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What this means for your business

83 obligations

70 penalties

70 can imprison

46 guides

Enforced by: HSE, Fire and Rescue Authority
Applies to: United Kingdom
On this page: 83 compliance obligations, 46 practical guides across 3 topics

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What you must do

83 compliance obligations under this legislation — 70 can result in imprisonment.

Risk assessment 7

You must assess the fire risks on your premises, update the assessment whenever things change or you think it may no longer be valid, and keep a written record of the findings and any people who are especially at risk. The assessment must be completed before any new work with dangerous substances starts, and the record should be made as soon as practicable after the assessment.

Occupier s.9

You must produce a thorough fire risk assessment for your premises, update it whenever there are changes or you suspect it’s out‑of‑date, and record the findings (including any groups especially at risk). You also cannot start any new work involving dangerous substances until the assessment is done and required safety measures are in place.

Occupier s.9 HSE

You must assess the fire risks on any premises you control, record the findings and any people at particular risk, and review the assessment whenever there are changes (e.g. new work, dangerous substances or when you employ young people). No new work involving hazardous substances may start until the assessment is done and safety measures are in place.

Employer s.9 Whenever you control premises, especially if dangerous substances are present or you …

You must identify fire hazards on your premises and decide what fire precautions are needed. The assessment has to be reviewed whenever something changes – especially if dangerous substances are present or you employ young people – and you must keep a record of the findings and any groups especially at risk. You cannot start new work involving hazardous substances until the assessment is completed and the required measures are in place.

Any Person s.9 Fire and Rescue Authority

If you store, handle or use any dangerous chemicals, you must assess the risks and put the right safety measures in place. This means gathering safety data sheets, looking at how much and how the substances are used, and then reducing quantities, preventing releases, avoiding ignition sources and keeping incompatible chemicals apart. You must keep these assessments up‑to‑date and record the controls you have applied.

Any Person Schedule 1 When your business handles, stores, uses or transports dangerous substances (including when …

If your business uses, stores or handles dangerous substances you must assess all the hazards – their properties, how much you have, how they interact, how they are stored, the chance of an explosive atmosphere, ignition sources, and any waste. You also need to consider any young people (under 18) who may be exposed, looking at their inexperience, the premises layout, exposure levels, training and any relevant directives. The assessment must then feed into control measures to keep the risks as low as possible.

Employer Schedule 1 When your business uses, stores or handles dangerous substances, or when young …

Whenever you carry out a risk assessment for any hazardous substance in your premises, you must look at all of the items listed in the Fire Safety Order – things like the substance’s properties, supplier safety data, amount used, how it’s stored, potential explosive atmospheres, ignition sources, and any extra information you need. This ensures you have a full picture of the risks and can put the right controls in place.

Occupier Schedule 1 HSE When handling or storing dangerous (hazardous) substances at work

Management duties 56

If you are the person responsible for a non‑domestic premises (the occupier), any fire‑preventive or protective measures you put in place must be chosen using the prevention principles in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Fire Safety Order. In practice this means you need to show how each measure follows those principles before you install or adopt it.

Occupier s.10 Fire and Rescue Authority When you implement any fire‑preventive or protective measure

When you put any fire‑prevention or fire‑protection measures in place at your premises, you must base them on the specific principles set out in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Fire Safety Order. In practice this means checking those principles before you choose or install alarms, sprinklers, fire doors, compartmentation, etc., and ensuring the chosen solution follows them.

Any Person s.10 HSE Whenever you implement any fire‑preventive or protective measure

If you are the responsible person for a workplace, you must carry out a detailed risk assessment for any dangerous substance you store, use, handle or transport – looking at its hazards, safety data, quantities, interactions, waste and how it might affect young people. Then you must put in place the required control measures, starting with reducing the amount of the substance, avoiding releases, controlling releases at source, preventing explosive atmospheres, managing ignition sources and keeping incompatible substances apart.

Any Person Schedule 1 Fire and Rescue Authority Whenever your business stores, uses, handles, transports or generates waste containing dangerous …

If you, as an employer, fail to meet the fire safety duties set out in the Fire Safety Order and an employee is harmed, the employee can sue you in civil court. To protect your business, you must keep fire safety measures up to date and ensure they are properly followed.

Employer s.39 When a breach of fire safety duties causes damage to an employee

When you put fire prevention or protection steps in place – such as alarms, escape routes or safe storage – you must follow the specific principles set out in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Fire Safety Order. This means checking that every measure aligns with those principles and can be shown in your fire safety documentation.

Any Person s.10 when implementing fire preventive or protective measures

When you put fire‑prevention or fire‑protection steps in place (such as alarms, sprinklers, escape routes or safe storage), you must design and apply them using the principles set out in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Fire Safety Order. In practice this means checking that every fire‑related action follows those guidance principles and can be shown to do so.

Any Person s.10 When you implement any fire preventive or protective measures

If more than one person has fire‑safety responsibilities for the same premises, you must find out who they are, share your contact details and the part of the building you cover, keep a record of this information and work together to meet the fire‑safety requirements. Where an explosive atmosphere may occur, the person with overall responsibility must lead the coordination of all protective measures.

Any Person s.22 When two or more responsible persons share, or have duties over, the …

If more than one person has fire‑safety responsibility for your premises, you must find out who the others are, share contact details and the part of the building each covers, keep a record, work together to meet the Order’s requirements and tell each other about any fire risks. Where an explosive atmosphere could occur, the person with overall responsibility must lead the coordination of all safety measures.

Any Person s.22 Two or more responsible persons share or have duties for the same …

If more than one person is responsible for fire safety in your building, you must find out who the others are, exchange contact details and tell them which part of the premises you cover. Keep a record of this information and work together to meet all fire‑safety duties, especially coordinating measures when there is a risk of an explosive atmosphere.

Any Person s.22 When two or more responsible persons share or have duties for the …

If more than one person (for example an occupier, landlord or employer) has fire‑safety responsibilities for the same premises, you must find out who the others are, share your contact details and which part of the building you’re responsible for, and work together to meet the fire‑safety requirements. You also need to tell them about any risks you create, and where there is a risk of an explosive atmosphere one person must take overall responsibility for coordinating the safety measures.

Occupier s.22 HSE where two or more responsible persons share or have duties for the …

You must set up fire safety arrangements that suit the size and activities of your business – covering planning, organising, controlling, monitoring and reviewing preventive and protective measures. You also need to write these arrangements down and keep the records up to date. This ensures you have a clear, ongoing system to manage fire risk in your premises.

Employer s.11

If dangerous substances are on your premises, you must make sure they do not create an unreasonable fire risk. You need to try to remove them, replace them with safer alternatives, or put in practical control measures, safe handling, storage and transport, and keep those measures working at all times.

Any Person s.12 HSE when a dangerous substance is present in or on the premises

If hazardous chemicals are on your premises, you must either remove them or reduce the risk they pose as far as reasonably practicable. Where possible you should substitute safer alternatives, put in place control and fire‑mitigation measures, and ensure safe handling, storage and transport. You also need to keep these safety conditions maintained over time.

Any Person s.12 Presence of dangerous substances on your premises

If your business stores, uses or produces any hazardous chemicals, you must either remove the danger completely or make the risk as low as reasonably possible. This means you should look for safer substitutes, put in place control measures and safe handling, storage and transport procedures, and keep these safeguards in place all the time.

Occupier s.12 When dangerous substances are present on your premises

If you store or use dangerous substances at your workplace, you must have clear emergency information and arrangements in place. This includes warning systems, evacuation routes, sharing details with fire and rescue services, and ensuring only authorised staff with proper protective equipment can enter affected areas during an incident.

Occupier s.16 Fire and Rescue Authority Presence of dangerous substances on the premises and a risk assessment showing …

You must make sure that all fire‑safety requirements set out in the Order – such as a fire risk assessment, appropriate fire precautions, maintenance, and staff training – are carried out at any premises you control. If other people also have control of those premises, you must ensure they meet the same requirements. This applies whether the premises are a workplace or any other type of building.

Any Person s.5

You must make sure that all the fire safety duties set out in the Fire Safety Order (such as fire risk assessments, fire prevention measures and maintenance of fire safety equipment) are carried out at any workplace or other premises you control. If you share control of a premises with others (e.g., a landlord, contractor or tenant), they must also meet the same duties for the parts they control.

Any Person s.5 HSE

You must make sure that all fire safety duties set out in Articles 8‑22B and any regulations made under Article 24 are followed for the premises you control. This applies whether the premises are a workplace or any other building, and anyone else who has any control of the premises must also meet those duties.

Any Person s.5 Fire and Rescue Authority

If you are the responsible person for a workplace or any other premises, you must make sure all fire safety duties (the ones set out in Articles 8‑22B and any regulations under Article 24) are carried out. The same requirement also applies to anyone else who has any control over the premises, such as landlords, occupiers, contractors or anyone with contractual duties for maintenance or safety.

Any Person s.5

You must put in place reasonable fire safety measures that protect your staff and anyone else who may be on your premises. This includes carrying out a fire risk assessment, providing proper detection and alarms, maintaining clear escape routes and keeping fire‑fighting equipment in good working order.

Any Person s.8

You must make sure your workplace has suitable fire‑fighting equipment, fire detectors and alarms, and that the equipment is easy to reach, clearly signed and simple to use. You also need to appoint competent people, give them adequate training and ensure there are enough of them and the right tools for the size and hazards of your premises. Finally, keep the necessary contacts with the fire service and other emergency responders.

Any Person s.13 When the size, use, hazards, occupancy or any other relevant feature of …

If your fire safety arrangements fail and an employee is injured or suffers damage, that employee can sue you. This provision reminds you that breaches of the fire‑safety duties you’re legally required to keep in place can lead to civil claims. So you must make sure you actually meet those duties – it’s not just a fine‑box exercise.

Employer s.39 HSE

You must make sure that any path to a fire exit in your premises is always free of obstacles, leads straight to a safe place and is adequate for the number of people who may be there. Doors used for escape must open outward, not be locked or fastened, and you need appropriate signs and emergency lighting where required. This is an ongoing duty to protect employees, visitors and anyone else on the premises.

Occupier s.14

You must make sure that all escape routes and doors in your building are never blocked, lead straight to a safe place, open in the direction of escape, are not locked, have clear signage and, where required, emergency lighting if the normal lights fail. This has to be maintained at all times whenever people are present on the premises.

Occupier s.14

You must make sure that any escape routes and fire exits in your premises are never obstructed, lead straight to a safe place and can be opened quickly. This includes having enough exits of the right size, outward‑opening doors, clear signage and, where needed, emergency lighting.

Occupier s.14 Fire and Rescue Authority

You must make sure that any routes leading to emergency doors and the doors themselves are never blocked, lead straight to a safe place, and can be opened quickly in an emergency. This includes having the right number and size of exits, outward‑opening doors, clear signage and, where needed, emergency lighting.

Occupier s.14 HSE

You must keep any devices, facilities or equipment that help fire‑fighters (such as fire‑fighter mains, hydrants, access routes, fire doors, etc.) in good working order. Set up a regular maintenance plan, carry out repairs promptly, and work with any neighbouring occupier if the measures are shared.

Occupier s.38

You must keep any fire‑fighter protection measures – such as lifts, water supplies, control rooms or other equipment – in good working order and regularly maintained. If the building is shared, you can arrange with other occupiers to share the upkeep, but you remain responsible for ensuring the work is done. Failure to maintain these measures can lead to criminal prosecution.

Occupier s.38 If your premises have facilities, equipment or devices intended for fire‑fighters' use …

You must keep any equipment, devices or facilities provided for fire‑fighters on your premises in efficient working order and good repair, and have a suitable maintenance system in place. If the building is shared, you must make arrangements with the other occupier(s) (and owner, where different) and they must cooperate to meet this duty.

Occupier s.38 Fire and Rescue Authority

You must keep any equipment, devices or systems that help or protect fire‑fighters on your premises in good working order. This means carrying out regular checks, servicing and repairs, and, if the building is shared, arranging with other occupiers so that the same standards are met throughout.

Any Person s.38 HSE If fire‑fighter protection equipment or systems are present or required on your …

You must have a regular maintenance plan for any fire safety equipment, systems or devices on your premises and keep them in good working order. If your building is shared with other occupiers, you should arrange with them to make sure everything is maintained, and they must cooperate with you.

Occupier s.17 When fire safety facilities, equipment or devices are present on the premises

You must put in place a suitable system to keep all fire‑related equipment, devices and the building itself in efficient working order and good repair. If the building is shared, you can arrange with other occupiers to share the maintenance duties, but you still have to make sure the work gets done.

Occupier s.17 HSE

You must keep your building and any fire‑safety systems (alarms, extinguishers, sprinklers, escape routes, etc.) under a regular maintenance programme and make sure they stay in efficient working order and good repair. If the building is shared with other occupiers you can agree on how to share the maintenance duties, but the other occupiers must co‑operate.

Occupier s.17

You must have a routine system to check, service and repair all fire‑related equipment, facilities and building parts so they stay efficient, work properly and are in good repair. If your premises share a building with other occupants, you must arrange cooperation with them (and they must cooperate) to meet this duty.

Any Person s.17 Fire and Rescue Authority

If you have any hazardous chemicals or substances on your premises, you must either get rid of the risk or cut it down as far as reasonably practicable. Where possible you should replace the substance with a safer alternative, and if that isn’t feasible you must put in place control measures and fire‑mitigation steps, and ensure safe handling, storage and transport at all times.

Occupier s.12 Fire and Rescue Authority When dangerous substances are present on your premises

You must set up fire safety plans that fit the size and nature of your business, covering how you prevent and protect against fire. This includes organising, controlling, monitoring and regularly reviewing those measures, and you must keep a written record of the arrangements.

Employer s.11 Fire and Rescue Authority

You must set up and keep in place fire safety plans that suit the size and activities of your business. This includes organising, controlling, monitoring and regularly reviewing preventive and protective measures, and writing down what you have done. The records prove you have a proper fire safety system in place.

Employer s.11

If your business fails to meet the fire‑safety duties set out in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, an employee who is injured as a result can sue you in civil court for damages. In practice this means you must keep fire safety measures up to date and ensure they protect your staff.

Employer s.39 Fire and Rescue Authority If a breach of a fire‑safety duty under the Order causes damage …

You must make sure your premises have suitable fire‑fighting appliances, detectors and alarms, and that any manual equipment is easy to reach and clearly sign‑posted. You also need to appoint people who are competent to use the equipment, give them adequate training and ensure they have the right tools. Finally, arrange contact details with the fire service and other emergency responders.

Occupier s.13 When the size, use, hazards, number of people or other circumstances mean …

If your business stores or uses dangerous substances, you must have clear emergency information, warning systems and escape routes in place. You need to share this information with the fire service, display it on site (unless a risk assessment says it isn’t needed), and ensure only essential, protected staff enter an area affected by a fire involving those substances.

Employer s.16 You have dangerous substances on or in your premises (unless a risk …

If you store or use dangerous substances on your premises, you must have up‑to‑date emergency information and procedures in place. This includes warning systems, evacuation routes, escape facilities and making the details available to staff, contractors and the fire/ambulance services. The aim is to protect people and enable a quick, safe response if an incident occurs.

Any Person s.16 Presence of dangerous substances on the premises where the risk is more …

You must make sure your premises have appropriate fire‑fighting equipment and fire alarms that match the size, use and any hazards present. Any non‑automatic extinguishers must be easy to reach, simple to use and clearly signed. You also need to appoint suitably trained people to implement fire‑fighting measures and keep contact details for the fire service.

Occupier s.13 HSE If fire risks are present due to the premises’ features, activities, hazards …

You must fit your premises with suitable fire‑fighting equipment and fire detectors, make sure any manual equipment is easy to reach and clearly signed, and appoint people who are trained to use it. You also need to keep the equipment maintained, give those staff the right training and keep contact details for the fire brigade and other emergency services.

Occupier s.13 Fire and Rescue Authority When the nature, size, activities or hazards of the premises make fire‑fighting …

If people from another company work on your premises, you must give their employer clear information about any fire risks and the steps you’re taking to control them. You also need to give those workers (who are not your employees) direct instructions and tell them who to contact in an evacuation. This must be done for the whole time they are on site.

Any Person s.20 When employees or self‑employed workers from an outside undertaking are working on …

If you have staff from another company or self‑employed people working on your premises, you must give their employer (or the worker themselves) clear information about any fire risks they face, the measures you have put in place, and who they should contact in an evacuation. This information has to be provided before they start work and kept up‑to‑date while they are on site.

Any Person s.20 Fire and Rescue Authority When employees or self‑employed workers from an outside undertaking are working in …

If your building contains two or more separate homes, you must give the people living there clear, easy‑to‑understand information about fire risks, what is being done to prevent them, and who to contact. You also need to keep a record of the information you have provided.

Employer Provision of information to residents of domestic HSE Building contains two or more separate domestic premises

If your building contains two or more separate homes, you must give each resident clear information about fire risks, safety measures, who to contact and any other fire‑related details. You also need to keep a record of what information you have provided.

Any Person Provision of information to residents of domestic building contains two or more domestic premises

You must give all your staff clear, easy‑to‑understand information about any fire‑related risks identified in your risk assessment, the measures in place to prevent or protect against those risks, the fire‑safety procedures, who is responsible for fire safety and any risks that have been formally reported to you. If you employ a child you must also give the child’s parent the same information before they start. When hazardous substances are present you must also supply details of the substance, the safety data sheet and relevant legislation.

Employer s.19 Fire and Rescue Authority When you have employees (including child workers) and/or when hazardous substances are …

As the person responsible for fire safety on your premises, you must give any outside company's employer and their workers clear information about the fire risks they face and the preventive measures you have taken. You also need to tell the external employer how to identify the person you have nominated to run evacuation procedures for those workers, and ensure the workers know who that is.

Occupier s.20 When employees or self‑employed people from another company work on your premises

If you are the responsible person for a building with two or more domestic units (e.g. a block of flats), you must give residents clear, relevant information about fire risks, safety measures, and who to contact. You also need to retain records of all this fire‑safety information.

Landlord/Property Owner Provision of information to residents of domestic Building contains two or more domestic premises and you are the responsible …

If you are the person responsible for fire safety in a building with two or more flats, you must give each resident clear information about fire risks, the measures in place, and who to contact. You also need to keep records showing what information was provided.

Landlord/Property Owner Provision of information to residents of domestic Fire and Rescue Authority building contains two or more domestic premises (e.g., flats or houses)

You must develop fire‑safety arrangements that are suitable for the size and activities of your business and then put them into practice. This includes planning, organising, controlling, monitoring and reviewing the preventive and protective measures. You also need to keep a written record of these arrangements.

Any Person s.11 HSE

If your business stores or uses dangerous substances, you must have clear emergency information, warning and communication systems, and evacuation routes ready. You also need to share this information with the fire service and display it on site, and take immediate action to control any fire involving those substances, allowing only essential, protected staff to enter the area.

Occupier s.16 HSE When dangerous substances are present on the premises and the risk assessment …

You must put in place fire safety measures that, as far as reasonably practicable, keep your employees and anyone else on your premises safe. This includes installing, maintaining and testing things like fire detection, alarms, escape routes and other precautions suited to the specific risks of your building.

Occupier s.8 HSE

You must put in place fire safety measures that are reasonably practicable to keep your staff and anyone else on your premises safe from fire. This includes things like working fire alarms, clear escape routes, appropriate fire‑fighting equipment and regular fire drills. The duty applies to any person who controls the premises (often the employer, occupier or landlord).

Any Person s.8

You must put fire safety measures in place that, as far as reasonably practicable, keep your staff and any other people on your premises safe from fire. This includes identifying fire risks, providing and maintaining suitable fire detection, escape routes, fire‑fighting equipment and ensuring they are kept in good working order.

Occupier s.8 Fire and Rescue Authority

Other requirements 1

If you run a business that has to follow the Fire Safety Order, you must keep up all its fire safety duties. If you fail and an employee is harmed, that employee can sue you for damages. So staying compliant isn't just best practice – it protects you from civil claims.

Employer s.39

Payments and fees 4

As an employer you must not make staff pay for any fire‑safety measures, training, equipment or services that are required by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. All costs incurred to meet the fire‑safety legal duties must be funded by your business, not deducted from wages or passed on to employees.

Employer s.40 Fire and Rescue Authority Whenever you carry out any requirement of the Fire Safety Order (e.g., …

You must not make any of your staff pay for fire‑safety measures, training, equipment, drills or any other cost that arises from meeting the Fire Safety Order. All expenses required to comply with the Order must be borne by the business, not deducted from wages or passed on to employees.

Employer s.40

When you meet any fire‑safety requirement – for example providing fire extinguishers, training, alarms or evacuation plans – you must not make your staff pay for it or deduct the cost from their wages. The expense is entirely your business’s responsibility.

Employer s.40

You must not make any employee pay for work that is required by the Fire Safety Order – this includes training, fire‑risk assessments, fire‑extinguishers, alarms, evacuation drills and any other fire‑safety measures. All costs for complying with the Order have to be borne by the employer, not deducted from pay or otherwise charged to staff.

Employer s.40 HSE

Offences and prohibitions 2

If you are the ‘responsible person’ (e.g. the occupier, employer or owner) and you do not follow the fire‑safety duties in articles 8‑22B, 38, 24, an alteration notice, an enforcement notice or a prohibition notice, and that failure could cause death or serious injury, you commit a criminal offence. On conviction you can be fined – unlimited on indictment – and/or sent to prison for up to two years. The case can be tried either in the Magistrates’ Court or the Crown Court.

Any Person s.32 Fire and Rescue Authority

If you are a responsible person (or a person named in article 5(3)) and you do not follow any fire‑safety requirement or prohibition in articles 8‑22B, 38 or the regulations under article 24, and that failure could cause death or serious injury in a fire, you commit an offence. On conviction you can be fined (unlimited) and, if tried in the Crown Court, face up to two years’ imprisonment.

Any Person s.32

Record keeping 1

If you are taken to court for not meeting a fire‑safety duty, you must be able to prove that doing more would not have been practicable or reasonably practicable. This means you need to retain evidence – such as risk assessments, feasibility studies or cost‑benefit analysis – that explains why you could not implement additional safety measures.

Any Person s.34 Fire and Rescue Authority When prosecuted for a breach of a fire‑safety duty that is required …

Training 12

If you are the fire‑safety responsible person for a premises, you must give clear, understandable information to any external employer (and to the workers they send) about fire risks, the measures you have taken and who to follow in an evacuation. This has to be done before the outside staff start work and kept up to date.

Any Person s.20 HSE When employees or self‑employed persons from an outside undertaking work on your …

You must give your staff clear, easy‑to‑understand information about fire risks, how to prevent and protect against them, the fire safety procedures, who the appointed fire‑safety people are and any other risks that have been reported. If you have dangerous substances on site, you also need to supply details of those substances and safety data sheets. Before you hire a child, you must give the child’s parent the same fire‑safety information.

Employer s.19 HSE

You must give every employee clear, easy‑to‑understand information about the fire risks that affect them, what you are doing to prevent fires, the fire procedures you have in place, and who the designated fire safety persons are. If you employ a child, you must also give the child’s parent the same information before the child starts work. The information must be refreshed whenever your activities or the substances you use change.

Employer s.19 When you have employees (including child workers) on the premises, and/or when …

You must give your workers clear, easy‑to‑understand information about fire risks, preventive measures and emergency procedures. If you hire a child, you also need to give their parent the same information before they start. Where hazardous substances are on site you must add details about those substances and safety data sheets.

Employer s.19 When you have employees; when you employ a child; when hazardous substances …

You must give fire‑safety training to every employee when they start work and again whenever their role, equipment, technology or way of working creates new or greater fire risks. The training must explain how to protect themselves and others, be updated for any new risks, be repeated where appropriate, match the level of risk identified, and be delivered during working hours.

Employer s.21 When an employee is first hired, or when they are transferred, given …

You must give every employee fire‑safety training when they start work and again whenever their role, equipment, technology or way of working creates new or higher fire risks. The training must explain how to protect themselves and others, be repeated as needed, adapted to any new risks, delivered in a suitable way and during normal working hours.

Employer s.21 Fire and Rescue Authority

You must give all your staff fire‑safety training when they start work and whenever their role, equipment, technology or way of working changes the fire risk. The training should cover what they must do to keep themselves and others safe, be refreshed regularly and be delivered during working hours.

Employer s.21 HSE When an employee is first hired or when they are exposed to …

You must give fire‑safety training to every employee when they start work and each time they face new or greater fire risks – for example if they change role, or new equipment, technology or work systems are introduced. The training must teach the right precautions, be refreshed regularly, reflect any new risks, be suitable to the level of risk and be delivered during working hours.

Employer s.21

Your staff must look after their own safety and that of anyone who could be affected by their actions at work. They also have to help you meet the fire‑safety duties in this Order and must tell you straight away if they see a serious immediate danger or a shortcoming in your safety arrangements. As an employer you should make sure employees understand and can fulfil these duties.

Employee s.23 while at work

Every employee must look after their own safety and that of anyone who could be affected by their actions at work. They must also cooperate with the employer on any fire‑safety duties and immediately tell the employer (or the person responsible for safety) about any serious or immediate danger or any shortcoming in the employer’s safety arrangements.

Employee s.23 HSE While at work

Your staff must look after their own safety and that of anyone who could be affected by their actions at work. They also have to cooperate with you on any fire‑safety duties and must tell you straight away about anything that looks like an immediate danger or a shortfall in your safety arrangements. As an employer you should make sure every employee knows this duty.

Employee s.23 while at work

Every employee must look after their own safety and that of others, cooperate with the employer on fire‑safety duties, and promptly tell a manager if they see a serious or immediate danger or a shortfall in the fire‑safety arrangements. As an employer you need to make sure staff are trained on this duty and have a clear way to raise such concerns.

Employee s.23 while at work