Fire Risk Assessment
Inverness

Areas We Urgently Assess

• Inverness city centre — the High Street and the castle
• The Victorian Market and the retail parks
• The Caledonian Stadium (Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
• The former distillery and the longman industrial estate
• The Eden Court Theatre

Common Mistakes in Inverness

• Converted buildings used as offices without a completed FRA
• Converted houses in multiple occupation where common parts are not assessed
• Mixed-use parades where shop and flat duties are not co-ordinated
• Not reviewing the assessment after the city-centre redevelopment

Book Online

Select a date that suits you. We cover all of Inverness and typically offer appointments within the same week.

Assessor Visits

A NEBOSH-qualified HawkSwift assessor visits your Inverness premises and conducts a thorough inspection against RRO 2005 requirements.

Report in 48hrs

Your full court-defensible fire risk assessment report is delivered within 48 hours — ready for inspectors, insurers, and your records.

Do I legally need a fire risk assessment in Inverness?

Yes. Under Article 9 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person for any non-domestic premises in Inverness must have a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment and keep it up to date. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is the enforcing fire and rescue authority for Inverness, but the duty to hold the assessment sits with the responsible person — not with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Under the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006, duty holders must carry out a fire safety risk assessment and implement appropriate measures.

What fire risks are most common in Inverness?

Across the Scotland area, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attends incidents in Inverness's non-domestic premises — a market town where mixed-use and multi-occupied buildings are common. Premises types we most often assess here include: Student HMOs and houses in multiple occupation (common parts need an FRA under Article 9 RRO 2005); Retail, hospitality and night-time-economy venues; Industrial units, warehouses and manufacturing sites; Care homes, healthcare and education premises.

What are the most common fire safety mistakes in Inverness?

The most frequent compliance failures we see in Inverness are: the responsible person assuming Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will inspect on their behalf — the duty to hold a suitable and sufficient assessment sits with the responsible person, not the fire and rescue service.; Forgetting that common parts require a fire safety risk assessment under the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005; Mixed-use buildings where duty holders fail to co-ordinate; Not maintaining the fire safety measures identified in the assessment.

How much is a fire risk assessment in Inverness, and how fast?

Fixed-fee from £199 + VAT for a small premises in Inverness, rising with floor area, occupancy type and number of buildings. We cover Inverness and the surrounding Scotland with NEBOSH-qualified assessors, typically same-week appointments, and your court-defensible RRO 2005 / PAS 79 report is delivered within 48 hours.