Fire Services Act 1990
sec.146SMeaning of fire safety management plan
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sec.146S Meaning of fire safety management plan
A fire safety management plan for a building is a plan that states each of the following and complies with subsections (2) and (3) — the allowable number of occupants for the building; the proposed maintenance schedule for the building’s prescribed fire safety installations; the evacuation plan for evacuating the building’s occupants, including occupants with an intellectual or physical disability, in the event of a fire in the building; proposed training programs for occupants and persons employed in the building about— fire management and prevention; and emergency evacuation; a list of the building’s prescribed fire safety installations, together with the brand name and model number of each installation, if applicable. The matters mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (d) must comply with the fire safety standard. The fire safety management plan must have attached to it, or be accompanied by, a copy of the building plans, in a reasonable scale, identifying the location of the building’s prescribed fire safety installations. s 146S (prev s 106FC) ins 2002 No. 7 s 12 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 56 (2) (sec.146S-ssec.1) A fire safety management plan for a building is a plan that states each of the following and complies with subsections (2) and (3) — the allowable number of occupants for the building; the proposed maintenance schedule for the building’s prescribed fire safety installations; the evacuation plan for evacuating the building’s occupants, including occupants with an intellectual or physical disability, in the event of a fire in the building; proposed training programs for occupants and persons employed in the building about— fire management and prevention; and emergency evacuation; a list of the building’s prescribed fire safety installations, together with the brand name and model number of each installation, if applicable. (sec.146S-ssec.2) The matters mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (d) must comply with the fire safety standard. (sec.146S-ssec.3) The fire safety management plan must have attached to it, or be accompanied by, a copy of the building plans, in a reasonable scale, identifying the location of the building’s prescribed fire safety installations.
- (a) the allowable number of occupants for the building;
- (b) the proposed maintenance schedule for the building’s prescribed fire safety installations;
- (c) the evacuation plan for evacuating the building’s occupants, including occupants with an intellectual or physical disability, in the event of a fire in the building;
- (d) proposed training programs for occupants and persons employed in the building about— (i) fire management and prevention; and (ii) emergency evacuation;
- (i) fire management and prevention; and
- (ii) emergency evacuation;