Why Must We Have A Risk Assessment?
About the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into force on 1 October 2006, and relates to all premises, with very few exceptions.
It places responsibility on those within a business premises who are best placed to address fire safety and ensure that risks – which necessarily change over time – are kept under review.
Under the Fire Safety Order a ‘responsible person‘ (usually the owner, landlord, employer, or occupier of a 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.