1.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 Fire safety in practice Jumping through hoops

2.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The Fire Safety Order (FSO) Aims Consolidation (>70 pieces of fire safety legislation pre-2005) Q. Did it all get consolidated?

3.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 Layout 5 Parts 53 Articles 5 Schedules Explanatory memorandum Part 1 Introduction and general Part 2 Fire safety duties Part 3 Enforcement Part 4 Offences & Appeals Part 5 Miscellaneous Articles/Regulations The body text of the legislation, which sets out the requirements of the order Schedule 1 1.Risk assessment for dangerous substances 2.Young persons 3.Principles of prevention 4.Measures to be taken for dangerous substances Schedule 2 Amendments to primary legislation Schedule 3 Amendments to secondary (subordinate) legislation Schedule 4 Repeals Schedule 5 Revocations The FSO

4.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The FSO Aims Consolidation (>70 pieces of fire safety legislation pre-2005) Q. Did it all get consolidated? Reduce burden(s) on business Q. Does less legislation = less burden? Q. Does move from prescriptive to functional = less burden?

5.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The FSO Aims Consolidation (>70 pieces of fire safety legislation pre-2005) Q. Did it all get consolidated? Reduce burden(s) on business Q. Does less legislation = less burden? Q. Does move from prescriptive to functional = less burden? A single regulatory regime for fire safety Q. Is there only one piece of fire safety legislation per industry sector?

6.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The FSO Aims Consolidation (>70 pieces of fire safety legislation pre-2005) Q. Did it all get consolidated? Reduce burden(s) on business Q. Does less legislation = less burden? Q. Does move from prescriptive to functional = less burden? A single regulatory regime for fire safety Q. Is there only one piece of fire safety legislation per industry sector? A single enforcement authority Q. Is there only one regulator per industry sector?

7.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The FSO Aims Consolidation (>70 pieces of fire safety legislation pre-2005) Q. Did it all get consolidated? Reduce burden(s) on business Q. Does less legislation = less burden? Q. Does move from prescriptive to functional = less burden? A single regulatory regime for fire safety Q. Is there only one piece of fire safety legislation per industry sector? A single enforcement authority Q. Is there only one regulator per industry sector? Risk based Q. Is the order retrospective? Q. Can a premises be non-’code’ compliant but still safe?

8.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 Enforcement Should be in accordance with the HSE Enforcement Concordat Non-statutory code of good enforcement principles: Standards (consultation) Openness (deficiencies notices) Helpfulness (can extend / withdraw enforcement action) Complaints procedures Proportionality (risk and seriousness) Consistency CDM -v- FSO The FSO

9.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The FSO and disability Wide definition - operative word is ‘discrimination’, with no exemptions

10.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The FSO and disability Wide definition - operative word is ‘discrimination’, with no exemptions Distinction between ‘service providers’ and ‘employers’ Non-public access - risk assess Consider recruitment issues Public access - wider remit

11.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The FSO and disability Wide definition - operative word is ‘discrimination’, with no exemptions Distinction between ‘service providers’ and ‘employers’ Non-public access - risk assess Consider recruitment issues Public access - wider remit “Reasonable adjustments”

12.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The FSO and disability Wide definition - operative word is ‘discrimination’, with no exemptions Distinction between ‘service providers’ and ‘employers’ Non-public access - risk assess Consider recruitment issues Public access - wider remit “Reasonable adjustments” Landlords permission

13.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 What is a refuge? Is it.... an area in a building or structure designed to: hold disabled occupants (wheelchair users), during a fire or other emergency, when evacuation may not be safe or possible, until the Fire and Rescue Service can assist ? Or to: enable disabled occupants (wheelchair users) to escape, without hindering others, by waiting out the flow of people, until so that staff can assist their escape Access and egress

14.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 Facilities (access -v- egress) What is a refuge? Is it an area in a building or structure designed to: hold disabled occupants (wheelchair users), during a fire or other emergency, when evacuation may not be safe or possible, until the Fire and Rescue Service can assist ? Or to: enable disabled occupants (wheelchair users) to escape, without hindering others, by waiting out the flow of people, until so that staff can assist their escape The personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP) Commercial premises - employees - fairly straight forward? Care premises - patients / residents - fairly straightforward? Private residential premises - tenants - not so straightforward? MM Rescue or evacuation

15.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP) Commercial premises - employees - fairly straight forward? Care premises - patients / residents - fairly straightforward? Private residential premises - tenants - not so straightforward? MM STAY PUT Warning signals – purpose of evacuation signal? Who decides? STAY PUT Really – under ALL circumstances – so, when? Strategy – compartmentation and effective fire alarm system?

16.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 Competence Assessors No legislative requirement for the fire risk assessment to be carried out by a competent person Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council Simple buildings (only): Understanding of relevant current good fire safety practices in buildings of the type in question; Awareness of the limitations of the fire risk assessor's own experience and knowledge; A willingness and ability to supplement existing experience and knowledge, when necessary, by obtaining external help and advice Complex buildings and structures: Professional and/or commercial assessors: Assessment of risk (fire specific)> Behaviour of people in fire situations Applicable legislation> Means of escape Appropriate guidance> Fire prevention Behaviour of fire in buildings> Fire protection (passive & active) > Management of fire safety

17.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 Providers and installers Specifying standards UKAS accredited third party (product and installer) certification schemes

18.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The good, the bad and the ugly

19.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The good, the bad and the ugly

20.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The good, the bad and the ugly The majority of fire deaths occur in the home The primary causes / contributory factors are smoking, combined with drink, and/or drugs The vulnerable (young, old and disabled) are more at risk than others

21.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 The good, the bad and the ugly The majority of fire deaths occur in the home The primary causes / contributory factors are smoking, combined with drink, and/or drugs The vulnerable (young, old and disabled) are more at risk than others The government and local authorities are slashing care budgets So, are fire deaths, for those living at home who are / should be receiving care, likely to rise, over the next few years?

22.  Risk and Safety Plus Ltd 2012 Thank you Malcolm Tullett BA (Hon’s); MIFireE; MIIRSM; TechOSH; FRSA So, are fire deaths, for those living at home who are / should be receiving care, likely to rise, over the next few years?