Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
sec.48Signs to be displayed in accommodation units
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sec.48 Signs to be displayed in accommodation units
The owner of an accommodation unit in a building must display in the unit a sign that— shows the location of— each route from the unit to a place of safety outside the building; and firefighting equipment and manually operated fire alarms in and near to the unit; and states the procedures for safely evacuating the building in the event of a fire or hazardous materials emergency. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. The sign must be— displayed in a conspicuous place in the accommodation unit; and orientated so the direction of the route shown on the sign from the place in the building where the sign is displayed to the nearest exit of the building corresponds with the actual direction of the route from the place to the exit; and securely attached to a wall or the internal side of a door in the unit. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. s 48 amd 2014 SL No. 296 s 16 (sec.48-ssec.1) The owner of an accommodation unit in a building must display in the unit a sign that— shows the location of— each route from the unit to a place of safety outside the building; and firefighting equipment and manually operated fire alarms in and near to the unit; and states the procedures for safely evacuating the building in the event of a fire or hazardous materials emergency. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.48-ssec.2) The sign must be— displayed in a conspicuous place in the accommodation unit; and orientated so the direction of the route shown on the sign from the place in the building where the sign is displayed to the nearest exit of the building corresponds with the actual direction of the route from the place to the exit; and securely attached to a wall or the internal side of a door in the unit. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
- (a) shows the location of— (i) each route from the unit to a place of safety outside the building; and (ii) firefighting equipment and manually operated fire alarms in and near to the unit; and
- (i) each route from the unit to a place of safety outside the building; and
- (ii) firefighting equipment and manually operated fire alarms in and near to the unit; and
- (b) states the procedures for safely evacuating the building in the event of a fire or hazardous materials emergency.
- (i) each route from the unit to a place of safety outside the building; and
- (ii) firefighting equipment and manually operated fire alarms in and near to the unit; and
- (a) displayed in a conspicuous place in the accommodation unit; and
- (b) orientated so the direction of the route shown on the sign from the place in the building where the sign is displayed to the nearest exit of the building corresponds with the actual direction of the route from the place to the exit; and