Posted By David Bannister AWH, I can't come up with UK statute law that specifically requires a listing of personnel. However, a good fire risk assessment should indicate a requirement to know who's on site at ant time, or more specifically, that everyone's accounted for in an emergency. I find it difficult to know how anyone can verify that the evacuation process has worked unless there is some method of accounting for people. Sending someone back in to check is not a realistic option when the smoke's billowing out. Also, relying on the emergency services to retrieve bodies is a predictable route to the Crown Court! Furthermore, the Management Regs require appropriate arrangements to be in place for dealing with serious and imminent danger - the same comments apply here too. If you are trying to convince an employer of the need to implement a signing-in and out system then these may assist. Most organisations have some form of register in place, with the exception of publicly accessible buildings eg hospitals. Unless your premises is so small and simple that it would be very obvious that anyone was missing in an emergency, accounting for personnel is not merely good practice - it is a requirement of an effective safety management system, as decided via risk assessment. Good luck

Posted By Bob S I am not aware of any statute or precedent which compels an employer to maintain a register of all persons that are on site. From my experience of fire drills, assessments and discussions with fire brigade people a roll call is not essential or always practical. In a large building with many people coming and going a list is unreliable and can take a long time to check off. Who is brave enough to tell the fire brigade that a building is definitely clear based on an unreliable list? I prefer trained fire wardens allocated areas who usher people out and check their assigned areas are clear if safe to do so. Lists are of more value to record visitors for security reasons.