The regulatory reform (fire safety) Order 2005 (RRO) and the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 came into effect on 1 October 2006. These require that any equipment provided to protect people from, or to mitigate the effects of, fire is designed, installed, commissioned and maintained by competent people and that such equipment is "subject to a suitable system of maintenance and maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair". Approved Document B 2006 (part of the Building Regulations for England & Wales), the Chief Fire Officers' Association's (CFOA) Policy and other documents, now recognise and acknowledge the importance of third-party certification schemes in helping to 'prove' competence through independent inspection.
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