Fire Safety in Factories and Warehouses

Fire Safety in new and altered Factories and Warehouses are subject to the Building Regulations and the guidance for fire matters can be found on my page on Fire Safety in New, Extended or Altered Buildings. When premises are occupied fire precautions are controlled by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and this order [...]

Fire Safety in Shops and Departmental Stores

Fire Safety in new and altered Shops or Departmental Stores is subject to the Building Regulations and the guidence for fire matters can be found on my page on Fire Safety in New, Extended or Altered Buildings. When premises are occupied fire precautions are controlled by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and this [...]

Fire Safety in Offices and Shops

Fire Safety in new and altered Offices is subject to the Building Regulations and the guidance for fire matters are dealt with by Approved Document Part B Fire Safety. Within that document appendix G and H there is a list, of other guidence documents that may be relevant. When premises are occupied fire precautions are [...]

Fire Safety in Hotels, Boarding Houses and like Premises

It is important to understand that more than one piece of fire safety legislation and/or fire safety guidance can be applied to any individual premises. For instance take a school the The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 applies and there could be others. [...]

Fire Safety in Educational Establishments including Schools and Colleges

Fire Safety in new and altered Educational Establishments including Schools and Colleges is subject to the Building Regulations and the guidance can be found on Fire Safety in New, Extended or Altered Buildings. When premises are occupied fire precautions are controlled by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and this order lays down legal [...]

Fire Precautions in Residential Care Premises

It is important to understand that more than one piece of fire safety legislation and/or fire safety guidance can be applied to any individual premises. For instance take a school The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 applies and there could be others. Fire [...]

Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sports

The Wheatley Committee The Wheatley Committee was set up in 1972 in response to a large number of spectators who had died in a disaster at Ibrox Park, Glasgow. This was the result of structural failure, the steel barriers on stairway 13 gave way and a total of sixty-six people were suffocated to death and [...]

Houses in Multiple Occupation

A House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is a property that is shared by three or more tenants who are not members of the same family. HMO landlords must have a licence from the Local Council Housing Department. This ensures that the property is managed properly and meets certain safety standards. The licence will be valid [...]

Child minders and Day-Care Providers

The Requirements for the Childcare Register for childcare in domestic and non-domestic premises issued by Ofsted state “The registered person must ensure that the children receiving childcare are kept safe from harm” which will include fire safety. It also says “The registered person must undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment at least [...]

Small Premises Providing Sleeping Accommodation

Small premises providing sleeping accommodation including small Bed Breakfasts and Guest Houses had not since the introduction of the Fire Precautions Act been required to have the same standards as those premises that required  a Fire Certificate. When the “Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order” (RRFSO) came into force on 1 October 2006 this changed and [...]

Fire Safety on Small Construction Sites

Fire can break out on most construction sites. There are around 11 construction fires every day. As you read this publication there is probably a fire on a construction site. Not only can people be killed or injured, but fires can also be financially devastating to those involved. This page sets out some basic measures [...]

Places of Religious Worship

It is important to understand that more than one piece of fire safety legislation and/or fire safety guidance can be applied to any individual premises. For instance take a school the The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 applies and there could be others. [...]

Fire Safety in High Rise Flats

The common areas of all flats, including high rise flats, are subject to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 but this does not mean you should not ensure the fire safety in your own flat is of the highest standard for more information check out Domestic Property. Your building has been designed and built [...]