Data Sheet

Under the Fire Regulations and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations responsibility for fire safety in the workplace belongs with employers.  They are required to ensure that fire risk assessments are carried out, taking into account all of those who may be affected by a fire in the workplace.  The fire regulations say employers must make an assessment of the fire risks on their premises and produce an emergency plan.  Certain types of premises also require a fire certificate, giving details of the workplace, a plan of the premises and details of the fire precautions required and their location.  Informing, instructing and training employees about fire precautions in the workplace saves lives

 

Excessive use of extension leads could result in a fire.

 

 

Employers’ legal duties are varied and include consulting staff about the nomination of people to carry out special roles identified in your emergency plan and about proposals for improving the workplace's fire precautions.  If you are not an employer, but have any control over a workplace you also have responsibility to ensure compliance with the Fire Regulations in those parts of the building over which you have control.  You must establish a suitable means of contacting the emergency services and ensure that they can be called easily.  All staff are required to co-operate with you to make sure your workplace is safe from fire and its effects.

 

Uniterrupted ceiling voids and blown air heating ducts clad in polystyrene would allow a rapid development of a fire and smoke logging to this public building.

 

 

 

It is important that your knowledge of your area is brought together with a proven capability and knowledge of property and fire.  Many fire officers are still prepared to offer support but they are likely to ask you to forward your own risk assessment first.  Should you require further support the County Council is able to provide an assessment of life risk and property risk for each of your premises.  This will enable you to carry out a comparison between buildings and prioritise any programme of remedial works.

The fire risk assessment process is a continuous loop with five clear stages:

For more information on this and other building risk management issues please speak to your Buildings Risk Management Group representative in the first instant.