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The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 – often shortened to The Fire Safety Order - affects all non-domestic premises in England and Wales. It places greater emphasis on fire prevention in non-domestic premises, which includes the voluntary sector and the self-employed (those who have dedicated commercial premises).
Fire certificates no longer have legal status.
A ‘Responsible Person’ (usually the business owner, landlord or a designated maintenance/facilities manager) is responsible for complying with the order. As the Responsible Person it is essential that a fire risk assessment has been completed by yourself, or a trusted specialist such as E K Fire Protection.
Am I affected by the order?
You are if:
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You are the Responsible Person for the business
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An employer
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Are self-employed with commercial premises
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Operate a charity/volunteer organisation
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A contractor with any degree of control over a property
What counts as a premises?
This covers property and space used for conducting business, including:
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Commercial buildings
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Vehicles
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Tents and movable structures
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Installations on land, the foreshore and land intermittently covered by water
Exemptions
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Domestic properties
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Offshore installations within the meaning of regulation 3 of the Offshore Installation and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995
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Ships in respect of normal activities of a crew under direction of the shipmaster
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Fields, woodland and other agricultural/forestry spaces
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An aircraft, locomotive or rolling stock, trailer or semi-trailer used as a means of transport, a vehicle for which a licence is in force under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, or a vehicle exempted from duty under that Act
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Mines (as classes by section 180 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954, other than any building on the surface of a mine)
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A borehole site, to which the Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995 apply
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