The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 - RR(FS)O came into force on 1st October 2006 and replaced practically all existing primary and secondary pieces of fire safety legislation, in particular the Fire Precautions Act 1971 and the Fire Precaution (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (as amended).

The RR(FS)O forms the legislative foundation for the principles of fire safety management which was formally addressed by the buildings Fire Certificate issued and enforced by the Local Authority Fire Brigade under the Fire Precautions Act 1971.

The RR(FS)O places greater emphasis on building owners, managers and occupiers to carry out fire risk assessments, to provide and maintain suitable fire precautions to safeguard persons resorting to the building or premises and to demonstrate the fire safety management strategies employed.

Principally, there are eighteen Articles of the RR(FS)O to which building management teams must comply with through the production of a robust fire safety management framework to be audited by the fire authority. The framework principally must comprise of:-

A means for demonstrating the provided fire safety solution and escape strategy (Fire Safety Manual)
An identification and control of fire related risks (Risk Assessment)
A practised fire action plan (Fire Emergency Plan and Means of Escape Manual)
A robust recording strategy (Fire Log Book)

FSMC, through the provision of an applied fire safety management strategy, can provide legislative compliance for the responsible person with documentation approved by the enforcing authority which satisfies the requirements of the HSE Enforcement Management Model.

Our unique and building bespoke fire safety service demonstrates legislative compliance through the production of a suite of manuals:-

Fire Safety Manual
Means of Escape Manual
Fire Log Book

FSMC also provide a comprehensive fire safety service to building owners, managing agents, occupiers and purchasers of premises in the following areas:

Risk Assessment
Emergency Planning
Training
Fire Safety Audits
CAD Fire Safety Plans

As the UK’s leading independent fire safety consultancy, FSMC have established an enviable reputation for achieving high standards of fire safety design using dynamic and flexible packages of integrated fire engineering solutions and the application of fire safety standards.