BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 8
Occupier not to allow evacuation route to be obstructed
BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 8
Occupier not to allow evacuation route to be obstructed
8 Occupier not to allow evacuation route to be obstructed
(1) The occupier of a building must not allow a thing to be placed or to
remain—
(a) within 2m of a final exit outside the building; or
(b) in
another place on an evacuation route of the building, if the thing would be
likely to unduly restrict, hinder or delay a person, if the person were using
the evacuation route in the event of a fire or hazardous materials emergency.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(2) For deciding if a
thing on an evacuation route would be likely to unduly restrict, hinder or
delay a person under subsection (1) (b) , regard must be had to—
(a) the
number, mobility and other relevant characteristics of persons who would be
likely to use the evacuation route in the event of a fire or hazardous
materials emergency; and
(b) whether the thing would be likely to be
displaced by a person using the evacuation route in the event of a fire or
hazardous materials emergency.
(3) Also, the occupier of a building must take
reasonable steps to ensure that a person does not obstruct an evacuation route
of the building.
Example of a reasonable step for subsection (3)—
The
occupier erects a rope or other temporary barrier outside a final exit of the
building that allows persons to queue to enter the building in a way that
would not be likely to unduly hinder the passage of persons leaving the
building in the event of fire.
