LONDON FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS
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THE CONSTRUCTION (HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE) REGULATIONS 1996
The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
All imposing or placing duties upon the 'Responsible Person', enforceable by either The Fire Authority or the Health and Safety Executive.
The key to Compliance, with all current relevant Regulations and Orders, with identified Authority and Executive is, a suitable and sufficient Risk Assessment.
LONDON FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS having built on a sound foundation in Building and Construction Regulations and upon long experience of Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation are therefore able to extend their area of expertise to encompass all areas of risk and hazard associated with occupied and secured construction sites.
Under third party nomination a representative of London Fire Risk Assessments can supply you with a specific, all encompassing, Risk Assessment, Emergency and Management Plans by which you can manage and maintain all safety aspects of your work and prove compliance to all Authorities in regards to the current relevant Regulations and Orders, no matter how large, or small your undertaking.
LONDON FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS can also offer on site Training in:
- Fire Awareness
- Responsibilities and Duties of a Fire Warden.
LONDON FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS has collated extracts from major, relevant Regulations, Orders and from Guidance documents. A précised outline is shown below for your ease of understanding and use.
THE CONSTRUCTION (HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE) REGULATIONS 1996
The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations came into force in September 1996 and superseded the earlier provisions and regulations.
In compiling the Regulations, the Government took the opportunity to implement recommendations made by the Scrutiny Review relating to Fire Safety on construction sites, which highlighted the complexity and evolving nature of construction activities which presented special risks to Builders and Contractors directly involved in activities and, in the case of work in existing buildings, to any occupants and other relevant persons who use or resort to the premises whilst construction is taking place.
Therefore, by virtue of the Regulations The Fire Authority are responsible for the General Fire Precautions on Construction Sites forming part of an occupied premises whilst construction work takes place.
The Health and Safety Executive retain their present responsibility for Process Fire Precautions on those sites and for all aspects of Fire Safety on unoccupied or secured construction sites.
Regulation 4 of the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 imposes specific duties on Employers, Self Employed, all persons who control construction work, Employees and any persons who carry out, control the way, construction work is carried out.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
The Regulations place general duties on Employers and the Self Employed to make effective arrangements for Managing Health and Safety.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The Order imposes general duties to ensure, so far as is reasonably practical, the safety of Employees, a general duty, in relation to non-employees to take such Fire Precautions as may reasonably be required in the circumstances, to ensure that premises are safe.
