Fire Risk Management in the Workplace

Updated in 2020, this guide for employers aims to take the mystery out of risk assessments, in particular fire risk assessments that have been required in almost every place of work by the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (as amended), which was subsequently replaced by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The intention of the legislation was that in all but the most complex of workplaces, the fire safety manager should be capable of carrying out assessments to satisfy the legal requirements; only in exceptional cases should assistance have to be sought from outside specialists.

This handbook covers:

• Legal background to fire risk assessment
• Fire risk assessment methods
• Identifying fire hazards in the workplace
• Coping with the residual risk
• Management procedures
• Role of the fire safety manager
• Threat from arson and activists
• A simple fire risk assessment
• Planning for emergencies
• Sourcing fire safety services and products.

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