Regulation 32 Fire precautions

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 32(1) words substituted by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) 2004 art. 59(a)
reg. 32(1) words substituted by Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) 2005 Sch. 3 para. 9(a)
reg. 32(1A) inserted by Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) 2005 Sch. 3 para. 9(b)
reg. 32(2) substituted by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) 2004 art. 59(b)
reg. 32(1)(c) omitted by Children’s Homes 2011 reg. 18

(1)

The registered person shall after consultation with the fire authority—

(a)

take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment;

(b)

provide adequate means of escape;

(c)

make adequate arrangements—

(i)

for detecting, containing and extinguishing fires;

(ii)

for giving warnings of fires;

(iii)

for evacuation in the event of fire;

(iv)

for the maintenance of all fire equipment; and

(v)

for reviewing fire precautions, and testing fire equipment, at suitable intervals;

(d)

make arrangements for persons working at the home to receive suitable training in fire prevention; and

(e)

ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that the persons working at the home and, so far as practicable, children accommodated there, are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire.

(2)

In this regulation, “fire authority” means the authority discharging in the area in which a children’s home is situated, the function of fire authority under the Fire Services Act 1947^f1.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: c. 41.