Information and training

Under Article 19, the responsible person must provide “comprehensible and relevant information” to employees arising from the risk assessment, such as the protection measures, emergency procedures and about dangerous substances on the premises.

Employees must also receive adequate fire safety training at their induction and whenever they are exposed to new or increased risks. It should be “repeated periodically” and “take place during working hours”.

The Fire Order also imposes duties on employees, under Article 23. These include taking reasonable care for their own safety and that of other people, to cooperate with the employer’s fire procedures, to report matters of serious and imminent danger and any shortcomings in the protection arrangements.