FRA follow-up
Fire Risk Assessment Findings and Fire Door Inspections
Fire risk assessments often identify fire door issues that need structured follow-up. This page explains how professional fire door inspections, reports, remedial works and re-inspections can support responsible persons — without replacing the FRA itself.
General guidance only — not legal advice. Fire risk assessments and fire door inspections are related but distinct. Confirm duties for your premises with competent advice. Inspection reports do not replace an FRA and do not guarantee statutory compliance.
Direct answer
How do FRAs and fire door inspections connect?
A fire risk assessment reviews fire hazards and management arrangements for the premises. Where it identifies fire door defects, missing evidence or recommended actions, a professional fire door inspection can record visible door condition in detail, support remedial planning and provide dated evidence for follow-up — while the FRA remains the wider risk assessment document.
Audience
Who this page helps
Written for teams acting on FRA recommendations that mention fire doors, compartmentation or escape-route door condition.
- Responsible persons
- Managing agents
- Landlords and freeholders
- Housing providers
- Facilities managers
- Compliance and estates teams
When needed
When FRA-driven door inspections are common
FRA actions naming fire doors
When the assessment recommends inspection, repair or improved records for fire door sets.
Incomplete door evidence
When stakeholders need clearer door-by-door observations than a high-level FRA note provides.
Remedial verification
When works have been completed and updated condition needs recording through re-inspection.
Deadline-driven follow-up
When FRA action timescales require prompt inspection evidence — see also urgent inspection support.
Scope
What fire door inspections add after an FRA
Inspections do not rewrite the FRA. They can provide structured door-level evidence within agreed scope.
- Targeted or building-wide door inspection as agreed
- Visible defect recording against door references
- Photo evidence where captured
- Priority guidance to support remedial planning
- Access limitation notes
- Outputs suitable for internal FRA action tracking
Output
How outputs support FRA follow-up
Keep FRA documents and inspection reports together in your management records.
- Evidence against specific FRA door-related actions
- Clearer contractor scopes from defect notes
- Re-inspection records after works
- Door register updates for ongoing tracking
- Better handover between agents, landlords and contractors
Limitations
Boundaries to keep clear
- A fire door inspection is not a fire risk assessment
- Inspection findings do not automatically update or replace the FRA
- Legal interpretation of FRA actions should come from competent advice where required
- Not all FRA recommendations are resolved by inspection alone — remedial works and management changes may be needed
Inspection journey
Inspection → Report → Remedial Works → Re-inspection → Door Register
A practical sequence many London property teams use after arranging fire door inspections. Exact steps depend on findings, access and management arrangements.
01
Inspection
On-site assessment of agreed fire door sets with visible condition recorded.
02
Report
Structured findings, door references and photo evidence where recorded.
03
Remedial works
Defect priorities used to plan competent repair or replacement works.
04
Re-inspection
Follow-up checks where updated condition needs to be recorded.
05
Door register
Ongoing door schedule and tracking for portfolios and multi-site programmes.
Next steps
Practical follow-up sequence
Many London property teams use a simple journey after FRA door actions.
- Extract door-related FRA actions and deadlines
- Arrange scoped fire door inspection or urgent visit if needed
- Review the report and prioritise defects
- Complete competent remedial works
- Re-inspect critical items and update the door register / FRA tracker
After defects are recorded, property teams often review the fire door report, plan remedial works, and arrange re-inspection where appropriate.
Acting on FRA fire door recommendations?
Send the property address, deadline and FRA fire door actions (or a redacted extract). We will confirm a practical inspection scope for your London building or portfolio.
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