Vol. 555 No. 1
301 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the provisions for the accessibility of fire fighting equipment or sprinklers in multi-occupancy buildings which are being newly erected; and if his Department has under consideration measures to increase the standard of requirement in such buildings. [17693/02]
The Building Control Act, 1990, and associated regulations apply minimum standards to the design and construction of new buildings, extensions, alterations and prescribed changes of use of existing buildings. Part B of the Building Regulations, 1997, details the fire safety requirements to be complied with.
Technical guidance document B – Fire Safety 1997 – provides guidance on how to comply with the requirements of Part B of the building regulations, including guidance on the provision of access where buildings are fitted with sprinkler systems, Technical Guidance Document B states that the sprinkler system should meet the relevant recommendations of BS 5306: – part 2: 1990 – fire extinguishing installations, equipment on premises, and specifications for sprinkler systems.
