Fire Safety: The real risks
Fire costs the UK economy around £7.7 billion a year
Fire has a devastating effect on UK businesses, claiming lives and costing around £7.7 billion a year. In addition to the risk of harm to people, property and the substantial direct costs from fire, businesses have a legal responsibility to protect those working in or using their premises.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Under the FSO a ‘responsible person’ (usually the owner, employer or occupier of business or industrial premises) must carry out a fire risk assessment. Responsible persons under the Order are required, following a risk assessment, to implement appropriate fire safety measures to minimise the risk to life from fire and to keep the assessment up to date.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) 2005, you are required to provide firefighting equipment in your premises.This equipment must at all times be readily available for use and maintained to specified standards. Strict procedures also need to be followed by a competent person when carrying out the annual service of your fire prevention equipment.
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
Dangerous substances can be found, in varying quantities, in most workplaces. DSEAR is a set of regulations concerned with protection against risks from fire, explosion and similar events arising from dangerous substances used or present in the workplace. The Regulations apply to employers and the self-employed.
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