The Fire Safety (Employees’ Capabilities) (Wales) Regulations 2012 ensure that all tasks are allocated to employees with the necessary skill and experience to do them safely. It applies to all tasks carried out in the course of the business, not just those (such as carrying out risk assessments) which relate directly to health and safety.
Furthermore, the Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales, provide that employers must take into account employees' capabilities as regards fire safety in entrusting tasks to them. They also state that every employer must, in entrusting tasks to employees, take into account their capabilities as regards health and safety, so far as those capabilities relate to fire.
