If you have any control over a premises, such as a workplace, a public house, a residential care home or even a village hall, either as an employer, managing agent or owner then you will have a legal responsibility to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of all those who use, or may use, the premises. The premises does not have to be a building it can include marquees, open spaces and stadiums.

The Regulatory Reform ( Fire Safety ) Order 2005 ( The Fire Safety Order ) sweeps away decades of piecemeal legislation, often brought in as a result of some tragedy and replaces it with a single piece of legislation, closely modelled on current Health and Safety law. This major change has been undertaken as part of the governments commitment to more simpler regulation by making it easier to understand and comply with.

If you have a fire certificate for your premises it will cease to have any legal effect on the 1st October 2006 but it may still be useful in helping you comply with the new law.

Onsite Fire Protection can provide information, instruction and training to your employees about the fire precautions in your work place.
Simple and straightforward instruction on all types, uses and limitations only takes an hour, with in-depth Fire Marshal sessions lasting approx three and a half hours.

Your staff will receive a dated certificate to confirm attendance and completion of the course, all our sessions and courses can be tailored to suite your specific company requirements.

Details of a typical course content
1 - New European legislation and why
2 - Fire risk identification
3 - How to use extinguishers
4 - Which type of extinguisher
5 - Carry out visual checks
6 - Staff practical use of fire extinguishers with live fire *
7 - Questionnaire
8 - Review questions and answers
9 - Close
* Please note item 6 depends on a suitable location and local weather conditions.