Automatic smoke detection and alarm This Regulation protects health and safety of occupants, who may be systems for residential care buildings vulnerable to fire by ensuring older buildings have early 707 detection and warning systems installed to enable escape in the Requires all residential care buildings to have ✓ 147 event of a fire. Combines current regs 707 and 709. The proposed 709 an automatic smoke detection and alarm Regulation is updated as a current requirement as all buildings system that complies with specification E2.2a should have been brought into compliance with this Regulation. of the BCA Volume One installed. This Regulation protects health and safety of occupants, who may Residential care buildings—automatic fire sprinkler systems have difficulty moving quickly in a fire, by ensuring buildings ✓ 708 148 have adequate fire-suppression systems installed. The proposed Requires fire sprinkler systems to be installed Regulation is updated as a current requirement as all buildings in residential care buildings. should have been brought into compliance with this Regulation. Shared accommodation This Regulation protects health and safety of occupiers using of sprinkler systems temporary accommodation by requiring older buildings to have ✓ 710 149 adequate fire-suppression systems installed. The proposed Requires fire sprinkler systems to be installed Regulation is updated as a current requirement as all buildings in all shared accommodation buildings. should have been brought into compliance with this Regulation. Pt 11—Designation of special areas for building work Proposed regulatory change 2006 2017 Short description of the Regulation Change Revoke Reduce Updated No Strengthen
707 709 147 Automatic smoke detection and alarm systems for residential care buildings Requires all residential care buildings to have an automatic smoke detection and alarm system that complies with specification E2.2a of the BCA Volume One installed. ✓ This Regulation protects health and safety of occupants, who may be vulnerable to fire by ensuring older buildings have early detection and warning systems installed to enable escape in the event of a fire. Combines current regs 707 and 709. The proposed Regulation is updated as a current requirement as all buildings should have been brought into compliance with this Regulation. 708 148 Residential care buildings—automatic fire sprinkler systems Requires fire sprinkler systems to be installed in residential care buildings. ✓ This Regulation protects health and safety of occupants, who may have difficulty moving quickly in a fire, by ensuring buildings have adequate fire-suppression systems installed. The proposed Regulation is updated as a current requirement as all buildings should have been brought into compliance with this Regulation. 710 149 Shared accommodation sprinkler systems Requires fire sprinkler systems to be installed in all shared accommodation buildings. ✓ This Regulation protects health and safety of occupiers using of temporary accommodation by requiring older buildings to have adequate fire-suppression systems installed. The proposed Regulation is updated as a current requirement as all buildings should have been brought into compliance with this Regulation. Pt 11—Designation of special areas for building work 2006 2017 Short description of the Regulation Proposed regulatory change Revoke No Change Updated Reduce Strengthen