Fire safety in the workplace

The responsible person in a business (the employer, owner, landlord or occupier) is required to:

• carry out fire risk assessments of the sites and review them regularly
• tell staff about the risks that have been identified
• implement, and maintain, appropriate fire safety measures
• plan for an emergency
• provide staff information, fire safety instruction and training.

Are your staff familiar with the types of extinguishers you have on site?
In an emergency would they know what type of extinguisher to use?

Employers must ensure all staff are provided with regular adequate fire training to comply with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

This course is suitable for:

• those who are responsible for managing fire safety
• designated fire marshals / fire wardens
• anyone who needs to know how to use a fire extinguisher

To read more about this course click here.

To help ensure you are doing all you can to comply with the law, please check out our free online questionnaire.

All employers have a legal responsibility to ensure there are enough fire marshals in their workplace. We have more information on our website, here and here .