire Risk Checks Herts is an independent enquiry service. We do not carry out assessments ourselves. With your consent, we pass your enquiry to a local fire risk assessor if one covers your postcode.
Are you part of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service?
No. Fire Risk Checks Herts is an independent enquiry service for businesses, landlords and managing agents, and is not connected with the fire service. If you are a householder looking for a home fire safety check, contact Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service directly. It offers an online self-check and free home visits for residents at greater risk of fire.