BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 55C
Prescribed locations for installation of smoke alarms—Act, s 104RBA
BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 55C
Prescribed locations for installation of smoke alarms—Act, s 104RBA
55C Prescribed locations for installation of smoke alarms—Act, s 104RBA
(1) For section 104RBA (4) of the Act , a place in each location in a domestic
dwelling mentioned in subsection (2) , that also complies with subsection (3)
, is prescribed.
(2) The locations in a domestic dwelling are—
(a) each
bedroom; and
(b) for each storey of the dwelling with 1 or more bedrooms—
(i) if 1 or more bedrooms are connected by a door to a hallway—the hallway;
and
(ii) if a bedroom is not connected by a door to a hallway—a part of the
storey that is between the bedroom and the rest of the dwelling; and
(c) for
each storey of the dwelling with no bedrooms—on the most likely path of
travel from any place in the storey to an exit to outside the dwelling.
(3) A
place where a smoke alarm is installed—
(a) must be on—
(i) if it is
practicable to mount a smoke alarm on a ceiling—the ceiling; or
(ii) if
subparagraph (i) does not apply and an exposed joist or beam has a depth of no
more than 300mm when measured from the ceiling—the underside of the exposed
joist or beam; or
(iii) otherwise—a wall in an area that is between 100mm
and 300mm from the ceiling and more than 300mm from the corner of 2 walls; and
(b) if the smoke alarm is installed on a ceiling that slopes—must be in an
area of the ceiling that is between 500mm and 1,500mm from the apex of the
ceiling; and
(c) must not be—
(i) within 300mm of a light fitting; and
(ii) if the smoke alarm is installed on a ceiling—within 300mm of a corner
of the ceiling and a wall; and
(iii) if the smoke alarm is installed in a
stairwell—where smoke rising in the stairwell will not reach the smoke alarm
because of an obstruction; and
(iv) within 400mm of an opening from which air
is supplied from an air conditioner or forced air ventilation; and
