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A fire risk assessment looks at the premises. Who might be on the premises, what could start a fire, how it could spread, and how people will get out. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 has to make sure it is done.
A hot-works RAMS looks at one task: the permit, the combustibles, the extinguisher and the fire watch. RamsBox drafts that task document. It does not produce a fire risk assessment of a whole building. The two get confused on site, and they should not.
Premises: a small warehouse with a mezzanine office and a night cleaner.
Hazard: storage against the rear escape door, and a contractor grinding in the unit next door.
Action: clear the door today; agree a hot-works permit and a one-hour fire watch before any grinding; review when the mezzanine layout changes.
For premises covered by the Fire Safety Order, the responsible person must ensure the fire risks are assessed. That is not optional because the building is small. Some domestic premises are outside the Order. A competent person should confirm which regime applies before you rely on a template.
The responsible person can do it if they are competent. A complex building, sleeping risk, or a layout they do not understand is a reason to use someone who is. Competence here means knowing this building, not owning a generic checklist.
The fire risk assessment is about the premises and the people who use them. The hot-works RAMS is about one job that introduces flame or sparks. You can need both on the same day. One does not cancel the other.
Fire on a construction site is planned under CDM and HSG168, and the occupied parts of a building may still sit under the Fire Safety Order. Do not assume the site induction replaces either document.
When it may no longer be valid: a new process, a blocked stair, a change of tenant, or after a fire. There is no universal anniversary that excuses you from looking when something has changed.
No. The generator produces a RAMS, including a hot-works RAMS. Use that for the task. Use this page to see what the premises assessment still has to cover, and have a competent person complete it.