History of Fire Safety Legislation in The United Kingdom - From 1707 - The Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

The Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

(Repealed and totally replaced by the RR(Fire Safety) Order 2005 - See below.)

The Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1877), were a result of European Communities Act 1972, brought the UK legislation up to a standard that met the fire safety requirements of two health and safety European Directives, 89/391/EEC and 89/654/EEC, adopted in 1989. The amendments were laid before Parliament on July 7, 1999 and became law on December 1, 1999.

Unfortunately, they did not revoke sections 5 to 9 of the Fire Precautions Act, which required fire certificates; consequently, the legislation now ran in parallel with the Workplace Regulations but secondary to it. Employers or persons having overall control of the workplace were made responsible under the regulations to implement and conduct fire safety risk assessments, also produce a record if they employ more than five people. The Fire Brigades enforce the regulations and conduct limited inspections to ensure employers are carrying out their responsibilities.

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