What is a Fire Log Book and do we need one?

The best way to guarantee a dependable fire safety procedure is regular, ongoing monitoring, reviews and amendments. 

According to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO), the individual responsible for a building’s fire safety has the duty of implementing necessary precautions, completing fire safety risk assessments, and generally arranging “the effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of the preventive and protective measures” (as specified in article 11).

In short, to successfully create a safe environment for your employees, colleagues, residents or visitors, you need to make fire safety management a consistent part of your role. 

One of the key ways to achieve this is through a fire log book. 

Without a doubt, this is one of the most fundamental elements of a secure fire safety plan – no business is complete without one. 

In this blog post, we’ll be providing you with a simple guide to the purpose of a fire log book, its numerous benefits, and advising you how to go about setting one up for your business. 

What is a fire log book?

A fire safety log book is a building document, in which all key information about fire safety standards, protocols, reviews and updates are stored.

It acts as a point of reference, allowing those responsible for building safety to quickly access important information, check what needs updating, and assess whether everything is as it should be. 

For instance, your fire safety book could contain a method that you use to check that the escape routes are clear. Then, if you find that an obstacle is blocking the path, you can determine how to fix the situation, and record the information to help you next time.

The log book is designed to be unique to each building, so that it best suits the site’s specific context.

What are the benefits of using a fire log book? 

A fire log book is a huge helping hand. Attaining a high health and safety standard is not easy, and so this book is invaluable to any company that prioritises workplace fire safety. 

The benefits of using a fire log book include: 

• It helps safety managers to keep organised, and ensure that no step is missed.
• It delivers a set system to check fire safety equipment, thereby reducing the likelihood that important equipment is broken in the event of an emergency. 
• It sets fire safety as a regular, ongoing and important business process.
• It acts as a central point of reference for key details, such as the results of tests, the fire safety training status of your team, and proof of maintenance work.
• It keeps your business legally compliant – the RRFSO specifies that authorities may audit your fire safety activities at any time.
• With it, you can create a dependable plan, personally tailored to best suit your business’s needs. 

We would strongly advise all business managers or property owners to establish their own fire safety log book. It brings with it huge benefits – most importantly, enabling you to keep people on your site as safe as possible. 

At Target Fire Protection, we provide intuitive fire safety advice to organisations. With our guidance and support, you can ensure that you are adhering to all government regulations, and maintaining an impeccable standard of fire safety in your premises. 

To find out more about our services, including guidance regarding fire safety log books, contact our team today.