I suggest the £100 price of the publication will be off-putting to most!

Until about a year ago I was using my own format. This had been seen by quite a few enforcement officers and I had received no adverse comments. It also served me well when I did some formal training & education. I looked at an assessment record done according to PAS79 and discovered that whilst it was set out slightly differently, the info I included in mine was essentially the same as PAS79. After having a think about it I decided to make the change because I was already collecting and analysing the information suggested in the Standard, reaching a conclusion and suggesting changes in fire risk management to my clients. It made sense to me to adopt a published standard methodology of recording my fire risk assessmemts. The cost of £100 is high but compared to the cost of filling up my car seemed a spend that was worthwhile to me. The Standard itself is a very worthwhile read. It is however rather wordy and cumbersome for very simple situations and I still retain my original format for these, which is easier to use when there is little risk.

I guess I do find it irksome that something can be called a "Publically Available Standard" when it costs £100. Wouldn't it be nice if (like HSE with ACoPs and Guidance) BSI made all PAS (not just some) available free as pdf.

I meant to include the website as follows: www.firelawscotland.org/

I use PAS79 and find it a good format. Reason we use it us because it is used by the fire service and formed a significant part of our training and it does the job! Agree that the cost may be an issue for some. For those with no budget for FRA try this site! Free and good guidance. http://www.healthyworkin....com/documents/2579.aspx GC