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Fire and emergency · UK duty guide

Fire drills

Proof the drill was held, and who was there.

  • On the file

    The date, how long it took, who was there, and what failed.

  • Duty

    Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

  • Where it is used

    On the record, after the drill.

What the duty covers

  • The date, the time it took, and who attended.
  • What did not work, and the action that came out of it.
  • On the record. Not a note that a drill happened.

On the file

  • The date
  • The time it took
  • Who attended
  • What did not work
  • The action that came out of it

How this duty should sit

These notes describe how the duty can sit on a digital record. This page is a guide to a UK duty. It is not a screen in EHSync Safety.

  • Attendance is names, not a headcount.
  • What failed becomes an action.

The duty

The UK law we work to, by name.

  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

    Procedures practised. A drill is the evidence.

  • Who uses it

    The person running the drill. Attendance is names, not a headcount.

  • Sits with

    The fire safety plan. What failed becomes an action.

  • What good looks like

    There is evidence the drill happened, who was there, and what has to change.