Last edited 27 Oct 2025

Off-site risk

Fire safety in construction, written by HSE and Published by TSO (The Stationery Office), Third Edition, 2022, defines off-site risk as: ‘Risk from the construction work that affects areas outside the principal contractor’s direct control because they are beyond the site boundary.’

It defines on-site risk as: ‘Risk affecting areas within the site boundary and under the principal contractor’s control.’

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