Fire & Life Safety

Fire safety plan

A fire safety plan is a document required by legislation for certain groups of facilities and must be approved by the Chief Fire Official.

It is important that you determine if you are required to have a fire safety plan in place as per the legislation. Generally, you must have a fire safety plan in place if your facility meets one of the following criteria:

• Business and service facilities with more than 300 occupants; or
• Any facility four or more storeys high, including storeys below ground; or
• Medium hazard industrial facilities with more than 100 occupants; or
• Low hazard industrial facilities with more than 300 occupants; or
• Residential facilities with more than 10 residents.

Typical fire safety plans include:

• An audit of human resources.
• An audit of building resources.
• Floor plans for the facility.
• Emergency procedures for persons on the facility’s Fire Safety Committee.
• Emergency procedures for building occupants.
• Public address system messages.
• Emergency spill procedures.
• Fire control and confinement.
• Fire prevention.
• Fire drill schedule.
• Alternate fire safety measures.
• Posted instructions.
• Schedule of maintenance.
• List of assembly areas.
• List of persons requiring assistance to evacuate.
• Locations of chemicals and gases.

SERVICES WE OFFER:

• Fire Safety Plan
• Master Fire Plan