RISK ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

Introduction
This section of the site aims to provide Employers and Designers with information on topical issues, some of which may be new to them. Increasingly the risk assessment approach is being used in all walks of life. With regard to buildings, and especially the building fabric, there are legal duties arising from the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997, as amended in 1999, but there are also other criteria to consider from the Duty of Disclosure to insurance bodies, to a mix of environmental issues:

Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997, as amended 1999

The EU Precautionary Principle

Fire loads and toxic emissions from insulation materials

Smoke and risk

Duty of Disclosure

The Cooke Report - risk assessment of external cladding

Warehouses and distribution buildings - Managing the risk from fire

Hotels & the European Commission (not yet published)