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Fire Risk Assessment

A short guide to making your premises safe from fire [330Kb]

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 [249Kb]
The Fire Safety Order applies to England and Wales. (Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own laws.) It covers 'general fire precautions' and other fire safety duties which are needed to protect 'relevant persons' in case of fire in and around most 'premises'.

List of FSO guides [159Kb]
A list of the Fire Safety Order guides available for different types of premises.

FSO guides - download
Website of the Communities and Local Government

Fire risk assessment [42Kb]
The five basic steps for fire safety risk assessment

PAS 79:2007
Fire risk assessment. Guidance and a recommended methodology

Business Link
Practical advice for business - fire safety and risk assessment

Building Regulations

Approved Document B - Volume 2 [2.2Mb]
Approved Document B (Fire safety) - Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellinghouses (April 2007)

BS 9999:2008 fire safety in design, management and use
Alternative to Approved Document B - ADB in achieving the functional requirements of the Building Regulations

Guidance documents

LACORS Housing Fire Safety [1.53Mb]
LACORS, CIEH and CFOA guidance on managing the relationship between the Housing Act 2004 and the Fire Safety Order.

Small hospitality businesses [756Kb]
Guidance for business with paying guests on complying with the Fire Safety Order.

Local Housing Authorities - Fire & Rescue Authorities Protocol [157Kb]
Protocol which sets out the interrelationship between legislation relating to fire safety in homes, the Housing Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Housing Health and Safety Rating System [914Kb]
Operating Guidance - Housing Act 2004 Guidance about inspections and assessment of hazards

Housing Health and Safety Rating System [2.04Mb]
Guidance for Landlords and Property Related Professionals

Fire Safety Guidance

Electrical installations and their impact on fire performance [2.49Mb]
Part 1 Domestic premises: Single family units (houses, flats, maisonettes bungalows)

Safe distances between waste containers and buildings [636Kb]
The Confederation of Fire Protection Association Europe (CFPA-E) - European Guideline No 7:2005

FETA Survey - Portable Firefighting Equipment [171Kb]
Joint fire extinguisher survey by Fire Extinguishing Trades Association (FETA) and Independent Fire Engineering & Distributors Association (IFEDA).