Fire Safety Advice

The term ‘fire safety’ encompasses a range of issues, which are clearly identified under current government legislation by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO). Under the terms of the RRFSO, the responsible person in non-domestic premises has to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of all who are employed there and also that the premises stay safe for any other people who may be on-site or in the immediate vicinity and are therefore at risk from fire: e.g. visitors to a public building. By ‘responsible person’, the RRFSO means anyone who has any degree of control over the premises, which can include, inter alia, the employer, building owners, occupier or managing agent. By definition, therefore, there can be more than one responsible person in terms of fire safety for a particular building and there must be discussion and collaboration between them in this regard.