Fire Risk Assessment

Fire safety regulations which affect all non-domestic premises in England and Wales came into force on 1st October 2006, and replaced over 70 pieces of fire safety law.

If you are any of the following then the reforms apply to you and you will need to act as soon as possible:

	An employer
	Self employed with business premises
	Responsible for business premises
	A charity or voluntary organisation
	A contractor with a degree of control over any premises

Under the new reforms you will have to ensure a “Competent Person” carries out a Fire safety Risk Assessment and implement and maintain a Fire Management Plan and keep records of the findings.

Even if your premises have been designed and built in line with modern building regulations, and are being used in line with those regulations, you will still need to carry out a fire risk assessment.

Failure to comply with this legislation may invalidate your insurance, force the premises to be closed, or make you liable for a fine!

For further information, please visit www.communities.gov.uk/fire so that you can access the Fire Risk Assessment criteria for your premises.

You can also download a free guidance document, or you can find out more about the actual act and sections.

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