A major change to fire safety legislation will affect thousands of businesses in the United Kingdom, are you affected?<\/p>\n
New fire safety guidelines have now been implemented for all buildings regulated by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO). This guidance forms part three of the Home Office\u2019s plan for improving fire safety following the Grenfell Tower disaster with the following aims: 2.\tImpose requirements for recording fire safety information<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 3.\tSimplify the process for enforcement authorities to take action for non-compliance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 4.\tProvide residents with more information regarding fire safety in their buildings<\/em><\/strong>
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\n1.\tEnhance collaboration between the responsible person\u2019s within a building<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nHOWEVER the biggest change will see new legal duties on responsible persons (RPs) to record their fire risk assessments in full. This changes the previous requirement of having a written fire risk assessment only when there are five or more employees within a premises. This means no matter what size organisation you are; you will have to record the findings of your fire risk assessment.
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\nNow every employer must conduct and record a fire risk assessment in full for their premises, regardless of their size.
\nThis legislation also removed the word \u201csignificant\u201d from The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. This means it is no longer just the significant findings of the risk assessment that must be recorded but all findings of the risk assessment, including the measures that will be taken or have been taken by the responsible person, as required by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.<\/p>\n