Fire Risk Assessments
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 places certain duties on the ‘responsible person’ for the premises, one of which is to ensure that a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is carried out; and where there are five or more staff employed, this assessment should be recorded. As of 1 October 2023, Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 amended the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, setting the requirement for all fire risk assessments to be recorded, irrespective of the number of employees or whether there is a licence in force.
