Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Contents
14.3 Risk assessment process 329
14.4 Example questions for Chapter 14 339
Appendix 14.1 – Example of a fi re assessment record and action plan 340
15 SUMMARY OF KEY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 345
15.1 Acts of Parliament 345
15.2 Regulations 345
15.3 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSW Act) 346
15.4 The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 349
15.5 The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 350
15.6 The Environmental Protection Act 1990 350
15.7 The Fire and Rescue Service Act 2004 (FRSA) 352
15.8 The Occupiers’ Liability Acts 1957 and 1984 355
15.9 The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 355
15.10 Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Environment Act 1995) 356
15.11 The Building Regulations 2000 356
15.12 The Chemicals (Hazardous Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 358
15.13 The Confi ned Spaces Regulations 1997 (SI 1713) 360
15.14 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (SI 320) 362
15.15 The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (SI 743) 367
15.16 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (SI 2677) 370
15.17 The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (SI 2776) 374
15.18 The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (SI 0635) 376
15.19 The Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1992 (SI 0711) 378
15.20 The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (SI 2451) 379
15.21 The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 (SI 1513) 379
15.22 The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 (SI 0917) 381
15.23 The Health and Safety (Information for Employees) Regulations 1989 (SI 682) 381
15.24 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (SI 3242) 382
15.25 The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992 (SI 2966) 385
15.26 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (SI 2306) 386
15.27 The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (SI 1541) 389
15.28 The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (SI 3163) 392
15.29 The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 (SI 0500) 393
15.30 The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Safety Signals) Regulations 1996 (SI 0341) 395
15.31 The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 (SI 3073) 396
15.32 The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 (SI 3004) 397
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ABBREVIATIONS 400
INDEX 403