In RRFSO terminology, what are 'duties'?

• A. The penalties for non-compliance
• B. Specific words that indicate the requirement of the duties imposed
• C. The dates of reporting
• D. The types of fire equipment required

Answer: (B)

In RRFSO terms, duties are the legal obligations placed on the person with responsibility for fire safety to take certain actions. These duties are defined by the wording in the regulation itself, using mandatory language such as “shall” or “must” to signal what must be done. So duties are about the required actions you must undertake to keep premises safe—things like carrying out a fire risk assessment, maintaining fire precautions, and providing information and training to occupants. Penalties are the consequences for not complying, dates of reporting are procedural timelines, and types of fire equipment are part of how you meet the duties, but they aren’t the definition of what a duty is. The key idea is that duties are the concrete obligations expressed by the regulation’s mandatory language.