July 2006
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Fire Regulations - hot off the press
| If you have not carried out a fire risk assessment by 1 October 2006 you will be breaking the law and could be fined or imprisoned. |
You need to act NOW if you are a "Responsible Person":
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| The employer of a workplace or, if the property is not a workplace; |
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| The person who controls the premises; or |
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| The owner, if the person who controls the premises does not do so for the purposes of a trade business or other undertaking; and in addition |
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| A person with an obligation to maintain or repair premises or is responsible for the safety of premises. |
A "Responsible Person" will probably not include an institutional owner of an occupied office block or a bank with a charge over the property but will probably include a tenant with an obligation to maintain and repair premises, an institutional owner of a vacant block, and will certainly include the managing agents of a multi-let property such as a shopping centre.
If you are a "Responsible Person" you must carry out a fire risk assessment which:
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| Identifies hazards and people at risk |
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| Removes, reduces or protects against those risks |
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| Creates an emergency plan. |
Step by step guide ....
To keep your premises safe and keep yourself out of jail:
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| Dig out your fire certificate - it shows the means of escape, as well as fire fighting equipment - a good place to start for your fire risk assessment. |
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| Refer to guidance specific to your premises via this link. |
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| Appoint a Responsible Person. |
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| Prepare your first fire risk assessment before 1 October 2006. |
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| Educate your employees and health and safety personnel about the forthcoming changes by sending them a copy of this article. |
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| Train your employees and health and safety personnel so that the fire risk assessment can be implemented. |
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| Liaise with your local fire authority if you have any concerns about how to protect you, your building and its occupants against the risk of fire. |
If you would like to ask us a question about the new Fire Regulations, please click here
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