Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
sec.35General evacuation instructions
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sec.35 General evacuation instructions
Subject to subsections (2) to (4) , the occupier of a building must give general evacuation instructions for the building to each person working in the building at intervals of not more than 1 year. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. The occupier must give general evacuation instructions for the building to a person who starts working in the building no later than 2 days after the person starts working in the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. Subsection (4) applies if there is a material change to— the location of a fire safety reference point for the building; or the procedures for evacuating the building safely in the event of a fire or hazardous materials emergency. The occupier must give the general evacuation instructions for the building, as changed, to each person working in the building no later than 1 month after the change. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. s 35 amd 2014 SL No. 296 s 10 (sec.35-ssec.1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4) , the occupier of a building must give general evacuation instructions for the building to each person working in the building at intervals of not more than 1 year. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.35-ssec.2) The occupier must give general evacuation instructions for the building to a person who starts working in the building no later than 2 days after the person starts working in the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.35-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if there is a material change to— the location of a fire safety reference point for the building; or the procedures for evacuating the building safely in the event of a fire or hazardous materials emergency. (sec.35-ssec.4) The occupier must give the general evacuation instructions for the building, as changed, to each person working in the building no later than 1 month after the change. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
- (a) the location of a fire safety reference point for the building; or
- (b) the procedures for evacuating the building safely in the event of a fire or hazardous materials emergency.