Documentation
The regulation of fire prevention § 4 “Knowledge and information about fire safety in buildings” regulates the duties of a building owner, which include to:
- Know the fire safety requirements that apply to the building
- Have knowledge of building parts, installations and equipment in the building that are intended to detect fire or limit the consequences of fire
This entails that you, as the owner of a building, must have an overview of and access to the necessary documentation that was prepared before the construction of the building, during the construction of the building, and that has later been prepared in connection with any expansions, renovations or conversions.
Fire safety concept/strategy from when the building was constructed
- For buildings constructed in recent decades (especially after 2010), a fire concept/fire strategy has most likely been prepared by a fire design consultant. This concept/strategy has followed the construction process and set the framework for the fire requirements that apply to the building.
Fire safety concept/strategy for later building expansions, renovations or conversions.
- If changes have been made in the form of expansions, renovations or conversions, etc. that have triggered an application to the municipality, a fire safety concept/strategy will (should) have been prepared for these measures as well.
Fire safety concept/strategy prepared for older existing buildings
- If the building was built before 1985 and has undergone one or more extensions, changes of use, conversions, etc., a need to “pick up the threads” will often be present.
- When preparing a fire safety concept/strategy for existing buildings, we will review the building records and all available documentation that the owner already has. The building is then inspected together with the owner and a new overall fire strategy/fire concept is prepared for the building.
- The “upgrade provision” in the the regulation of fire prevention §8 will be considered for all or parts of a building constructed before 1985. Later changes to the building are related to the corresponding project case. New compound documentation will provide the owner with a complete overview of the fire safety requirements of the building.
In addition, the owner of the building must document:
- Inspection and maintenance of building components and safety devices
- Execution of systematic safety work.
The owner must document overall that the obligations described in §§ 4-9 of the regulation of fire prevention are documented.
The user (tenant) of the building must be able to document:
- Fire-safe use of the building
- That the user conducts systematic safety work in their activities, including routines for evacuation and rescue in the event of a fire in the building
The user must document overall that the obligations described in §§ 11 and 12 of the the regulation of fire prevention are documented.
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