Carrying Out A Fire Risk Assessment Is No Easy Task
If you own a business of any description, or for that matter any other type of non-domestic premises, there are legal responsibilities regarding fire safety. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Act 2005 says that in each situation there is a “responsible person”. The government advice on this is that you are the responsible person if […]
Fire Safety In Empty Buildings
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a result of Covid19, many businesses are only just returning to the office, and then only part of the time. So even if your business has the same number of employees as it did at the beginning of the pandemic, if half of them are still working at home for two or three days […]
Your Fire Risk Assessment: Why Choose UK-Fire Risk Assessments?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 was brought in by the government to improve fire safety in virtually all buildings other than domestic premises occupied by a single-family. It affects shops and offices, pubs, clubs, warehouses, factories, transport premises, restaurants, care homes, entertainment facilities, hotels, houses in multiple occupations, and even outdoor venues and […]
Fire Risk Assessments Can Be Complicated But Are A Legal Requirement
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you are an employer in the 21st century there are a lot of rules and regulations which you have to follow which simply did not exist perhaps 30 or 40 years ago. A lot of these are connected with the safety of your staff in the workplace and the safety of anyone else who […]
The Fire Safety Bill (Bill 121 of 2019-21): What You Need to Know
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 puts the onus of fire safety in all public buildings and houses in multiple occupations on the building’s “responsible person”. That person is deemed to be: an employer the owner the landlord an occupier anyone else with control of the premises, for example, a facilities manager, building manager, […]
There Are A Lot Of Things To Allow For In A Fire Risk Assessment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The risk of fire in a property in the UK is all too present. The Fire and Rescue Service attended 157,156 fires in the year ended December 2019. In addition, there were 229,822 false fire alarms – mainly due to faulty apparatus – and 168,721 non-fire incidents (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/884271/fire-and-rescue-incident-dec19-hosb1120.pdf). It follows that one should take every […]