Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008

An evacuation diagram, for a building, means a diagram, in an understandable form, of the building showing the following (the fire safety reference points)—

the place that corresponds to the place in the building where the diagram is displayed;

the route from the place mentioned in paragraph (a) to the nearest exit of the building;

each exit of the building;

any intercommunication devices in the common areas of the building;

the manually operated fire alarms in the building;

the firefighting equipment in the building;

each designated assembly area for the building;

the route from each exit shown on the diagram to a designated assembly area.

For subsection (1), the fire safety reference points under subsection (1)(a) to (f) and (1)(g) and (h) may be shown on separate diagrams.

An evacuation diagram, for a part of a building, means a diagram, in an understandable form, of the part of the building showing the following (also the fire safety reference points)—

the place that corresponds to the place in the part of the building where the diagram is displayed;

each exit that is reasonably accessible from the part of the building;

the route from the part of the building to each exit shown on the diagram;

any intercommunication devices in the common areas that are reasonably accessible from the part of the building;

the manually operated fire alarms that are reasonably accessible from the part of the building;

the firefighting equipment that is reasonably accessible from the part of the building;

a designated assembly area for the part of the building;

the route from each exit shown on the diagram to a designated assembly area.

For subsection (3), the fire safety reference points under subsection (3)(a) to (f) and (3)(g) and (h) may be shown on separate diagrams.

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