Executive summary
Date(s) of inspection:
July 2025
Aim of inspection
The aim of this intervention is to inspect against compliance with the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO).
This intervention focusses on matters relating to life fire safety.
The purpose of this intervention is to gain assurance that Sellafield Limited are meeting their responsibilities as the Responsible Person by the legislation referenced above. It is also to gain assurance that this specific facility's fire safety management and system arrangements are adequately implemented, effective and integrated to ensure the required application of the general fire precautions.
Subject(s) of inspection
- Fire (Life Safety) Compliance Inspection - Rating: Green
Key findings, inspector's opinions and reasons for judgement made
The purpose of this inspection was to; enable inspection of the duty holder's arrangements within the BEP construction project area regarding the legislative requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and to review BEP investigation processes, findings and associated actions following a minor fire event.
The inspection was carried out in 3 phases:
- Review of submitted requested documentation and information to establish targeted areas where further enquiries and inspection are required.
- A walk through of the BEP Construction Project area to ensure documented processes and controls are in place and effective.
- Supplementary document review and clarification of identified matters as appropriate.
Conclusion
Management systems for fire safety appear to be generally effective and the dutyholder has demonstrated their ability to learn from experiences regarding the challenges faced, not only during this project but also through the sharing of learning from other construction projects within the licensed site and further afield.
This is supported by the limited areas where I have found deficiencies which I consider to be proportionately remediated through the issue of formal advice.
The dutyholder and representatives were open, honest and transparent in all their interactions with ONR inspectors during this inspection activity, which gives me confidence in their ability to enable highlighting of areas of improvement locally at all workforce levels. This openness subsequently enables the correct application of timely remediation or improvements within an auditable management system.
It is therefore my opinion that this inspection should be rated as green: No formal action