Life Safety Audits
Life Safety Audits
In crisis or emergency situations, delays can have significant consequences, including life-altering or fatal outcomes for building occupants. Building owners and operators have a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure that plans are in place to ensure the correct use of systems, helping to optimize response times to fire emergencies, save lives, and minimize property loss. Our Life Safety Audit helps with all aspects of managing your safety program—from assessing risk and the effectiveness of response plans to responding to and recovering from a disaster.
How We Support Your Needs
Establishing the right technical framework before an incident occurs improves compliance and can save lives. Our Life Safety Audit helps clients improve Fire Protection and overall life safety while meeting regulatory requirements. Furthermore, our Life Safety Audit can also be a proactive approach to help identify potential problems before they reach the level of regulatory concern.
Our Life Safety Audit includes a site inspection walk-down by a qualified Fire Protection Engineer and includes a review of the following, but is not limited to:
- Fire protection systems (Smoke Detectors, Fire Suppression, Various Sprinkler systems, etc.)
- Fire Safety Planning
- Staff Training
- Hazards
- Fire Separations
- Egress paths
- Emergency Lights
- Exit Signs
- Exits
Why Invest in a Life Safety Audit?
Clients who engage our Life Safety Audit services gain a comprehensive understanding of their facility’s current fire protection and life safety posture, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning.
Our staff at PLC, a Jensen Hughes Company, are well-versed in applying applicable codes and standards, including the National Building Code of Canada (NBC), National Fire Code of Canada (NFC), Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards, and applicable provincial codes, to Life Safety Audits. Our detailed assessments help organizations avoid costly citations, fines, and potential legal liabilities by identifying deficiencies before regulatory inspections. Beyond compliance, clients receive prioritized recommendations that enable phased implementation based on risk level and budget constraints, making improvements manageable and cost-effective.
The documentation we provide serves as valuable evidence of due diligence for insurance purposes, potentially reducing premiums and demonstrating commitment to occupant safety. Additionally, our audits often reveal opportunities to optimize existing systems, extend equipment lifecycles through proper maintenance protocols, and enhance overall operational efficiency—ultimately protecting both people and your organization’s bottom line.
Download our Complete Services Guide
Our Services Guide provides complete descriptions of all our fire and life safety services, a mapping of services to sectors, plus information about our:
- Quality Management Program
- Health and Safety Program
- Corporate Security Program
If you don’t see a particular service in the list below, that doesn’t mean we can’t help, please contact us so we can understand your needs.
How Can We Help?
We have offices across Canada and are available via toll-free phone or email.