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The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Since the introduction of The Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsibilty for fire safety falls on 'The Responsible Person'.

In most cases 'The Responsible Person' will be the owner, employer or the occupier of a premises.

It is the responsibility of 'The Responsible Person' to take appropriate action to prevent fire and protect building users in the event of a fire.

The First Step- A Fire Risk Assessment

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order requires that every non-domestic premises has a fire risk assessment.

Any premises which is a workplace, somewhere the public can access and residential buildings with multiple occupants needs one.

The fire risk assessment be reviewed every year, and whenever a major change in the building layout or use has occured.

Your insurer will expect that you have complied with the law and have a current fire risk assessment in place. Failure to do so could invalidate your insurance.

Failure to comply with the law can result in a fine of up to £5000, or the impisonment of the owner or manager of the premises. A poor fire risk assessment will also put you on the wrong side of the law.

Having a fire risk assessment carried out by a professionally qualified fire risk assessor ensures that you stay safe, legal and insured.

At Derwent Fire Compliance, our fire risk assessors are Chartered Health & Safety practitioners who are fully qualified and experienced fire risk assessors, members of both the 'Institute of Occupational Safety & Health' and also the 'Institute of Fire Engineers'.

We are based in Belper, Derbyshire but we look after clients all over the country. Contact us to see how we can help keep you safe, legal and insured.