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What is the Fire Safety Order (Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005)?

If you own, manage or operate a business, you need to comply with fire safety law. The main law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (as amended) or "the Fire Safety Order". It applies across England and Wales and came into force on 1 October 2006.

The Order applies to almost all buildings, places and structures other than individual private homes – that's individual flats in a block or family homes. 

Other places covered by the Order include shared areas in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), blocks of flats and maisonettes.

It's mandatory to carry out a detailed assessment identifying the risks and hazards in a commercial premises. By law, if you are responsible for the premises, you need to make sure that a Fire Risk Assessment has been completed by someone competent to do so and that you record the findings.

Building Safety Act 2022 

From the 1 October 2023, Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 makes changes to The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 that will affect all Responsible Persons.

These changes improve the fire safety in non-domestic premises and any premises that contain two or more domestic dwellings (referred to as multi-occupied residential buildings).

All Responsible Persons must now record all findings from their fire risk assessment, regardless of the size or purpose of the premises.

All Responsible Persons must now record their fire safety arrangements.

Higher-risk buildings

Under the new laws the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will regulate high-rise buildings. These are buildings with seven or more storeys or that are 18 metres or higher, and either:

• have at least two residential units
• are hospitals or care homes (during design and construction)

From 1 October 2023 all these buildings must be registered with the BSR and the BSR becomes the new building control authority for these buildings.

We specialise in placing the following roles:

- Fire Safety Director/Manager/Officer

- Fire Risk Assessor

- Building Safety Director/Head/Consultant

- Fire Engineer

- Building Safety Case Leader/Manager/Coordinator