Fire Safety – Your Site is also a Workplace Premise

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 all workplace premises are required to have an appointed responsible person who is tasked with ensuring the fire safety of the premises and people who work there. The word “premises” also includes sites, including both site offices and welfare as well as the site itself.

So what is involved:

• There needs to be a full fire risk assessment in place
• A suitable fire evacuation plan needs to be in place
• Staff training needs doing to ensure the plan works
• Everything needs recording
• Suitable firefighting and alarm sounding equipment needs to be on-site

Clearly this is not a 5-minute job, especially with more complex sites, but there is always help and advice available, including from C&D, so if you are looking for some help or guidance please email stuart@demolishdismantle.co.uk.