A sample report, finding by finding.

This is the report you receive, shown here for a four-storey office.

A clear corridor leading to a shut exit door.

Cover summary

The first page says what was assessed, by whom and how serious it is.

Premises

Premises

Kiln Court, 12 Tannery Row, Brantholme, a four-storey office of 1,400 m² with about 90 staff

Assessor

Assessor

Hollis Varnden, Principal assessor

Assessed

Assessed

2 September 2026

Review date

Review date

2 September 2027

Overall risk

Overall risk

Moderate.

Summary

Summary

The building is well kept and the alarm records are tidy. One fire door held open on the stair needs attention now, and four smaller points follow.

Findings

Findings 1 to 3 are marked on the photograph, and findings 4 and 5 are listed beneath it.

A second-floor stair lobby with the stair door wedged open, boxes stacked in the lobby and a kitchenette door without a closer.

1

Stair door wedged open on the second floor

Act now

2

Archive boxes stacked in the second-floor lobby

Within a month

3

Kitchenette door has no closer

Within a month

4

No exit sign above the ground-floor rear door

Within three months

5

Weekly alarm test log is complete and signed

Next review

Action plan

Every action in one place, with a name and a date.

Remove the wedge from the stair door and fit a release hold-open

Remove the wedge from the stair door and fit a release hold-open

Facilities manager. Evidence: Photograph of the fitted device.

4 September 2026

4 September 2026

Clear the second-floor lobby of archive boxes

Clear the second-floor lobby of archive boxes

Office manager. Evidence: Photograph of the empty lobby.

2 October 2026

2 October 2026

Fit a closer to the kitchenette door

Fit a closer to the kitchenette door

Landlord’s agent. Evidence: Invoice or photograph.

2 October 2026

2 October 2026

Fit an exit sign above the rear door

Fit an exit sign above the rear door

Landlord’s agent. Evidence: Photograph of the sign.

2 December 2026

2 December 2026

Keep the alarm test log as now

Keep the alarm test log as now

Office manager. Evidence: Log shown on the day.

At each visit

At each visit

Send us photographs of finished work if you want findings marked as done

Send us photographs of finished work if you want findings marked as done

Facilities manager. Evidence: Photographs by email.

When complete

When complete

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