The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 No. 1254 (NI. 9)

PART III N.I. FIRE SAFETY

CHAPTER I N.I. FIRE SAFETY DUTIES

Duties N.I.

Duties of employers to employees N.I.

25.—(1) Each employer shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of his 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 his employees in respect of harm caused by fire in the workplace; and

(b) take in relation to the workplace such of the fire safety measures as are necessary to enable him to comply with the duty imposed by paragraph (1).

(3) Where under paragraph (2)(a) an employer carries out an assessment, he shall–

(a) in accordance with regulations under Article 29, review the assessment; and

(b) take in relation to the workplace such of the fire safety measures as are necessary to enable him to comply with the duty imposed by paragraph (1).