Chief Fire Officers Association supports ‘Responsible Person’s’ guidance as campaign gathers pace

Chief Fire Officers have given their backing to a campaign to provide
clearer guidance which will help building managers meet their duties under fire
safety legislation.

The Make Britain’s Buildings Safe campaign
has been launched following a cross-industry initiative
which called for clearer guidance for building managers and better compliance
of existing building regulations.

Jonathan Herrick, lead of the Chief Fire Officers’ Association regulators’
guidance group, said: “This can help with our work for all fire brigades, a
generic guide which can support fire safety at all levels. We are happy to
support this initiative because it is so important.”

The campaign is due to be presented in the new year to the recently
formed Fire Sector Partnership to consider how to take the initiative forward.
One outcome may be the publication of voluntary guidance for the responsible
person, which could be developed into a code of practice for managing the fire
safety of buildings in the longer term.