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A written fire risk assessment is a legal duty under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Ours are produced from a full on-site survey to PAS 79 and BS 8674 methodology, with a prioritised action plan you can actually work through.
York has one of the highest concentrations of listed and historic buildings of any English city, and that changes the whole shape of a fire risk assessment. Where you cannot alter the fabric — cannot fit a compliant door, cannot form a protected stair, cannot widen an exit — the assessment has to build a defensible case using compensatory measures instead: enhanced detection, tighter management controls, occupancy limits, revised evacuation strategies. That is a matter of professional judgement, and it needs to be written down and justified rather than glossed over. We set out the reasoning explicitly so you can defend it to an inspecting officer or an insurer.
York city centre and the Bar Walls area, Clifton Moor, Monks Cross, Fulford, Layerthorpe and Poppleton.
York is comfortably within our working area, and it is a city where fire risk assessment genuinely requires a different approach.
A written report you can hand straight to an enforcing officer, your insurer, your landlord or your client — branded, photographed and dated, with every finding given a priority rating and a realistic timescale.
We talk you through it afterwards. A report you don’t understand is a report you won’t action.
Tell us the premises type, floor area and number of storeys. We come back with a fixed price, usually the same day.
A full walkthrough with you or your responsible person. We ask questions on site rather than guessing later.
Issued within five working days — branded, photographed, with a prioritised action plan you can work through.
We talk you through the findings. Review reminders are included so nothing lapses without you knowing.
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Explore retainersYes. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to virtually all non-domestic premises and the common parts of residential buildings. If you employ five or more people, hold a licence, or operate an HMO, the significant findings must be recorded in writing. In practice we recommend every responsible person holds a written assessment regardless of headcount — an undocumented assessment is almost impossible to evidence to an inspecting officer.
Yes. We work across York city centre and the Bar Walls area, Clifton Moor, Monks Cross, Fulford, Layerthorpe and Poppleton. York is comfortably within our working area, and it is a city where fire risk assessment genuinely requires a different approach.
At least annually, and immediately after any material change — a layout alteration, change of use, new or different occupants, a significant near-miss, or a fire. BS 8674 sets out a structured approach to review frequency based on risk, which we apply rather than defaulting to a flat twelve months.
It depends on floor area, number of storeys and complexity. Small single-storey premises sit at the lower end; multi-storey, sleeping-risk or higher-hazard sites cost more. We give you a fixed price before we attend, so there are no surprises on the invoice.
Your assessment is delivered under the direct technical oversight of our Managing Director, Phil Brazier — CMIOSH, TIFSM, NEBOSH Fire Certificate and Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety — supported by our network of specialist consultants.
No. Every assessment is built from an on-site survey of your actual building. A generic template will not satisfy an enforcing officer, and more importantly it will not tell you anything useful about your own risk.
No, and that is deliberate. Because we have nothing to sell you beyond the assessment itself, our recommendations are proportionate to your risk rather than to our order book. If you don't need something, we'll say so.
Tell us a little about the building and we’ll come back with a fixed price. No obligation, no sales call, no pressure.
Prefer to talk? Call 07742 043 378 or email info@crestfieldsafety.co.uk.
Serving York city centre and the Bar Walls area, Clifton Moor, Monks Cross, Fulford, Layerthorpe and Poppleton.