Fire Safety Logbooks

A new fire industry code shows why commissioning records matter: later tests are judged against them. What the handover pack holds and where to file it.

Government guidance says an EWS1 form is not a safety certificate and does not replace an FRAEW. Which record you need, what to ask for, what to keep.

Since 2023 the law makes your fire risk assessor's identity a record you must keep and hand over. What to file about their competence, and why it matters.

The Fire Safety Order sets no retention periods, so how long should you keep alarm test logs, drill records, extinguisher certificates, fire door checks and risk assessments? A record-by-record answer.

UK law expects at least one fire drill a year, more in higher-risk premises, and a record of each one. How to plan a drill, what to time, what to write down and how long to keep it.

How to run the weekly fire alarm test the way BS 5839-1 and fire officers expect: same time each week, a different call point every time, alarm receiving centre on test, and a logbook entry that proves it happened.

A Brighton landlord was prosecuted after ten months of repeat visits. The offence was not finding faults. It was not closing them out, on the record.

Since 6 April 2026, responsible persons for taller residential buildings must assess residents who cannot self-evacuate and keep a defined record set. Here is the scope and the paperwork.

Martyn's Law requires qualifying venues to document evacuation, lockdown and communication procedures. The two tiers, the SIA's role, and the records to keep.

In an HMO the gas safety record is a licence condition, miss it and the council can refuse or revoke your licence. Here's what HMO gas safety actually requires.

A landlord gas safety certificate usually costs £60 to £90 for a single boiler, rising with each extra appliance. Here is what you actually pay in 2026 and how to bring it down.

“CP12” is the old industry code for the Landlord Gas Safety Record, the same legal document by a different name. Here is exactly what it shows and why it matters.