Exempt premises

Under the fire regulations, if you employ staff, you need to carry out a fire risk assessment of your workplace and have an emergency plan, although some workplaces do not have to comply.

Is my workplace covered by the Fire Regulations?

Most workplaces must comply with the fire regulations. Listed below are those workplaces which are exempt from the requirements of the fire regulations - all others must comply

• Workplaces used only by the self-employed
• Private dwellings
• Construction sites (any workplace to which the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 apply
• Any aircraft locomotive or rolling stock etc. which is in use as a means of transport
• Mines, other than any building on the surface of a mine Agricultural or forestry land situated away from the undertaking's main buildings
• Offshore installations (workplaces to which the Offshore Installations and Pipelines Work (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995 apply
• Ships within the meaning of Section 313(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 other than a ship which is: in the course of construction, or being prepared by people who include people other than the master and crew of the ship

Premises for which a fire certificate is in force or has been applied for are not exempt from the regulations.

If you require further clarification on whether your workplace must comply with the regulations please contact your local Fire Safety Department.