Fire Risk Assessment & the Fire Safety Order 2006
Fire Risk Assessment
Don’t fall foul of the law and the New Fire Regulatory Reform Order - in force from October 1st 2006.
To comply, every business in the U.K big or small must complete a fire risk assessment of their work place and carry out
fire safety training for their staff.
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Summary of The Fire Safety Order
- All existing fire legislation will be repealed including
the Fire Precautions Act 1971, Fire Precautions (Workplace)
Regulations 1997/99, Management of Health & Safety
in the Workplace Regulations 1999 + 100 pieces of related
legislation…
- Fire certificates will be no longer issued for the majority of commercial undertakings by fire brigades. Fire Training & Fire Marshall Training will need to be completed by individual companies.
- Each individual company will be responsible for their own fire safety and risk assessment. The employer must conduct a fire risk assessment regardless of the size of the risk, Staff Fire Training, Fire marshall Training and the provision of fire safety management plans, log books and maintenance of fire safety precautions. The identified responsible person would therefore take full corporate liability.
- Extended scope of consideration now to include property safety, fire fighter safety and the environment around the site as well as just protecting life. This means that allowing a building to be sacrificed is unacceptable due to the risk to neighbouring buildings and fire fighters. The responsible person would have a duty to protect the fire brigade and ensure all staff complete Fire Training & Fire Marshall Training as appropriate.
- Unlike the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations, the Fire Safety Order also places emphasis on business continuity and containing and preventing the spread of small fires. Our fire risk assessment service and advice will be invaluable to you and your business.
- Protection is explicitly extended to all occupants and not just employees. Visitors, contractors or passers-by also have to be considered in the fire risk assessment and Fire Marshall Training along with staff Fire Training.
- Fire fighters are to have greater authority to gain entry to premises and remove samples after a fire.
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What are the implications for business?
With building fire safety being solely fire risk assessment led, all the UK's 3.7 million businesses must carry out a fire risk assessment and associated staff Fire Training, Fire Marshall Training and precautions.
Overall the legislation will be less burdensome and clearer, with
the fire brigade reinforcing the Fire Safety Order's requirements.
Who is responsible?
- Employer with control of a workplace,
failing that…
- Person with overall management of a building
- Occupier of premises
- Owner of premises (i.e. empty buildings)
Whilst other people like landlords have some control, the primary
responsibility rest with employer
The employer/responsible person will be held accountable and may
be held responsible at the time of inspection or post incident.
Whilst renewing the focus on the fire risk assessments and staff fire training and fire marshalls training, the Fire Safety Order will state that fire brigades can advise on but not carry out fire risk assessments.
If you own/operate Licensed premises, i.e. pubs, clubs, hotels
etc these changes may be more immediate than for others. The new
licensing authority will be the Local Authority and not the Police.
All new licensees, prior to the issue/approval of a license, will
have to provide proof and documentation that they have written
policies, procedures, fire risk assessments, management plans and training
programmes governing for example Fire, Health & Safety and
Asbestos safety.
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Address: ASTS, 2 Ingle Place, Kings Hill, West Malling,
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