Do I need A Fire Risk Assessment?

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Since October 2006, Fire Risk Assessments have been a legal requirement under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

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If your organisation employs five or more people then you are required by law to carry out a fire risk assessment of your business premises and implement and maintain a fire management plan. 

 

This includes  corporate buildings, retail stores, shops, offices, restaurants, hotels, nurseries, care homes, churches and community centres.

What happens if I do not comply with the legislation?

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The enforcing authority has the power to inspect premises to check for safety & compliance with the legislation. They will ask to see a copy of the current Fire Risk Assessment and confirm all Fire Safety Legislation has been complied to.

Failure to comply would be a breach of the law and enforcing authorities have the power to:

• Inspect buildings

• Enforce the Responsible Person to arrange a Fire Risk Assessment if one is not already in place

• Serve Enforcement Notice which will require the Responsible Person to take steps to remedy the non-compliances within a set time frame.

• Serve a Prohibition Notice which could be the partial or entire closure of a property.

• Prosecute