Training
21.—(1) The responsible person must ensure that his employees are provided with adequate safety training—
(a) at the time when they are first employed; and
(b) on their being exposed to new or increased risks because of—
(i) their being transferred or given a change of responsibilities within the responsible person’s undertaking;
(ii) the introduction of new work equipment into, or a change respecting work equipment already in use within, the responsible person’s undertaking;
(iii) the introduction of new technology into the responsible person’s undertaking; or
(iv) the introduction of a new system of work into, or a change respecting a system of work already in use within, the responsible person’s undertaking.
(2) The training referred to in paragraph (1) must—
(a) include suitable and sufficient instruction and training on the appropriate precautions and actions to be taken by the employee in order to safeguard himself and other relevant persons on the premises;
(b) be repeated periodically where appropriate;
(c) be adapted to take account of any new or changed risks to the safety of the employees concerned;
(d) be provided in a manner appropriate to the risk identified by the risk assessment; and
(e) take place during working hours.
21A Provision of information to residents of domestic premises
(1) This article applies in relation to a building containing two or more sets of domestic premises.
(2) The responsible person must give residents of the domestic premises comprehensible and relevant information about the relevant fire safety matters.
(3) The relevant fire safety matters are—
(a) the risks to residents of the domestic premises identified by the risk assessment;
(b) the preventive and protective measures;
(c) the name of the responsible person and an address in the United Kingdom at which the responsible person, or someone acting on their behalf, will accept notices and other documents;
(d) the identity of any person appointed by the responsible person to assist them with making or reviewing an assessment under article 9;
(e) the identity of any persons nominated by the responsible person under article 13(3)(b);
(f) any risks of which the responsible person has been informed under article 22(1)(c);
(g) any other matters specified in regulations made by the relevant authority.
(4) The information is to be provided at such times, and in such form, as may be specified in regulations made by the relevant authority.
(5) The responsible person must keep records of the relevant fire safety matters.
(6) The “relevant authority”—
(a) in relation to premises in England, means the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to premises in Wales, means the Welsh Ministers.
(7) Regulations under this article are to be made by statutory instrument.
(8) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under this article is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(9) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under this article is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
As amended by S156 Building Safety Act 2022
What the Enforcement Guidance says:
about whether the responsible person has complied with his duties under this Order