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Description  Evacuation strategy implemented temporarily in cases where a stay put strategy was originally in place but is no longer considered appropriate. General considerations  This...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description Evacuation strategies in which the total building population is not expected to evacuate the building immediately upon discovery of a fire. General considerations These evacuation...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description  A building whose upper most habitable floor is less than 30m and greater than 18m above ground level measured from the lowest side of the building. General...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description  A building whose upper most habitable floor is greater than 30m above ground level measured from the lowest side of the building. General considerations As with buildings...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description People who are unable to move without assistance, for example a person confined to bed. General considerations In the event of a fire, non-ambulant people are likely to be reliant on...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description  A building whose upper most habitable floor is less than 11m above ground level measured from the lowest side of the building. General considerations  In general means of escape...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description  A building whose upper most habitable floor is greater than 11m above ground level and less than 18m above ground level measured from the lowest side of the building. General...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description People with physical, cognitive or sensory impairments affecting their ability to reach a place of safety unaided, but who still have the ability to move under their own power. General...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description This refers to people who are not likely to be familiar with a building and are not likely to be asleep such as shop customers or people in transit. General considerations People in...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description This refers to people who should be familiar with a building but who do not ordinarily sleep on the premises such as employees or students. General considerations People in this...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description This refers to people who must not be allowed to escape the custody of officials (such as police officers, prison officers or border agents) and enter the general population. General...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

​Description For occupants, particularly those unfamiliar with the building to use the building safely with regard to fire safety. General considerations Signage is designed to assist occupants...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description This refers to short-term occupants who sleep on the premises but are not likely to be familiar with the building such as hotel guests. General considerations Temporary residents are...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description Powered systems used to control or remove smoke from a building, allowing low-level escape routes to be kept clear of smoke, facilitating firefighting activities and reducing damage to...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description Devices designed to prevent the passage of fire and smoke within ductwork or ventilation beyond a line of fire resisting construction. General considerations Dampers come in the form...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description A long-term occupant who ordinarily sleeps on the premises. General considerations A permanent resident of a building is likely to be familiar with that building or believe that they...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description Lifts are a method of conveyance for passengers or equipment between different levels or points within a building. Lifts referred to in this section do not include firefighting...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets

Description Stairs are an element of construction designed to carry a load. Stairs referred to in this section do not include firefighting stairs found in firefighting shafts. General...

Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets