Guidance

Fire safety risk assessment: factories and warehouses

Guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for factories and warehouses.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 5 June 2006
• Last updated: 12 September 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Fire safety risk assessment: factories and warehouses

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This guide gives advice about completing a fire safety risk assessment for all employers, managers, occupiers and owners of premises where the main use of the building (or part of the building) is a factory or warehouse including:

• large and small factories
• manufacturing warehouses
• storage warehouses
• factories with warehouses

This guide has been published by the Secretary of State under Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) to assist responsible persons in meeting their duties under the FSO.

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Published 5 June 2006
Last updated 12 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 12 September 2023

   Webpage updated to summarise the legislative status of the guidance.

2. 5 June 2006

   First published.