Who is this Guide for?

WHO IS THIS GUIDE FOR?

This guide tells you, the employer, what you have to do to comply with the law relating to fire issues. It also tells you how to carry out your fire risk assessment and identify the safeguards which you should have in your workplace.

Although written for employers, the guide will also be useful if you are self-employed or are in control of workplaces to which people you do not employ, and members of the public, have access. The information will also provide a useful source of reference for:

employees;

employee-elected representatives;

trade union-appointed health and safety representatives; and

all other people who have a role in ensuring fire safety in the workplace.

The guide does not cover construction sites; ships and other means of transport; mines; offshore installations; and any workplace in fields, woods or agricultural land away from main buildings.

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

This guide is divided into sections which are intended to help you understand what you need to do to comply with fire safety law. It also provides further advice on fire precautions which you can use if you wish or need to.

Part 1	explains what fire risk assessment is and how you might go about it. Fire risk assessment should be the foundation for all the fire precautions in your workplace.
Part 2	is about fire risk assessment and leads you step by step through the assessment process.
Part 3	provides further guidance on fire precautions. The information is provided for employers and others to dip into during their fire risk assessment or when they are reviewing precautions.

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