Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
sec.32Fire and evacuation instructions
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sec.32 Fire and evacuation instructions
This section applies to the occupier of a building if— the occupier intends to use the building mainly for conducting an event that the occupier reasonably expects members of the public to attend; and the event is to be conducted for no longer than 3 months. Before a person starts to work in the building, the occupier must give the person general evacuation instructions and first-response evacuation instructions for the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. Before the building is used for conducting the event, the occupier must give the evacuation coordination instructions for the building to the persons responsible for carrying out the evacuation coordination procedures under the fire and evacuation plan for the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. s 32 amd 2014 SL No. 296 s 9 (sec.32-ssec.1) This section applies to the occupier of a building if— the occupier intends to use the building mainly for conducting an event that the occupier reasonably expects members of the public to attend; and the event is to be conducted for no longer than 3 months. (sec.32-ssec.2) Before a person starts to work in the building, the occupier must give the person general evacuation instructions and first-response evacuation instructions for the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.32-ssec.3) Before the building is used for conducting the event, the occupier must give the evacuation coordination instructions for the building to the persons responsible for carrying out the evacuation coordination procedures under the fire and evacuation plan for the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
- (a) the occupier intends to use the building mainly for conducting an event that the occupier reasonably expects members of the public to attend; and
- (b) the event is to be conducted for no longer than 3 months.