A FRAEW (Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls) is a risk-based fire safety appraisal of a building’s external wall system carried out in accordance with PAS 9980:2022. It is used to determine whether cladding, insulation or other façade components present a life safety risk and whether proportionate remediation or interim measures are required. Understanding when Read more »
A FRAEW (Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls) is a PAS 9980-aligned fire safety appraisal of a building’s external wall system to assess whether cladding, insulation or façade construction presents a life safety risk. It is used primarily in multi-occupied residential buildings to determine whether remedial or interim measures are required. It is used to Read more »
Fire safety assessments of external wall systems have become a central issue in the UK property sector in recent years. Two terms that are frequently used — and often confused — are: FRAEW — Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls EWS1 — External Wall System Form Although both relate to external wall construction and fire Read more »
Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW) and traditional fire risk assessments (FRA) are related but distinct components of fire safety management in the UK. Following the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the introduction of PAS 9980:2022, the assessment of external wall systems has become a clearer and more defined regulatory responsibility for Responsible Persons. Read more »
When you appoint a fire risk assessor, you are not just buying a report — you are choosing someone whose work you may need to rely on during an inspection, an insurance query, or after a serious incident. In the UK, there is no single mandatory qualification that “licenses” someone to carry out fire risk Read more »
Most business owners, landlords, and building managers in the UK ask the same question: Can I do my own fire risk assessment? The short answer is yes — but only if you have the necessary competence, understanding, and resources to do it properly. Under UK fire safety law — specifically the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Read more »
Choosing the right fire risk assessment company in the UK is an important decision for building owners, landlords, managing agents, and Responsible Persons. A poorly conducted assessment can leave you non-compliant with legislation, at risk during an inspection, and exposed to enforcement action — or worse, genuine safety gaps. If you are wondering how to Read more »
Most businesses and building owners in the UK want to know exactly what happens during a fire risk assessment visit — especially when an assessor comes on site. A fire risk assessment visit is a structured inspection of your premises that identifies fire hazards, evaluates people at risk, checks existing fire safety measures, and produces Read more »
Most UK fire risk assessments are qualitative: they identify hazards, assess people at risk, evaluate control measures, and set out actions required to reduce risk. In more complex or higher-risk situations, a quantitative approach may be used to model fire and evacuation behaviour or to quantify risk more formally as part of fire engineering. A Read more »
Risk rating systems are commonly used in fire risk assessments to help evaluate the level of fire risk within a building. They typically combine the likelihood of a fire occurring with the potential consequences to produce a rating such as low, medium, or high. In simple terms, a fire risk assessment risk rating system combines Read more »
