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BUSINESS INFORMATION WHICH MAY NOW APPLY TO YOUR WORKPLACE?
Safety (Employees’ Capabilities) (England) Regulations 2010
An additional piece of legislation of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 was released on the 6th of April 2010. It is purely a technical article that states the employer must consider what a worker is able or unable to do when delegating responsibility for fire related risks. The new regulation states,
'Employer to take employees' capabilities into consideration, every employer must, in entrusting tasks to employees, take into account their capabilities with regards to health and safety, so far as those capabilities relate to fire.'
It reinforces what the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 indicates and supports the duty that staff must have 'sufficient training and experience or knowledge' (RRO). So, employers will now have to think about what a worker is able and unable to do when giving those tasks and how these capabilities may affect their ability to deal with fire related risks. This includes fire risk assessments and nominated fire wardens / fire marshals.
The RRO is still the primary legislation concerning all sectors of fire safety and ideally these extra regulations should not impose any extra burden on organisations or workplaces.
However, our help line is: 01543 570172
Make sure you fully understand the facts before taking action: or,
Worse still, wasting money on ineffective generic training.
Speak to us for free advice on 01543 570172: or, email for further free information.
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High fire risk areas and high fire risk storage protection measures:
DSEAR plus COSHH workplace requirements: combined with our expertly written Fire Risk Assessments. Qualified scientific advisors working in close conjunction with us to make sure you receive the precise quality service you need. (Telephone 01543 570172)
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Free advice from our office
Not having a fire risk assessment document may be a criminal offence. ( check with your local fire authority ) If legal proceedings are conducted against you, your fire risk assessment document must indicate precisely that you took all reasonable steps to prevent a fire and to protect your employees and all others using your place of work. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Similarly, a criminal or civil legal defence based upon an amateurish or a badly prepared document could prove to be both damaging and extremely expensive. Why take that risk at all ? Click on "fire risk assessment"
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WHEN DID YOU LAST REVIEW YOUR LEGALLY REQUIRED FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT?
Further to the enforcement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 we feel obligated to give you the following FREE advice:-
12 MONTHLY REVIEWS or WHEN APPLICABLE
Strong Recommendation: Your fire risk assessment needs to be reviewed at least every 12 months: How you complete this necessary work is up to the responsible person for the premises. However, the following general guidance is given FREE TO YOU at this time.
As the responsible person, (example being: person in charge of the workplace) you need to clearly understand your duties by virtue of (UK) fire regulations. It is unwise to assume that the fire risk assessment document, appertaining to your premises, at the present time, will always retain its relevance or significance without frequently reviewing fire hazards and associated fire risks. In some cases, the validity of your document may be completely out of date: and therefore considered as questionable by the local enforcement authority or an insurance company. (You may be taking an unnecessary risk, without knowing it).
Review procedure must be carried out as part of a legally required duty of care. Therefore, acting as a conscientious and diligent fire safety consultancy, we would like to offer our considerable expertise to your business. Feel free to contact us on 01543 570172 in order that we may evaluate your needs.
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