Introduction to Fire Safety Management

15.23.2 Regulation 5 – Provision of further 
information
The information contained within the poster or leafl et 
must include:
➤
The name of the enforcing authority for the premises 
where the poster is displayed and the address of the 
offi ce of that authority for the area in which those 
premises are situated and
➤
The address of the offi ce of the employment medi-
cal advisory service for the area in which those 
premises are situated.
15.23.3 Regulation 6 – Exemption certifi cates
The Health and Safety Executive may, by a certifi cate 
in writing, exempt any person from all or any of the 
requirements imposed by these regulations. However, 
the Executive cannot grant any exemption unless it is 
satisfi ed that the health, safety and welfare of persons 
who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not 
be prejudiced in consequence of it.
15.23.4 Regulation 7 – Defence
A defence will be successful if an employer demonstrates 
that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all 
due diligence to avoid the commission of that offence.
15.24
The Management of Health and 
Safety at Work Regulations 1999 
(SI 3242)
The Management of Health and Safety at Work 
Regulations 1999 (MHSWR) originally came into force in 
1993 and following signifi cant amendment, most recently 
in 2003, the original MHSWR have been revised and 
republished with a new ACoP.
15.24.1 Risk assessment – regulation 3
This requires that the employer carry out a ‘suitable and 
suffi cient’ assessment of the risks to the health and 
safety of both their employees at work and other persons 
who may be affected by their undertaking. The same duty 
is placed on the self-employed in relation to risks to their 
own health and safety and to the health and safety of 
other persons who may be affected by their undertaking.
The ACoP and supporting text provides detailed 
guidance on ‘suitable and suffi cient’ which is summarised 
below: