C. 3. Read the text FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS using a dictionary

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In process and chemical engineering fields, it has so far proved very much more difficult to quantify the risks on any sort of a hazard scale, so that far more is left to the skill, judgement and experience of the designer or design team. Communities and Local Government (CLG) has policy responsibility for general fire safety in all non-domestic premises (including the common parts of blocks of flats and houses in multiple occupation) in England, Scotland and Wales.

General fire safety in England and Wales is delivered through compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (‘the Order'). In Scotland, fire safety duties are contained in Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, as amended, and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006.

The legislation implements a risk based approach to fire safety in community, industrial and business premises. It requires the responsible person (usually the employer, owner or occupier) to carry out a fire safety risk assessment and implement appropriate fire precautionary and protection measures, and to maintain a fire management plan.

Fire and Rescue Authorities are the principal enforcers and have a statutory duty to enforce the requirements of the legislation.

In the majority of cases, responsibility for enforcement of fire safety legislation in respect of “special premises” has transferred from HSE to the relevant local fire and rescue authority.