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Are you prepared for a fire emergency? At London Fire Surveys, we provide comprehensive, legally compliant Fire Risk Assessments tailored to your property.
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Why It Matters
Under the Fire Safety Order 2005 and recent updates, it's a legal requirement to protect your premises and occupants. Whether you manage a residential hall, commercial building, or Airbnb property, you have a duty to prevent fires and minimize risk — or face fines up to £5,000 or even imprisonment.
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Who is Responsible?
Understanding your legal duties under the Fire Safety Order
If you have some level of control in premises to any significant degree, you are likely to be a responsible person. However, in many cases, the responsibility may be shared, e.g. between several employers sharing premises. The ‘responsible person’ is not the fire service or other statutory body. The “responsible person” for the purposes of the Order could be:
- An employer
- Any other person who has control of the premises (e.g. the occupier or owner), to any extent in connection with the carrying on of a trade, business or other undertaking by that person
Two or more responsible persons may share the duties of the responsible person and each one of them will be responsible for ensuring their part of the premises is safe from fire.
Fire Safety Law
FSO 2005
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 - the main legislation governing fire safety in England and Wales
Fire Safety Act 2021
Clarified that external walls, flat entrance doors, and building structures must be included in fire risk assessments
Building Safety Act 2022
Additional duties for Responsible Persons under the Fire Safety Order and new compliance requirements
Who Does This Apply To?
The FSO applies to all workplaces and the common parts of buildings containing 2 or more domestic premises. It places legal duties on anyone in control of these premises (the Responsible Person – usually the owner or landlord) to undertake and record a fire risk assessment and put in place and maintain general fire precautions.
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If you own, manage or operate a business or if you employ more than five people, it is a legal requirement for you to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment. You must comply with the fire safety law and deal with any problems that may be highlighted in the report.
If you are selling a flat in a block or within a conversion, it is usually a condition of sale to have a Fire Risk Assessment carried out for the communal areas. This is technically the responsibility of the freeholder.
- Penalties for Non-Compliance
- Minor offences: Fines up to £5,000
- Serious offences: Unlimited fines and up to 2 years imprisonment
The Fire Risk Assessment
The guidance documents that support fire law recommend a five-stage approach to fire risk assessment:
Step 1 - Hazards
Step 2 - Who is at risk?
Step 3 - Evaluate the level of risk
You should remove or reduce fire hazards where possible. The residual risk should be minimised.
You need to look at:
- Means of detecting fire and giving warning
- Firefighting and summoning the fire and rescue service
- Escape routes including fire exits, emergency lighting and escape route signs
- Evacuation of vulnerable people or those with special needs
- Training for your staff
- Information on fire safety for anyone who may need it (e.g. staff and visitors)
- A management system to make sure that your fire precautions, including your risk assessment, remain effective
Step 4 - Record, plan, instruct, inform and train You should:
- Record the findings from the fire risk assessment, as well as the fire safety measures you have taken and are going to take
- If you haven’t already got one, make an emergency plan, tailored to your premises
- Give staff, occupants, visitors or guests details of your fire action plan
- Provide employees with training about the risks and actions they should take to prevent Fire and how to respond if a fire occurs. This includes full time, part-time, temporary and unpaid employees. Some people such as fire marshals will need a more detailed training