Construction Fire Risks

Fire Risk Assessment and the New Fire Safety Regulations

New fire safety regulations have recently been passed that will affect all workplaces in England and Wales. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, as it is known, is designed to turn almost all the earlier fire safety regulations into one all-inclusive law. Except for domestic premises and some kinds of premises that are a specific risk and where other regulations are in force, the Fire Safety Order will apply to all buildings in use.

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