Occupiers Legislation

Overview

Did you know that on 1St July 2008 the Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 introduced a variety of sweeping changes that directly affects all owner/occupiers, managing entities and secondary occupiers (tenants). Some of these new requirements are;

 Provision of a Fire & Evacuation Plan
 Provision of Evacuation Signs & Diagrams
 Provision of a Fire Safety Adviser or Evacuation Coordinator
 Provision of Relevant approval documents for the building
 Provision of Fire & Evacuation and Evacuation Coordination instructions
 Provision of maintenance for Prescribed Fire Safety Installations
 Provision of approved means of safe keeping of all records and documents
 Provision of a review schedule for all of the above plus additional requirements not already mentioned.

These requirements apply to ALL.

DO YOU COMPLY ?

Contravention could result in a fine of up to 30 penalty units per offence.
These fines are purely from the Fire Service without including the additional penalties that would be imposed by the Health & Safety Executive for failing to comply with the employers’ obligations.

Can you afford to take the risk?

We can help! Register Now!

Additional notes with regards to Fire & Evacuation Plans
and Evacuation Signs & Diagrams

Managing Entities

The managing entity must ensure the fire and evacuation plan of managed properties or complexes takes into account the evacuation coordination procedures stated in the fire and evacuation plans for all parts of the building occupied by secondary occupiers.
As an example;

The fire and evacuation plan for a shop in a shopping centre provides for persons in the shop to assemble at a point (point ‘A’) outside an exit of the shop in the general access area to await further instructions. The fire and evacuation plan kept by centre management for the shopping centre provides for evacuating persons from point ‘A’.

They are also responsible for ensuring that all common areas display Evacuation signs and diagrams for the building and be appropriately located on each evacuation route of the building having regard to the number and location of exits in the building and must be displayed in a conspicuous position.