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England, Wales & Northern Ireland

Fire safety law changed in October 2006.

The new law:

• Emphasises preventing fires and reducing risk
• Makes it your responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone who uses your premises and in the immediate vicinity
• Does away with the need for fire certificates

A set of guides has been developed to tell you what you have to do to comply with fire safety law, help you to carry out a fire risk assessment and identify the general fire precautions you need to have in place.

The guides are designed so that a responsible person, with limited formal training or experience, should be able to carry out a fire risk assessment. If you read the guide and decide you are unable to apply the guidance then you should seek expert advice.

More complex premises will probably need to be assessed by a person who has comprehensive training or experience in fire risk assessment. However these guides will be appropriate for more complex, multi-occupied buildings to address fire safety issues in individual occupancies.

The guidelines are:

• Entry Level Guide - A short guide to making your premises safe from fire
• Guide 1 - Offices and shops
• Guide 2 - Factories and warehouses
• Guide 3 - Sleeping accommodation
• Guide 4 - Residential care premises
• Guide 5 - Educational premises
• Guide 6 - Small and medium places of assembly
• Guide 7 - Large places of assembly
• Guide 8 - Theatres and cinemas
• Guide 9 - Open air events and venues
• Guide 10 - Healthcare premises
• Guide 11 - Transport premises and facilities
• Supplementary Guide - Means of escape for disabled people
• Frequently asked questions