In some circumstances, such as where a care home’s layout or structuremay increase the likelihood of fire spread, a greater awareness of thesefactors may be necessary in order fully to understand the fire risks involvedand assess what fire safety measures are required in order to minimise theserisks.It is for those with firesafety responsibilities to ensure that the person undertaking a risk assessmenthas sufficient technical training and experience or knowledge of the premises(its features, the activities undertaken on it and by whom) and therequirements of the fire safety legislation in respect of fire safety measures.In the majority of cases, responsibilityfor enforcing the new fire safety legislation lies with the fire and rescueauthority/joint fire and rescue board. When visited...