Defence fire safety regulator (dfsr)

DEFENCE FIRE SAFETY REGULATOR (DFSR) Part of the Defence Safety Authority (DSA), the DFSR enforces and provides UK fire safety legislation on MOD premises. CONTENTS * What we do * Documents

and regulations * Contact us WHAT WE DO We provide regulatory direction and enforce UK fire legislation to ensure the MOD achieves and maintains safe operating environments across Defence.

Our scope extends to the UK (including Northern Ireland) and military locations overseas, and the team crosses boundaries into Aerodrome Rescue Firefighting, Structural Firefighting, Major

Accident Control Regulations and Military Aviation Activity (MAA). The DFSR has two disciplines: * Fire and Rescue (Oversight and Assurance): regulates the fire and rescue services across

Defence in accordance with the Secretary of State for Defence’s health safety and environmental protection policy. * Fire Safety: the DFSR’s statutory fire safety duties fall into two

provisions of the relevant legislation - ensure and assure that the requirement to take general fire precautions are taken by the Responsible (Accountable) Person, and the duty to consult

with the DFSR as the fire safety enforcing authority in relation to proposed building works. DOCUMENTS AND REGULATIONS * Defence Fire Safety Regulations (DSA02) and guidance (DSA03) *

Defence Fire Safety Regulations (DSA02) Defence Structural Fire Fighting Regulations * Notice of Proposed Amendment: DSA DFSR 02 Defence Aerodrome Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF)

Regulations CONTACT US Defence Fire Safety Regulator Building 456 (Room 220) Boscombe Down Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JF Email: [email protected] RELATED INFORMATION Defence

Safety Authority (DSA) The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England and Wales) Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 NFCC -

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ‘Enforcers’ Guidance for the Benefit of Enforcing Authorities Contents