Fire Risk Assessment | For commercial properties, blocks of flats and HMOs in Somerset
It is the law that if you employ 5 or more people (including part-time workers, consultants and volunteers) the manager or owner (responsible person) should ensure that a written fire risk assessment is undertaken by a competent person and kept. Fire safety in the workplace is mandated in UK law by the Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) 2005.
It’s also a legal requirement for all blocks of flats (including houses converted into two or more flats) to have a fire risk assessment of the communal areas only. But this must include the front doors of individual flats. The responsibility to arrange the assessment lies with the landlord. This could be a Residents’ Management Company.
The responsible person must also regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises. This will identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe.
It’s also a legal requirement for all blocks of flats (including houses converted into two or more flats) to have a fire risk assessment of the communal areas only. But this must include the front doors of individual flats. The responsibility to arrange the assessment lies with the landlord. This could be a Residents’ Management Company.
The responsible person must also regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises. This will identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe.
