Fire Risk Assessment – Scotland

Fire Risk Assessment – Scotland

If you are an employer or landlord, you are legally responsible for making sure your premises, employees and tenants are safe from fire – if you don’t implement a good safety management plan, fire hazards can be lethal. You need to carry out an annual fire risk assessment however, depending on the existing control measures, fire hazards or overall site risk to fire, it may be necessary that the fire risk assessment is reviewed more often than annually. You must record details of your findings to ensure you have the correct measures in place to keep everyone safe.

My business is in Scotland – what are my responsibilities?

The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 are the main pieces of legislation governing fire safety in buildings in Scotland.

In Scotland, every employer has a duty to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment. This identifies any risks to the safety of your employees that could be caused by fire in the workplace. 

Relevant act: Section 53(2) (a) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005

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What if I’m a landlord of Short Term Lets?

If you offer Short Term Lets in Scotland, one of the conditions of your licence is that you need to carry out a fire risk assessment that covers, but not limited to:

  • fire warning – heat, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
  • records – labels, receipts or photographs – showing furnishings guests have access to meet the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988

What if I have businesses on both sides of the border?


If you have multiple sites in Scotland, England and Wales, a fire risk assessment must satisfy the legislation in each of those areas.

Bison Assist have assessors located nationwide regardless of where you’re based:

  • Inverness
  • Aberdeen
  • Dundee
  • Glasglow
  • Edinburgh

Our herd can help you with your fire safety no matter where you are. 

What premise do we risk assess?

Bison have conducted assessments all over the UK since 2010. Covering commercial to residential, these include:  

  • Dental Practices 
  • Care Homes 
  • House In Multiple Occupation
  • Schools 
  • Offices

How should I handle fire risk assessments?

With such a lot at stake, carrying out fire risk assessments and keeping up with the latest legislation is often best left to the professionals, such as our Bison Assist fire risk assessment team.

Our highly trained experts stay constantly up to date with all changes in the law, so you don’t have to. When you become a member of our Bison herd, compliance and safety become hassle-free – and you gain peace of mind.

The Legislation

The legislation and guidelines that you must meet to ensure compliance in Scotland are:

  • Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
  • The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006
  • Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
  • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
  • PAS 79-1:2020 Fire Risk Assessment – Part 1: Premises other than housing Code of Practice
  • The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
  • The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
  • Approved Code of Practice – Safety signs and signals (L64 – Third edition 2015)

Are you in England or Wales? Legislation is different, but Bison is there to help. 

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