When a fire risk assessment is being carried out, the assessor may find a pram or bicycle blocking a communal hallway. This would be flagged in the fire risk assessment as a high risk; however, the obstruction can be easily resolved and the problem rectified by moving the pram or bicycle.

Similarly, a fire risk assessment may find no issues at the time it is carried out but something that would pose a fire risk, such as a bag of rubbish, may appear in the hallway after the inspection has been completed.