For business owners and Responsible Persons, few things are more important than ensuring people can evacuate safely and quickly in the event of a fire. Even well-maintained fire doors, alarms and detection systems can fail to protect life if there is no clear, documented evacuation procedure in place. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order Read more »
Fire engineering consultancy provides specialist, performance-based fire safety advice where prescriptive guidance alone is insufficient to demonstrate compliance. It is commonly required for complex, higher-risk, or non-standard buildings where design flexibility, regulatory approval, or alternative solutions are needed. At Fire Risk Assessment Network, our fire engineering consultants support developers, designers, building owners, and duty holders Read more »
Fire doors are a critical life-safety system and are now subject to increased legal scrutiny across the UK. When fire doors are not inspected, maintained, or managed correctly, the consequences can be severe — including enforcement action, prosecution, unlimited fines, and in the most serious cases, imprisonment. Following the introduction of the Fire Safety Act Read more »
A fire strategy report sets out how a building is designed, constructed, and managed to achieve an appropriate level of fire safety. It explains how people will be protected in the event of a fire, how fire spread is controlled, and how the building complies with fire safety legislation and guidance. Fire strategy reports are Read more »
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO), which applies to non-domestic premises and the common parts of residential buildings in England and Wales, places a legal duty on the Responsible Person to ensure the safety of anyone lawfully on the premises, whether employees, residents, visitors, or contractors. The Responsible Person’s duties are set out Read more »
Fire drills are an integral part of a workplace fire safety, be it an office, factory, school, hospital, restaurant, or retail outlet. Fire alarms, fire extinguishers, and fire safety signs are essential; they have an indirect and equal significance in fire protection for everyone within a building. As such, it is expected for your commercial Read more »
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (commonly referred to as the Fire Safety Order or RRO) is the primary piece of fire safety legislation governing non-domestic premises and the common parts of residential buildings in England and Wales. It consolidated and replaced a large body of earlier fire safety legislation, creating a single, risk-based Read more »
If you are the Responsible Person (or duty holder in Scotland), you are legally responsible for ensuring that a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is carried out for your premises. This legal responsibility remains with you — not the fire risk assessor — regardless of who you appoint. To help Responsible Persons demonstrate that Read more »
Fire risk assessments are a legal requirement for most non-domestic premises and the common parts of residential buildings in the UK. However, many Responsible Persons are unsure what a fire risk assessment involves, how often it must be reviewed, what it covers, and whether it guarantees compliance. Recent changes to fire safety legislation have strengthened Read more »
Fire has shaped safety legislation in the United Kingdom more than almost any other hazard. From medieval cities built largely of timber to modern residential towers, the consequences of fire have repeatedly exposed weaknesses in building design, emergency planning, and regulatory oversight. In this article, we list 15 of the most devastating fire-related disasters in Read more »
