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Chubb is commited to keeping its customers up to date with the latest news on legislation, standards and policies affecting UK workplaces.
regulatory reform (Fire Safety) order

Fire legislation has changed - a Fire Safety Order, under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 replaced previous fire legislation in England and Wales from 1 October 2006.
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fire (scotland) act 2005 part 3

Simultaneously, Part 3 of The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 came in to force on 1st October 2006 and repealed all existing fire safety legislation in Scotland.
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CFOA Policy on unwanted fire alarms

The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) has introduced a new policy on how the Fire and Rescue Service will respond to false alarms generated by remotely monitored fire alarm systems.
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new no smoking laws

Introduced in Scotland in March 2006, and following in other areas in the UK from 2007, new no smoking laws banning smoking in public premises are coming in to force. 
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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995: PART III

Part III of the DDA requires service providers to consider the physical features of premises - we look at  how disability may impact on your Fire Safety Strategy from 1st October 2004.
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previous fire legislation

Even if you had a Fire Certificate issued under the Fire Precautions Act 1971, The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 required you to do a fire risk assessment.
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dangerous goods vehicle fire guidelines

The ADR's (European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) provision for vehicle fire extinguishers was amended in May 2004.
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