Fire risk assessments for storage, distribution and light-industrial units, high fire loading, racking, sprinklers and dangerous substances assessed by Kevin or Jon on-site, written for your insurer and your responsible person.
Warehouses concentrate enormous quantities of combustible stock into large, open compartments, and add racking, charging bays, hot works and, often, dangerous substances. A fire grows fast and the financial loss is rarely just the building.
That is why warehouse fire safety is driven as much by your insurer and the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations as by the Fire Safety Order, and why a generic office-style assessment misses the things that actually matter here: sprinkler clearances, storage classification, and the substances on site.
Clear Fire assesses storage and industrial units on-site against the Fire Safety Order and DSEAR, and writes a report that lines up with your insurer's sprinkler and risk requirements.
Drawn from Kevin and Jon's combined assessment experience. Industrial findings cluster around storage, ignition sources and the substances on site, and several are insurer red lines.
Goods stacked into the minimum clearance below sprinkler heads, defeating the very system the insurer relies on. A common BS EN 12845 / LPC non-compliance.
Pallets, cages and overflow stock encroaching on gangways and final exits, especially during peak periods.
Storage height and commodity class exceeding what the sprinkler design or building was rated for, with no reassessment after a change of stored goods.
Forklift, MHE and EV charging without separation, ventilation or management, a growing ignition source, particularly with lithium-ion batteries.
Aerosols, flammable liquids, LPG and dusts stored without a DSEAR assessment, segregation or explosive-atmosphere controls.
Maintenance, racking changes or contractor works involving heat with no hot-work permit system, a leading cause of warehouse fires.
Breached separation between the warehouse and ancillary offices, mess rooms or mezzanines, often with sleeping or higher-occupancy use above.
Missing weekly sprinkler valve tests, overdue servicing, or detection that does not cover the full footprint and shift pattern.
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 unit and what you store, and we'll confirm scope 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.