Objective, Application, Implementation

OBJECTIVE

The main objects of this regulation are-

(a) to ensure persons can evacuate buildings safely and quickly if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens; and

(b) to ensure prescribed fire safety installations for buildings are maintained.

APPLICATION

Applies to ALL buildings.

building means a fixed structure that is wholly or partly enclosed by walls and is roofed and includes a floating building and any part of a building but does not include a single dwelling house, being either a detached dwelling house or a town, terrace, row, villa or like.

It doesn't matter what size your company is, these new house attached to another such house or other such houses only by a wall on 1 or more of its sides.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

The owner of the building; and
The occupier of the building; and
Managing entity

managing entity, of a multi-occupancy building, means the entity that is the occupier of, or in control of, the general access areas of the building.

Examples of entities that may be managing entities of buildings-