Part 5: Other provisions about safety standards, etc. Fire safety Section 156: Amendment of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Background
Under Article 19 of the FSO a Responsible Person must provide employees with relevant information including on any risks identified in the fire risk assessment, the identity of competent persons nominated or appointed to assist them with preventative and protective measures taken in their workplace and details of risks to relevant persons throughout the building identified by other Responsible Persons sharing or having duties in the premises. Currently, the FSO does not require that a Responsible Person should provide fire safety information to residents, with the exception of article 15(2a) in relation to in the event of serious and imminent danger to relevant persons.
	The Government considered how to widen the provision of information requirements, under the FSO, by extending them to include residents of buildings containing two or more sets of domestic premises. Proposals were included in the Fire Safety Consultation which set out new requirements for Responsible Persons to share fire safety information with residents of multi-occupied residential buildings. Findings from the consultation showed that 90% of respondents were supportive of the proposals.
Example
Responsible Persons for of buildings containing more than two sets of domestic premises will be required to provide information about relevant fire safety matters to residents in their buildings. The intention of this provision is to ensure that residents have access to relevant fire safety information about the building where they live to help ensure they are safe and feel safe in their homes.