Calling all Responsible Persons, housing providers and managing agents of block of flats…
From January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 will make it a requirement for responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings to provide information on their building/s to their local fire and rescue service.
“HIWFRS welcomes the new regulations as important steps forward in strengthening the Fire Safety Order and improving fire safety for members of the community across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.”
The Act clarifies that responsible persons (RPs) for multi-occupied residential buildings must manage and reduce the risk of fire for the structure and external walls of the building, including cladding, balconies and windows, and entrance doors to individual flats that open into common parts.
The new regulations have been introduced as an important step towards implementing the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report.
HIWFRS is hosting a series of free webinars to help support RPs with preparing for these important changes on the following dates:
- Wednesday 4 January, 2-4pm,
- Thursday 5 January, 2-4pm
- Friday 6 January, 2-4pm.
Email the Protection team at csprotection.admin@hantsfire.gov.uk to find out more and book a place.