Occupiers Legislation

Overview

Did you know that the Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 currently requires that all owner/occupiers must provide to every person working in their building instruction on;

• Procedures to be followed in the event of fire
  
• The means of escape from the building in the event of fire
  
• Procedures for escorting members of the public and/or persons in your care to a safe place
  
• The location and method of operation of all fire fighting equipment and fire warning systems
• These instructions must be given to all persons within 1 month of them starting work in the building and repeated at intervals of not more than 12 months while the person works in the building and written Fire & Evacuation Plan if your building is listed in Schedule 5 of the Fire Services Act.

DO YOU COMPLY ??

Contravention could result in a fine of up to 10 penalty units per offence.

These fines are purely from the Fire Service without including the additional penalties that would be imposed by the Health & Safety Executive for failing to comply with the employers’ obligations.

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