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Not to interfere or misuse anything that is 
provided for their safety
The Management of
14
To inform his employer of any work situation 
Health and Safety at
which he would reasonably consider being 
Work Regulations 1999
of immediate and serious danger to 
health and safety
14
To inform his employer of any matter which 
he would reasonably consider as representing 
a shortcoming in the employer’s protection 
arrangements for health and safety
The Regulatory Reform
23(1)a
To take reasonable care of their own health
(Fire Safety) Order 2005 
 
and safety and of 
relevant persons
who may 
be affected by their acts or omissions at work
23(1)b
To cooperate with their employer and others 
in the discharge of their legal obligations
23(1)c(i)
To inform his employer of any work 
situation which he would reasonably 
consider represents a serious and 
immediate danger to safety
23(1)c(ii)
To inform his employer of any matter which 
he would reasonably consider as representing 
a shortcoming in the employer’s protection 
arrangements for safety
Table 3.1
A summary of individuals’ duties of care

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It may be the case that the controller of the premises 
has to provide information, instruction and/or training to 
persons having access to the premises. It follows that 
unless the premises are intrinsically safe for all cases 
of people who may gain access, including trespassers, 
the controller of the premises will need to exercise some 
form of entry control.
In the example of railway premises, access to the 
hazardous areas, i.e. the railway line itself, is prevented 
by the provision of security fencing.
In the example of a tenanted, multi-storey offi ce 
block the safety of people using/maintaining the lift is a 
statutory duty of the controller of the premise.
The RRFSO places additional legal duties for fi re 
safety management on any person who is in ‘control’ of 
a workplace. The RRFSO identifi es the person in control 
of a premises as either:
➤
The employer, if the workplace is to any extent 
under his control or
➤
If the workplace is not to any extent under the con-
trol of an employer:
➤
The person who has control of the premises 
whether for profi t or not or
➤
The 
owner.
Having identifi ed the person who has control over a 
premise the RRFSO defi nes them as the ‘responsible 
person’. The responsible person (see Chapter 1) then 
becomes the main duty holder for fi re safety and has, as 
a result, overall responsibility for:
➤
Undertaking the fi re risk assessment
➤
Putting precautions in place to safeguard employees 
and non-employees
➤
Ensuring that testing and maintenance is carried out 
for such aspects as:
➤
Fire detection and alarm systems
➤
Fire 
fi ghting equipment
➤
Emergency exit routes and fi re exits
➤
Fire evacuation drills and assembly points.