Fire safety and prevention are both impacted by a fire risk assessment. You can assess the risks by examining your premises, and the people that use them every day. Then you can improve your fire safety measures in order to create a safe and fire-free environment.
According to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order of 2005, completing a risk assessment is a requirement if your building is not a single-private dwelling.
The RRO Part 2 Article 8 states that it is the responsibility of the “Responsible person” to take all reasonable precautions against fire in order to ensure the safety of everyone who enters the building.
In RRO Part 1 article 3, the ‘Responsible person’ is defined as:
- If the workplace is under the control of the employer in any way, then the employer will be responsible for the workplace.
A person who controls the premises, either as an occupier or otherwise, in order to carry on a business (profit or non-profit), or a different undertaking.
Owner, if the person in charge of the premises has no control over the business, trade or other undertaking carried on by the person.
A ‘Responsible person’ is the owner, manager, or landlord of a building. A competent person must carry out all fire risk assessments. For a Fire Risk Assessment Gloucester, visit Keloscape
Does it have to be recorded in my fire risk assessment report?
The ‘Responsible person’ is required by law to record all findings from the fire risk assessment. This includes any actions taken or yet to be taken. The Building Safety Act 2022, which amends the Regulatory Reform Order 2005 (Fire Safety), came into force on the 1 st October 2023. Section 156 requires that all fire risk assessments be recorded, regardless of whether or not there are employees present.
A fire risk assessment recording will include (but not limited to) an assessment of the escape routes, identification of sources of ignition, other fire hazards and active fire protection, such as suppression systems and fire alarms, as well passive fire protection, through standards of compartmentation, and fire doors. The fire risk assessment will cover all aspects of management, such as emergency plans in case of a disaster, fire safety standards, and training for fire marshals, who are required to be trained on the use of extinguishers and evacuation aids. The report will assess the fire safety of the premises against different guidance documents and determine the actions/requirements to be taken to ensure compliance with the RRO.