Fire principles of prevention
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 consolidated and rationalised previous fire safety legislation and reduced the number of enforcing authorities dealing with general fire safety matters.
Part 3 of Schedule 1 the order defines the principles of prevention as:
- Avoiding risks.
- Evaluating the risks which cannot be avoided.
- Combating the risks at source.
- Adapting to technical progress.
- Replacing the dangerous by the non-dangerous or less dangerous.
- Developing a coherent overall prevention policy which covers technology, organisation of work and the influence of factors relating to the working environment.
- Giving collective protective measures priority over individual protective measures.
- Giving appropriate instructions to employees.
NB see also CDM principles of prevention.
[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki
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- Fire door inspector.
- Fire Door Inspection Scheme.
- Fire inspector.
- Fire Prevention on Construction Sites.
- Fire protection engineering.
- Joint fire code.
- Means of escape.
- Responsible person.
- The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
- Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.
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