Guides

Fire Safety Guides for Construction Sites

Longer-form references for principal contractors, site managers and health and safety professionals responsible for keeping a live site compliant.

Our guide sets out the rules for fire safety on UK construction sites and the published figures behind them, with the source named for each. The articles below go deeper on single questions, such as how many fire points a site needs and whether its alarms should be linked.

Full guide

UK Construction Site Fire Safety Regulations

The legal framework, who carries the duty, fire point coverage and spacing, extinguisher selection, and the failings inspectors flag most often.

Also useful

How Many Fire Points?

The HSG168 and BS 5306-8 rules applied to real floor plans.

Standalone vs Radio Linked

What HSE guidance expects, and the test that settles it.

Insights

Shorter articles on hire decisions, specification and compliance.

FAQs

Direct answers on hire terms, delivery, servicing and equipment.