Office and Commercial Fire Risk Assessments in Cornwall
Fire safety should support your business—not bury it in paperwork.
Cornwall Fire Risk Assessments provides professional fire risk assessments for offices, shops and commercial premises throughout Cornwall.
We identify the important issues, explain them clearly and provide a practical action plan to help you protect employees, visitors and your business.
Cornwall Fire Risk Assessments is the regional service of JCH Safety, an established independent health and safety consultancy operating in Cornwall from Praa Sands, near Penzance.
Our assessments focus on the significant risks and practical actions relevant to your premises, without unnecessary complication or generic recommendations.
Does Your Business Need a Fire Risk Assessment?
If you are an employer, business owner, landlord, occupier or someone with control of commercial premises, you may be the responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
The responsible person must ensure that a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is completed, recorded and kept up to date.
The assessment should reflect the building, the people using it and the activities carried out within the premises.
Commercial Premises We Support
Professional fire risk assessments for a wide range of workplaces, customer-facing businesses and managed properties.
Offices and Professional Practices
General offices, professional services, consulting rooms, administrative premises and headquarters.
Shops and Retail Premises
Independent retailers, high-street shops, showrooms and customer-facing commercial units.
Business Centres and Shared Offices
Serviced offices, coworking spaces and multi-occupied buildings with shared escape routes and facilities.
Estate and Letting Agents
High-street branches and professional premises used by employees, clients and visiting contractors.
Salons and Treatment Premises
Hair, beauty, wellbeing and treatment businesses using electrical equipment, products and customer areas.
Workshops and Commercial Units
Smaller workshops, trade units and commercial premises combining office, work and storage areas.
Community-Facing Businesses
Premises regularly used by customers, visitors, groups or members of the public.
Offices with Warehouses
Commercial premises where offices operate alongside stockholding, dispatch or warehouse activities.
Mixed-Use Buildings
Buildings containing several business uses, occupiers or residential and commercial areas.
Commercial Common Areas
Shared stairs, corridors, entrances and facilities under the control of landlords or managing agents.
What Do We Assess?
The assessment looks at how the building is used, the people who may be at risk and how everyone would escape if a fire occurred.
- Electrical equipment and charging arrangements
- Heating, kitchens and staff facilities
- Combustible materials and storage
- Escape routes, stairs and final exits
- Fire doors and compartmentation
- Fire alarms and automatic detection
- Emergency lighting and fire safety signs
- Fire extinguishers
- Disabled evacuation arrangements
- Staff training and emergency procedures
- Testing, maintenance and record keeping
- Contractors, visitors and lone workers
The assessment is proportionate to the premises. A small office does not need to be treated like a complex industrial site, but important risks should never be overlooked.
Fire Safety That Reflects Your Business
Commercial buildings can look straightforward while containing arrangements that affect fire safety, including internal alterations, shared exits, locked doors, storage areas and changes in room use.
The assessment considers the premises as they are actually occupied and managed rather than relying only on building plans or the original intended use.
This helps ensure that recommendations are practical and relevant to the way employees, customers and visitors use the premises.
Clear Answers and Practical Actions
Your report is designed to be understood, acted upon and used as an ongoing fire safety management document.
Premises and Scope
A clear description of the building, its use and the areas included within the assessment.
Findings and Precautions
Identification of fire hazards, people at risk, existing precautions and photographs where helpful.
Prioritised Actions
An overall fire risk rating, clear recommendations and a practical action checklist.
Reports can also support discussions with insurers, landlords, contractors and enforcing authorities where evidence or clarification is required.
Independent Professional Advice
We assess risk—we do not sell fire alarms, extinguishers or remedial building work.
Our service is led by a Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner and registered fire risk assessor with more than 20 years of professional experience.
Recommendations are based on what is appropriate for the premises rather than an opportunity to sell additional equipment or building work.
Additional Support Through JCH Safety
Office and Commercial Assessments Across Cornwall
Supporting businesses, landlords and commercial property managers throughout Cornwall.
Penzance, St Ives, Hayle, Helston, Falmouth, Truro, Newquay, Redruth, Camborne, St Austell, Bodmin, Wadebridge, Padstow, Liskeard, Launceston, Bude and surrounding areas.
Multi-site and portfolio assessments can be coordinated to provide consistent reports and reduce travel costs.
Request a Fixed Quotation
Whether you occupy a single office, manage a business centre or are responsible for several commercial properties, we can help make fire safety clear and manageable.
Contact Cornwall Fire Risk Assessments with the address, property use, approximate size and number of floors. We will confirm the scope and provide a fixed quotation.