From 1st October 2006 The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the Responsible Person (RP) of any non domestic premises to carry out a fire risk assessment, including measures to reduce or eliminate the risk of fire, and identify persons at risk. Where there are 5 or more employees, a record must be kept of significant findings and a definition of a Responsible Person is contained in the above Order.

Where the RP does not have control of all parts of the building and it is shared with other persons, they should be informed of significant risks identified. The person who does have control (landlord, owner, or other employer etc.) has a responsibility to make sure the regulations are complied with, in the parts they control. This may require communication and cooperation between parties to ensure coordination of fire safety provisions, fire fighting measures, evacuation procedures etc..

You could be fined or go to prison if you don’t follow fire safety regulations.

You’re responsible for fire safety in business or other non-domestic premises if you’re:

• an employer

• the owner

• the landlord

• an occupier

• anyone else with control of the premises, for example, a facilities manager, building manager, managing agent or risk assessor

You’re known as the ‘responsible person’. If there’s more than one responsible person, you have to work together to meet your responsibilities.

The Fire Safety Order also applies if you have paying guests, for example, if you run a bed and breakfast, guesthouse or let a self-catering property.

the responsible person you must carry out and regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises. This will identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe.

You must keep a written record of your fire risk assessment if your business has 5 or more people.

Carrying out the assessment

• Identify the fire hazards.

• Identify people at risk.

• Evaluate, remove or reduce the risks.

• Record your findings, prepare an emergency plan and provide training.

• Review and update the fire risk assessment regularly.

You’ll need to consider:

• emergency routes and exits

• fire detection and warning systems

• fire fighting equipment

• the removal or safe storage of dangerous substances

• an emergency fire evacuation plan

• the needs of vulnerable people, for example, the elderly, young children or those with disabilities

• providing information to employees and other people on the premises

• staff fire safety training

As the responsible person you must carry out and regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises. This will identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe. This is where Fire Risk Assessments London can help, we can survey the premises and comply thoroughly with the current legislation providing your company with risk assessment and implement the appropriate course of action.

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