Fire Safety (General)
Key facts
- Fire safety legislation applies to the 'responsible person' in virtually all workplaces including hotels, guesthouses and similar premises.
- A 'suitable and sufficient' fire risk assessment must be carried out, and where there are five or more employees, the assessment should be recorded.
- There should be one person responsible for the fire risk assessment and ensuring that fire protection and prevention measures are observed and maintained.
- An emergency plan should be drawn up. It should be displayed in the form of a fire action notice in guest rooms and adjacent to the fire alarm call points in the staff and common areas.
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- Fire safety in hotels and guesthouses
- Fire certificates
- Do the Regulations apply to me?
- Houses in multiple occupation
- Who is the 'responsible person'?
- What is a Fire Risk Assessment?
- Identify the fire hazards
- Identify the people at risk
- Evaluate, remove, reduce and protect from risk
- Record, plan, inform and train
- Review the assessment periodically
- How do I know what fire precautions I need?
- Which alarm system?
- How do I do the Assessment?
- How do I record the fire risk assessment?
- Risk assessment template
- Is the assessment a one-off exercise?
- Who enforces the legislation?
- What fire officers may look at
- Notices