There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 53.
(1)Each employer shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of the employer's employees in respect of harm caused by fire in the workplace.
(2)Each employer shall—
(a)carry out an assessment of the workplace for the purpose of identifying any risks to the safety of the employer's employees in respect of harm caused by fire in the workplace;
(b)take in relation to the workplace such of the fire safety measures as are necessary to enable the employer to comply with the duty imposed by subsection (1).
(3)Where under subsection (2)(a) an employer carries out an assessment, the employer shall—
(a)in accordance with regulations under section 57, review the assessment; and
(b)take in relation to the workplace such of the fire safety measures as are necessary to enable the employer to comply with the duty imposed by subsection (1).
(4)Schedule 2 makes provision as to the fire safety measures.
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