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The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Fire safety

Fire and rescue services

Hazardous substances

Fire

Health and safety at work

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2016-09-29

REGULATORY REFORM, ENGLAND AND WALES

This Order reforms the law relating to fire safety in non-domestic premises. It replaces fire certification under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 with a general duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of employees, a general duty, in relation to non-employees to take such fire precautions as may reasonably be required in the circumstances to ensure that premises are safe and a duty to carry out a risk assessment. The Order imposes a number of specific duties in relation to the fire precautions to be taken. The Order provides for the enforcement of the Order, appeals, offences and connected matters. It amends or repeals other primary legislation concerning fire safety to take account of the new system and provides for minor and other consequential amendments, repeals and revocations. The Order also gives effect in England and Wales to:Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (O.J. No. L 183, 29.6.89, p. 1) (“the Framework Directive”) (except for provisions on accident reporting (article 9(1)(c) and (d) and (2)), employment protection rights (articles 7(2), 8(4) and (5) and 11(4)), and use of personal protective equipment (article 13(2)(b)));Council Directive 91/383/EEC supplementing the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship (O.J. No. L 206, 29.7.91, p. 19) (“the Temporary Workers' Directive”) (except for provisions on the responsibility of host undertakings to temporary workers (article 8));article 6 of, together with paragraphs 4 and 5 each of the annexes to, Council Directive 89/654/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace (O.J. No. L 393, 30.12.89, p. 1) (“the Workplace Directive”);articles 6 and 7 of Council Directive 94/33/EC (O.J. No. L216, 20.8.94, p.12) on the protection of young people at work;Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (O.J. No. L 131, 05.05.98, p. 11 ) (“the Chemical Agents Directive”); andCouncil Directive 99/92/EC on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (O.J. No. L 23, 28.01.00, p. 57) (“the Explosive Atmospheres Directive”),

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

art. 9A

Building Safety Act 2022

s. 156(4)

s. 170(4)(b)

(c)

SCHEDULE 3AMENDMENTS OF SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 19963

For regulation 33 of the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996102 (enforcement in respect of fire precautions) substitute—

Enforcement in respect of fire33
1
Subject to paragraph (2), the enforcing authority within the meaning given by article 25 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is the enforcing authority as regards—
a
regulations 19 and 20 in so far as those regulations relate to fire; and
b
regulation 21,
in respect of a construction site which is contained within, or forms part of, premises which are occupied by persons other than those carrying out the construction work or any activity arising from such work.
2
Paragraph (1) only applies in respect of premises to which the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies.