Welcome to Avon Fire & Rescue
Service's (AF&RS) Commercial Fire Safety area.
Here you can find information on how to keep your business safe
from fire, as well as information about fire safety legislation and
how you can meet laws and requirements.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO)
The RRFSO came into force on 1 October 2006, and means
businesses must carry out a Fire Safety
Risk Assessment. You can find
more information about the RRFSO, plus read guides on the
subject. The guides available on this page provide relevant
fire safety information and examples of Fire Safety Risk
Assessments
More information about the RRFSO can be found on the Government
website Fire Gateway which also provides an online compliance
self-assessment form.
Please note: this facility is an aid to carrying out a risk
assessment and does not constitute a risk assessment on its
own.
AF&RS has also produced a Fire Safety Checklist (PDF 290kb, opens in a new
window) to help businesses meet their obligations under the
RRFSO. This check list can be used to help carry out of a Fire
Safety Risk Assessment.
In the Commercial Fire Safety area you can also find
information about
sprinklers and other fire suppression
systems, hotel
fire safety, and the
reduction of false alarms. You can
also
download commercial fire safety leaflets in other
languages.
Contact us
AF&RS works within four unitary
authorities.
- Bristol City
- North Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Bath and North East Somerset.
If you would like to contact the Commercial Fire Safety office
for your area please call AF&RS's central
switchboard on 0117 926 2061 and ask for the Commercial
Fire Safety office in your area.