Health and safety law 2019 (July 2019)

Chapter 8

Risk assessment

[ch 8: page 142]

Under Article 9, the responsible person must make a “suitable and sufficient” assessment of the risk of (and from) fire in the workplace. The risk assessment must pay special attention to dangerous substances and to people who may be especially at risk, such as young and disabled people. The risk assessment and the preventive and protective measures identified as being necessary must be recorded where an employer has more than five employees.

UK government, Fire safety in the workplace (https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-risk-assessments)


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