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Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Provisions the documents cite: arts 8–22 (general fire precautions, fire risk assessment, maintenance of fire-fighting equipment and escape routes)

What it requires

The responsible person for premises — on a construction site, the principal contractor for the site and the occupier where the building is occupied — takes general fire precautions, assesses fire risk and maintains fire-fighting equipment, detection and escape routes in efficient working order (art 17).

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The 42 documents that cite it

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Cladding & Facades topic RAMS

Close-out records

Doors and shutters quality checklists

Extended permits

Fire Protection topic RAMS

Fire safety on site

Handover and completion

Health and safety arrangements

Healthcare estates

Higher-risk buildings

Passive fire protection quality checklists

Site forms

Site inspection records

Site notices and boards

Toolbox talks