Fire Precautions
Fire Precautions
The Workplace Fire Precautions Legislation brings together existing Health & Safety and Fire Legislation, to form a set of dedicated Fire Regulations with the objective, to achieve a risk appropriate standard of fire safety for persons in the workplace.
These regulations were amended on the 1st December 1999 in order to confirm the concept of the employer having unconditional responsibility for the safety of employees. As a result, most workplaces are now subject to the legal requirements of the above Regulations. The regulations apply to workplaces where persons are employed to work, but do not apply in workplaces that are:
- Private dwellings
- Used only by the self-employed
- Construction sites
- Means of Transport
- Mineshafts
- Ships within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act (not those permanently moored, under construction or repair, etc.)
- Offshore installations or open farm/forestry land.
This means that those workplaces that are subject to the requirements of a fire certificate (or application) having additional legal obligations in respect of the Workplace Regulations. An existing Fire Certificate may form the basis of the fire risk assessment, but it is not a substitute for a fire risk assessment.
Employers are required to:
- Carry out a fire risk assessment
- Monitor and review the risk assessment and revise as appropriate
- Inform staff or their representatives of the risks
- Plan for an emergency
- Provide staff information and training
- Nominate persons to assist
Employers are required to provide and maintain: (to the extent that it is appropriate as determined by the fire assessment).
- Means for detecting and giving warning in case of fire
- Emergency lighting
- Means of escape
- Fire safety signs
- Fire-fighting equipment
Pettit Singleton Associates (PSA) have vast experience assisting clients in meeting their responsibility to comply with the legislation. We have assisted many clients by providing a full service from assessing the risks to design, procuring and installation of the solution by preferred contractors. By Pettit Singleton Associates providing the procurement the client can utilise our experience with the most complete design solutions for the most competitive installation cost.
PSA can provide a list of competent specialist sub-contractors who have proven track records in providing a complete installation and who have experience in working in all types of environments.
