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Regulatory Reform Order

With respect to fire Safety, LRB Consulting can:

  • Assist the responsible person with their fire safety duties
  • Carry out a fire safety risk assessment of your premises
  • Create a fire safety improvement plan
  • Help to create emergency procedures
  • Provide suitable documentation for fire safety records

Our fire safety specialist has over 25 years experience with Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service both as an operational fire fighter and as a fire safety officer. During his fire safety service career he attended numerous fires and incidents and he received the Chief Fire Officer special recognition on two separate occasions.

He has considerable experience in most aspects of fire safety including licensed and certified premises, schools and colleges, hotels, residential care and other sleeping risk premises, as well as multi and single occupancy factories, shops etc. John is a graduate member of the Institute of Fire Engineers, member of the Fire Protection Association and has attended various courses at the Fire Service College, Morton-in-the-Marsh.

Fire Safety – the New Law

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into effect in October 2006 and effectively replaced previous fire safety legislation.  The Order applies to all non-domestic premises in England and Wales, including the common parts of blocks of flats or houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

The law applies to anyone who is:

  1. responsible for business premises
    • offices and shops
    • factories and warehouses
    • premises that provide care
    • community halls
    • common areas of houses in multiple occupation
    • pubs, clubs and restaurants
    • schools
    • hotels and hostels
    • Etc
  2. an employer or self-employed with business premises
  3. responsible for a part of a dwelling where that part is solely used for business purposes
  4. part of a charity or voluntary organisation
  5. a contractor with a degree of control over any premises

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