Form Fp 1 - Application For A Fire Certificate Page 4
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4customers in a shop or department store. Question 3(g) is
designed
to
provide
information
about
sleeping
accommodation in hotels and boarding houses.
(vi) It is recognised that the occupiers of premises may not be
able to complete questions 4 and 6 accurately, but they
should be completed to the best of their ability.
Details of firefighting equipment available for use by
persons in the premises
10. Information given in answer to question 8 is intended to provide the
fire authority with details of firefighting equipment which is available for
use by the occupants of the premises. This information will assist fire
authorities in placing the premises in the correct order or priority for
inspection. Brief details only are required. For example, if the premises
are provided with firefighting equipment the answer to question 8 might
be:
EXAMPLE
Nature of equipment
Number
Where installed
Is equipment
provided
regularly
maintained?
(a) Hosereels
10
2 per floor
Yes/No
(b) Portable fire
20
4 per floor
Yes/No
extinguishers
(c) Others (specify type,
Kitchen on ground floor
Yes/No
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fire blanket
eg sand/water buckets,
fire blanket)
Interim duty
11. If further information is required as to whether an application needs
14. Section 5(2A) of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 provides that, where
to be made for a fire certificate enquiries should be addressed to the
an application is made for a fire certificate with respect to any premises,
fire authority (or in the case of Crown owned or occupied premises, HM
it is the duty of the occupier to secure that, when the application is
Inspector of Fire Services). Further guidance on any matter can also be
made and pending its disposal:
obtained from the authority or from the following guides issued by the
Home Office, and available from HMSO and accredited booksellers.
(i)
the means of escape in case of fire with which the premises
are provided can be safely and effectively used at all material
Guide to Fire Precautions in Premises used as Hotels and
times;
Boarding Houses which require a Fire Certificate
(ii)
the means for fighting fire with which the premises are
Fire Safety Management in Hotels and Boarding Houses (a
provided are maintained in efficient working order; and
basic guide for the owner, manager or proprietor)
(iii) any persons employed to work in the premises receive
Guide to Fire Precautions in Existing Places of Work which
instruction or training in what to do in case of fire.
require a Fire Certificate (Factories, Offices, Shops and
Railway Premises)
Where an application for a fire certificate is made on behalf of the
owner(s) of a building (see note 7), the owner(s) is (are) responsible for
Fire Safety at Work (a basic guide for the employer,
complying with the interim duty and should take reasonable steps to
manager and supervisor)
ensure that the occupiers are aware of the requirements and that they
comply with them in their turn.
Plans of premises
Fees for issue or amendment of a Fire Certificate
12. On receipt of an application for a fire certificate the fire authority
may require plans of the premises to be produced. These should
15. Section 8B of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 empowers the fire
indicate detailed layout of premises. If however the plans are not
authority to charge a fee for the issue or amendment of a fire certificate.
provided within the time limit given by the fire authority the application
No charge is made for the cost of the inspection made by the fire
for a fire certificate will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
authority. The level of the fee varies in each case in relation to the
complexity of the premises and the consequent amount of work
Inspection of premises
required to draw up and issue the certificate.
13. Following the receipt of plans the fire authority will inspect the
premises to assess the adequacy of the fire precautions. If they are not
satisfied they will issue a notice specifying the steps that need to be
taken before they will issue a fire certificate. If applicants are aggrieved
at these requirements they have the fight of appeal to a magistrates' or
in Scotland the Sheriffs court under section 9 of the Fire Precautions
Act 1971.
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