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20:39 08-Sep-2010
Under UK fire safety law, landlords, employers must carry out a fire risk assessment that looks at removing and reducing the risk of fire. If five or more people are employed, the significant findings of the assessment must be documented. UK businesses can approach doing a fire risk assessment in a number of ways. UK Fire & Security Services can help you with whatever option you choose.
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What effect will The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 have?
The main effect will be a general move towards there being greater emphasis placed upon fire prevention. This will be in all premises except domestic premises. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order will also included voluntary sector properties as well as work places of self employed people which are separate from their homes.
As of April 2006 Fire certificates will no longer be required and will cease to have any legal status.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order relates to the law of England and Wales. In Northern Ireland and Scotland they will have their own laws regarding these issues. It covers 'General Fire Precautions' and other safety issues which are required to be in place to ensure the safety of relevant persons from the risk of fire in and around most premises.
As of April 2006 Fire certificates will no longer be required and will cease to have any legal status.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order relates to the law of England and Wales. In Northern Ireland and Scotland they will have their own laws regarding these issues. It covers 'General Fire Precautions' and other safety issues which are required to be in place to ensure the safety of relevant persons from the risk of fire in and around most premises.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order requires precautions be put into place where appropriate and within the defining guidelines of Health and Safety law in Europe and the United Kingdom regarding reasonable practicability.
The proposal within The Regulatory Reform (Fire safety) Order is to consolidate all existing fire safety law and create a new Fire Safety Regime that covers virtually all premises in England and Wales to which the public have access.
If you are the responsible person within a workplace i.e. employer, owner or controller of the workplace then you have a responsibility to comply with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. If there is more than one person who can be identified as being responsible under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order then all those persons share responsibility and must take reasonable steps to work together. It is important the competent person is identified.
What must you do if you are responsible under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order?
You must carry out a Fire Risk Assessment focusing upon the safety of all relevant persons incase of fire. The fire risk assessment must pay specific attention to those at risk, such as disabled persons, as well as considering dangerous substances likely to be on the premises. The fire risk assessment will help to identify for you the risks that can be mitigated against or removed. It will also help you to identify and define the nature and extent of the general fire precautions you need to put into place to protect against fire and the inherent fire risks that remain.
What must you do if you are responsible under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order?
You must carry out a Fire Risk Assessment focusing upon the safety of all relevant persons incase of fire. The fire risk assessment must pay specific attention to those at risk, such as disabled persons, as well as considering dangerous substances likely to be on the premises. The fire risk assessment will help to identify for you the risks that can be mitigated against or removed. It will also help you to identify and define the nature and extent of the general fire precautions you need to put into place to protect against fire and the inherent fire risks that remain.
You must, in addition, record the significant findings of the assessment if you employ 5 or more persons.
With the responsibility being increasingly transferred from fire authorities to employers, there is concern that some employers may not have sufficient expertise to assess the risk in their premises, which may be an opportunity for the fire service to provide suitable training. However, one concern has already been highlighted. This is that under existing law fire authorities have duty to give advice to employers on fire safety matters and that, under the proposals, fire authorities would be enforcing risk management in the same business they have advised or trained.
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