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Building Act 1975
sec.217Fire safety standard
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### sec.217 Fire safety standard
The fire safety standard is—
QDC, part MP 2.1; and
any other standard prescribed under a regulation for ensuring that all the occupants of a budget accommodation building may be safely evacuated in the event of a fire in the building.
Without limiting subsection (1) , a prescribed standard may provide for all or any of the following for the building—
the allowable number of occupants;
the provision and maintenance of fire safety systems;
training programs for occupants and persons employed in the building about—
fire management and prevention; or
emergency evacuation.
s 217 ins 2002 No. 7 s 4
amd 2006 No. 36 s 10 ; 2008 No. 13 s 10
(sec.217-ssec.1) The fire safety standard is— QDC, part MP 2.1; and any other standard prescribed under a regulation for ensuring that all the occupants of a budget accommodation building may be safely evacuated in the event of a fire in the building.
(sec.217-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a prescribed standard may provide for all or any of the following for the building— the allowable number of occupants; the provision and maintenance of fire safety systems; training programs for occupants and persons employed in the building about— fire management and prevention; or emergency evacuation.
- (a) QDC, part MP 2.1; and
- (b) any other standard prescribed under a regulation for ensuring that all the occupants of a budget accommodation building may be safely evacuated in the event of a fire in the building.
- (a) the allowable number of occupants;
- (b) the provision and maintenance of fire safety systems;
- (c) training programs for occupants and persons employed in the building about— (i) fire management and prevention; or (ii) emergency evacuation.
- (i) fire management and prevention; or
- (ii) emergency evacuation.
- (i) fire management and prevention; or
- (ii) emergency evacuation.