Fire Safety Order (FSO)
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ("the Order") came into force on 1 October 2006. It applies to all non-domestic premises in England and Wales. The Order sets out the duties of the person responsible for premises (known in the Order as the "responsible person").
Other persons in control of premises are under duties parallel to those of a responsible person. References in this guide to a responsible person also includes such a person. The responsible person is required to carry out a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment and then implement the necessary fire precautions and management procedures.
The Order is enforced by periodic inspections or audits by the enforcing authority (usually a Fire and Rescue Authority). If the enforcing authority considers that the responsible person has failed to comply with any provision of the Order they can advise on remedial measures or issue an enforcement notice specifying what measures they consider necessary.
Where both parties (the enforcing authority and the responsible person) agree that there is a need for improvements to fire precautions but disagree on the technical solution to be used,they may agree to refer the issue to the Secretary of State for independent determination under article 36 of the Order
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ("the Order") came into force on 1 October 2006. It applies to all non-domestic premises in England and Wales. The Order sets out the duties of the person responsible for premises (known in the Order as the "responsible person").
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