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Article: A Fire Certificate is
required under the Fire Precautions
Act 1971 for hotels, boarding houses, factories,
offices, shops and railway premises.
All premises must comply with the Fire
Regulations but some premises, in addition, need a Fire
Certificate. In addition to the risk assessment for
your workplace, the Fire Certificate sets out
precautionary arrangements for the building.
Once a fire certificate has been
issued it remains in force and passes to any new owners
of the building.
All premises should have a fire
certificate (or should have applied for one) if:
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The building is used as a hotel
or boarding house which sleeps more than 6
people (guests or staff)
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A factory, office, shop or
railway premises where more than 20 people work
at any one time, or more than 10 people work above
or below ground floor level.
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A factory where explosive or
highly flammable materials are used or stored.
In buildings which are multi-occupied
containing two or more units a Fire Certificate must be
applied for where the numbers employed exceed the above
totals.
If you are unsure whether the
building has been issued with a Fire Certificate contact
your local Fire Officer.
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