Scottish Statutory Instrument 2006 Scotland

Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006

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66 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides · 6 journeys

Penalty landscape

24 of 66 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 42 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

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  • Employer 26
  • Occupier 10
  • Any Person 10
  • Employee 1

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Relevant guidance

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What this Act requires

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Part I — PRELIMINARY

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part II — ASSESSMENTS

s.003

Duty to review

  • Keep fire risk assessments up to date Employer
  • Review your fire safety risk assessment regularly
  • Review and update fire safety assessments regularly Occupier
s.004

Duty in respect of young persons

Unlimited fine
  • Assess fire risks to young persons before employment
  • Carry out fire‑risk assessment for young persons before hiring Employer
  • Carry out risk assessment before hiring young people Employer
s.005

Assessment and review duty in respect of young persons

Unlimited fine
  • Assess fire risks to young persons before they start work Employer
  • Consider fire‑risk factors for young employees in assessments Employer
  • Consider fire risks for young workers in risk assessments Employer
  • Include fire‑risk considerations for young employees in assessments Employer
s.006

Assessment and review duty in respect of dangerous substances

Unlimited fine
  • Assess and review dangerous substances for fire safety Employer
  • Assess and review dangerous substances in your premises Occupier
  • Assess fire risks of dangerous substances in your premises Employer
  • Consider specific risks when assessing dangerous substances
s.007

New work activities where dangerous substances are present

Unlimited fine
  • Complete fire safety duties before starting new activities with dangerous substances
  • Complete fire‑safety duties for dangerous substances before starting new work Employer
  • Ensure fire safety duties are completed before new work with dangerous substances Employer
s.008

Duty to record information

  • Record fire safety information after assessment Employer
  • Record fire safety information and risk assessment findings Any Person
  • Record your fire safety assessment information
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part III — FIRE SAFETY

s.010

Fire safety arrangements

  • Create and record fire safety arrangements Employer
  • Establish and record fire safety management arrangements
  • Plan and record fire safety arrangements for your premises Employer
s.012

Means for fighting fire and means for giving warning in the event of fire

Unlimited fine
  • Provide adequate fire-fighting equipment and warning systems Any Person
  • Ensure appropriate fire‑fighting equipment, staff and emergency arrangements Occupier
  • Provide and maintain fire‑fighting equipment and appoint competent fire‑safety staff Occupier
  • Provide fire‑fighting equipment, warning systems and appoint competent staff Employer
s.013

Means of escape

Unlimited fine
  • Ensure safe emergency routes and exits from premises Any Person
  • Keep escape routes and exits clear and functional Occupier
  • Keep escape routes and exits clear and meet fire‑escape standards Occupier
  • Maintain unobstructed, safe emergency routes and exits Occupier
s.016

Maintenance

Unlimited fine
  • Maintain fire safety equipment and premises Any Person
  • Maintain fire safety equipment and systems in good working order Occupier
s.017

Safety assistance

  • Nominate competent person(s) to assist with fire safety compliance
s.018

Provision of information to employees

Unlimited fine
  • Provide employees with fire safety information
  • Provide fire safety information to employees (and child workers’ parents) Employer
s.019

Provision of information to employers and the self-employed from outside undertakings

Unlimited fine
  • Provide fire‑risk information to outside‑workforce employers and workers Employer
  • Provide fire safety information to external employers and workers
  • Share fire safety information with guest workers and their employers Any Person
  • Provide fire‑risk information to outside employers and self‑employed workers Employer
s.020

Capabilities

Unlimited fine
  • Consider employee capabilities when assigning fire safety tasks
  • Consider employee fire‑safety capabilities when assigning tasks Employer
s.020

Training

Unlimited fine
  • Provide employees with adequate fire safety training
  • Provide fire safety training to employees Employer
s.021

Co-operation and co-ordination

Unlimited fine
  • Co‑operate and coordinate fire safety duties with other responsible parties Any Person
  • Co‑operate and coordinate fire safety measures with other duty‑holders Any Person
s.022

Duties of employees

Unlimited fine
  • Employees must report fire safety dangers and shortcomings
  • Report fire safety hazards to your employer Employee

Part IV — MISCELLANEOUS

Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

s.schedule

MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES

Unlimited fine
  • Control and mitigate risks from dangerous substances
  • Control risks from dangerous substances and maintain safe systems Employer
  • Control risks from dangerous substances in your premises Employer
  • Manage dangerous substances to prevent fire and explosion Employer
  • Manage risks of dangerous substances in the workplace Employer

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.

sch. para. 1

sch. para. 1

  • Control risks from dangerous substances in priority order
sch. para. 2

sch. para. 2

  • Ensure explosion mitigation measures include all required safeguards
sch. para. 3

sch. para. 3

  • Design, maintain and operate premises and equipment to reduce fire risk
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Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 2005 Primary Act

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