Posted By Steve H
When performing a fire risk assessment in licensed premises how in depth to we have to assess the upstairs accomodation if it is solely for the business owner ... is it a place of work or is it a domestic area. Should they ba linked on the alarm system , recorded in fire drills etc. Or should an assessment be done purely on moral grounds, or should the area be totally ignored, an option I believe is not an option, but is it??

Thanks

Steve

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Posted By LJ
Steve,
The ‘sleeping accommodation’ guide applies to premises where the main use is for sleeping accommodation

You should refer to the guide ‘small and medium places of assembly’
http://www.communities.g...ocuments/fire/pdf/144821

This guide is intended for premises where the main use of the building or part of
the building is as a small (i.e. premises accommodating up to 60 people) or a medium (i.e. premises accommodating up to 300 people) place of assembly. These include: public houses; clubs; dance halls/schools; village halls; community centres; churches; other places of religious worship or study and associated premises; temporary structures and marquees/tents.


You must take into account ‘relevant persons’
“relevant persons” means—
(a) any person (including the responsible person) who is or may be lawfully on the premises; and
(b) any person in the immediate vicinity of the premises who is at risk from a fire on the premises, but does not include a fire-fighter who is carrying out his duties in relation to a function of a fire and rescue authority under section 7, 8 or 9 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (fire-fighting, road traffic accidents and other emergencies), other than in relation to a function under section 7(2)(d), 8(2)(d) or 9(3)(d) of that Act;

Factors to take into account are:
If there was a fire in the public area would be persons in the sleeping accomodation be able to escape safely, would they be alerted if there was a fire. Like wise for the persons in the public area, would they be alerted if there was a fire in the sleeping accomadation etc.

Regards
LJ