An employer, owner or occupier of commercial premises has a legal duty to complete a Fire Risk Assessment, identify fire hazards and ensure the business has effective fire protection. You must carry out and regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises. This will identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe.The person carrying out the FRA must have suitable training to make the right judgements about risks and how to reduce them. For larger, more complex businesses a professional fire risk assessor is recommended to ensure regulatory compliance.
The main fire safety law that restaurants must comply with, is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO). Under the FSO, your premises must reach the required standard and all employees are provided with adequate fire safety training. If the premises have five or more people, a written record is required. By understanding the risks and taking precautions to reduce or eliminate it increases the likelihood your business would recover from a fire. FRA guidelines can be found A helpful guide can also be found here.