Who can carry out a Fire Risk Assessment?
- Beattie Equine Safety
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 20, 2025
The Regulatory Reform Order 2005 places responsibility on the 'responsible' for compliance. This may be the employer or any other person who may have control of any part of the premises, the owner or occupier.
If you are the responsible person, you must carry out a fire risk assessment which must focus on the safety in case of fire of all relevant persons. In the case of animal premises and stables the 'welfare of horses' as discussed in the Government's Horse Strategy Document for England and Wales does include the safety of animals from fire.
Visit the www.gov.uk website to access guidance on the Regulatory Reform Order 2005.
In particular if you are a responsible person for an animal premises or stables, I must draw your attention to the further guidance Fire Safety Risk Assessment: Animal Premises and Stables
This guide has been designed so that a responsible person, with no formal training or experience, should be able to carry out a fire risk assessment in smaller, less complicated equine establishments, stables, livery yards, and other animal establishments. If you decide having read this guide, that you are unable to apply the guidances then you should seek expert advice. Larger and more complex premises and establishments are likely to need to be assessed by a person who has further training or experience in fire risk assessment.
The paragraphs above have been lifted from UK Government Guidance - with links to the specific guidance.
To summarise:
Emphasis is placed upon the terminology and definition of responsible person. Following the guidance and advice available a responsible person should be able to carry out a fire risk assessment at less complex equine premises. I aim to make this site a valuable resource to these people, providing helpful advice and confidence to do this.
For more complex equine premises, seeking expert advice is recommended.
See Beattie Equine Safety service.
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