Fire risk assessments for shops, units and showrooms, written for premises full of members of the public who don't know where the exits are. Kevin or Jon on-site, never a junior or subcontractor.
Retail premises mix three difficult ingredients: members of the public unfamiliar with the building, a high density of combustible stock and displays, and a back-of-house stockroom that is often where a fire actually starts. In an evacuation, customers head for the door they came in by, not the nearest fire exit.
A generic assessment that treats a shop like an office misses the things that matter in retail: keeping marked exits usable during trading, the fire loading on the shop floor, and the housekeeping in the stockroom.
Clear Fire assesses retail premises on-site under the Fire Safety Order, with members of the public treated as the relevant persons they are, and writes a report your insurer and landlord will accept.
Drawn from Kevin and Jon's combined assessment experience. Retail findings centre on the exits the public will actually use, and the stockroom they never see.
Final exits bolted, blocked by stock or display, or alarmed-but-locked while customers are in the building. A serious and common finding.
Overstocked back-of-house with combustibles against electrics, blocked routes, and deliveries left in the escape path.
High-density displays, packaging and seasonal stock raising the fire load and obscuring exit routes and signage.
Gaps in emergency lighting along the route the public must use to leave, or an out-of-date test regime.
Missing or poorly sited running-man signage, so customers cannot find the nearest exit rather than the entrance they arrived through.
Overloaded display sockets, portable heaters and lighting close to combustible stock or fabric.
Stockrooms, plant and voids without detection, so an out-of-hours or back-of-house fire goes unnoticed until it is established.
Seasonal and part-time staff who have never been shown the evacuation routine, and no nominated person to sweep the shop floor.
Your assessment arrives as a signed PDF with a one-page management summary at the front, photographic evidence stitched to every finding, and a separately downloadable evidence appendix.
Findings are prioritised against the PAS 79-1 likelihood-and-consequence matrix into four bands, each with an indicative remediation window.
Kevin was superb in responding quickly when asked to step in and replace an inadequate fire risk assessment delivered by another firm.
Tell us about the shop and we'll confirm scope and availability within one working hour. Kevin or Jon on-site, signed report within 24 hours of invoice paid.
Kevin and Jon are happy to give you a straight answer before you book, no sales pitch, just plain advice.
Speak to an owner →Tell us about your building and we'll come back to you within one working hour.
Tell us about your site. We'll respond within one working hour during business hours.