Queensland Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 24

24 Fire and evacuation plan to include and reflect fire safety management procedure

(1) Subsection (2) applies if building work for a building involved an alternative solution for a relevant performance requirement that includes a fire safety management procedure as a condition of the occupation and use of the building.

Examples of fire safety management procedures—

• a limitation on the use of finishes with fire hazard properties as defined under the BCA

• a prohibition on storing hazardous materials above a stated height

• a limitation on storing or using stated materials

• a requirement that all of a building’s final exit doors be unlocked before it is occupied on the start of any day

• a requirement to implement stated evacuation strategies or procedures

• a restriction on the number and the distribution of a building’s occupants

• a requirement that evacuation routes be kept clear of fittings and furnishings or be kept sterile

• a prohibition on carrying out any hazardous processes or storage mentioned in BCA, part E1.5, table E1.5, note 3, paragraph (a)

(2) The occupier of the building must ensure that—

(a) a record of the fire safety management procedure is included in the building’s fire and evacuation plan; and

(b) the plan adequately reflects the procedure.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.