Introduction to Fire Safety Management

14
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT 
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14.1
Introduction 
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14.2
Defi nitions relating to fi re risk assessment 
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14.3
Risk assessment process 
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14.4
Example questions for Chapter 14 
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Appendix 14.1 – Example of a fi re assessment record and action plan 
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SUMMARY OF KEY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 
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15.1
Acts of Parliament 
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15.2
Regulations 
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15.3
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSW Act) 
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15.4
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 
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15.5
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 
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15.6
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 
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15.7
The Fire and Rescue Service Act 2004 (FRSA) 
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15.8
The Occupiers’ Liability Acts 1957 and 1984 
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15.9
The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 
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15.10
Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Environment Act 1995) 
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15.11
The Building Regulations 2000 
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15.12
The Chemicals (Hazardous Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 
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15.13
The 
Confi ned Spaces Regulations 1997 (SI 1713) 
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15.14
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (SI 320) 
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15.15
The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (SI 743) 
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15.16
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (SI 2677) 
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15.17
The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (SI 2776) 
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