Nothing is written down
You are the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order and there is no recorded assessment, or the only one you have is a form somebody filled in years ago.
A written assessment to PAS 79-1:2020 methodology, carried out by NFRAR Advanced registered assessors based in Cheshire, ending in a prioritised action plan you can hand to a contractor or a board.
Twenty minutes, no charge. Or call 07949 084819.
NFRAR Advanced registered
Consultants in Cheshire and the West Midlands
Professional indemnity insured
Who this is for
Most fire risk assessment enquiries from Chester arrive for one of three reasons. If you recognise yours here, the Greenlight Call will tell you what you need and roughly what it will cost.
You are the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order and there is no recorded assessment, or the only one you have is a form somebody filled in years ago.
An insurer, a landlord, a licensing officer or Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has asked for your assessment and you are not confident it will hold up.
A new layout, a new process, a change of use or a change in who sleeps or works there. Any of those makes the old assessment out of date.
What you get
The report is built to be handed to a maintenance team, an insurer or an enforcing officer without translation. Every finding carries a priority and a timescale.
Does it apply to us
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, and since October 2023 the assessment has to be recorded in writing however many people you employ. Around Chester these are the premises we are asked about most.
Where the premises also hold flammable liquids, gases or combustible dusts, a DSEAR risk assessment applies as well. The two overlap on most industrial sites, and fire and DSEAR risk assessments can be done in conjunction for a consistent approach.
Chester, Ellesmere Port, Neston, Deeside and Wrexham are York Green's home ground: the Cheshire base is a few miles away, so a site visit is a short journey. The same documented method and the same technical sign-off apply wherever the site is. The full patch, town by town, is on the Where we work page.
Nearby: Liverpool, Warrington, North Wales, and the main fire risk assessment page.
How it works
The same sequence whether it is a single-storey office or a large industrial site.
Twenty minutes on the phone to scope the building, its use and who occupies it.
Confirmed in writing, with the turnaround date, before anyone comes to site.
Sized to the building. A small office is a short visit, a complex or sleeping-risk premises longer.
We walk you through the findings and what to tackle first, in what order, by when.
What it costs
£450 to £2,500
Depending on the size of the premises, the building type, the complexity and the use of the building. That range is published so you can budget before you enquire, and what moves a fire risk assessment price up or down is explained in full. Multi-site discounts are available. Scope, fixed price and turnaround date are agreed in writing after the Greenlight Call and before anyone comes to site. No hourly billing, no open-ended day rate, no extras added afterwards.
How the work is delivered
Assessments are carried out by professionally qualified assessors working to a single documented method, with scoping and technical sign-off held centrally. You get the same standard whoever attends.
Assessors registered on the National Fire Risk Assessors Register at Advanced level, and members of recognised professional bodies.
Every report is reviewed and signed off by a Chartered practitioner before it reaches you.
From single-storey offices to large industrial and high-hazard sites.
Recommendations you can put into practice, sized to the risk rather than to worst-case theory.
What this assessment is written to
Assessments are carried out by NFRAR Advanced registered assessors and technically reviewed before the report reaches you. Registrations and CVs are available on request.
Proof
“York Green brought clarity to a complex environment. Their site work was professional, their report clear and practical, and their recommendations have given us real confidence in how we manage fire and explosion risks.”
Independently assessed
Straight answers
Yes, if you are the responsible person for any non-domestic premises in England or Wales. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires one, and since October 2023 it must be recorded in writing regardless of how many people you employ. There is no exemption for small businesses.
The published range is £450 to £2,500, set by the size, type and use of the building. The fixed price is confirmed in writing after the Greenlight Call and before anyone comes to site. The location makes no difference to the price.
The Greenlight Call fixes the date. If an inspection, an insurer or a licensing deadline is driving it, say so on the call and the visit is booked around it.
An NFRAR Advanced registered assessor working to York Green's documented method, with every report technically reviewed by a Chartered practitioner before issue.
Yes. Ellesmere Port, Neston, Northwich, Frodsham, Deeside, Mold and Wrexham are all within normal reach, and Liverpool, Warrington and North Wales have pages of their own.
Yes. Multi-site discounts are available, and the reports follow one format so they can be compared across the estate.
Someone with the knowledge, training and experience to carry out a suitable and sufficient assessment for your type of building. There is no single mandated qualification. In practice competence is shown through fire safety qualifications, membership of recognised professional bodies, registration on a third party register such as NFRAR, and a record of assessing comparable premises. The responsible person stays liable if the assessment is inadequate, so it is worth asking to see the evidence.
Where an industrial or chemical process involves flammable liquids, gases or combustible dusts, there are additional precautions around storage, ventilation, ignition source control and explosion risk. Those sit under DSEAR rather than the Fire Safety Order. Where a premises needs both, the fire and DSEAR assessments can be done in conjunction for a consistent approach.
Next step
Five boxes, about a minute. Every enquiry is read by a consultant rather than a call centre, and we come back to you within one working day with a scope and a fixed price. If the honest answer is that you do not need what you are asking for, we will tell you that instead of quoting for it.
Would rather talk now? Call 07949 084819 or email enquiries@yorkgreen.uk.
We reply within one working day.