The Fire Safety Policy ensures that essential fire procedures
are made known to staff. The Policy outlines the businesses
goals regarding fire assessment and ensures that the aims
of the business are recorded in line with the Fire Safety
(Scotland) Regulations 2006
About this document
This document sets out an example policy for you to adapt to your business.
The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006, in conjunction with Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) comprise the legislative element of the fire safety regime in Scotland. The obligations of all businesses are strict. There are no exceptions. Even if you have no employees, the regulations apply to cover other visitors to your premises.
There are two good reasons why you should use Fire Safety documents.
First, Net Lawman has drawn a set of Fire Safety document templates to create for you a low cost route to compliance. As with all such documents, simply completing a form does not automatically mean you have complied. The purpose of the regulations is to make us all consider fire risks, reduce them where possible and inform everyone as appropriate. However, if you have a legal claim, or an employment claim, or simply a visit from your insurer, it will be difficult for anyone to say you have failed to comply, if these documents are in place.
Second, if you have the documents in place, it is very easy to diarise ahead a few months and update them. You can turn another piece of mind boggling red tape into a 30 minute task. (Note however, that in law, the duty is ongoing and requires constant monitoring!)
Application
and features
Model policy for a medium or large organisation
Designed not merely to comply with the law, but to make it easier for a manager to manage the business by setting out clear paths through the law and processes involved
Structure and layout are easy to follow and can be cut down or otherwise edited according to your particular requirements.
Contents
Lists the general obligations to ensure that all staff know what to do should a fire occur
Notes fire aims and goals specific to the company in question
Appoints a ‘responsible person’, who is in charge of carrying out the fire assessment
Appoints ‘competent persons’ who are in charge of carrying out fire drills / evacuation procedures
Lists the correct documentation that should be provided by a business in order to comply with the legislation
Lists employee's Duties
Ensures that all staff / members of the organisation are informed of the fire procedures.
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Draftsman
This document is drawn and maintained by Net Lawman. It is real law in plain English.
