GUIDANCE FOR COMPLETION OF THE FIRE SAFETY REGISTER

The Fire Services Act, 1981 / 2003 and the equivalent Northern Ireland Legislation requires that SCOUTING IRELAND Management keeps a record of all the measures taken to ensure compliance with their obligations and responsibilities under fire safety legislation and regulations. Maintaining a Fire Safety Register fulfils this requirement and should include the following information: • Premises Details • Address • Scouting Ireland, Person in Charge i.e. Group Leader • Scouting Ireland, Senior Scouter in attendance • Scouter training details • Other responsible persons e.g. Security • Fire and evacuation procedures • Details of fire evacuation drills • Dates, times, description, observations or difficulties encountered, follow-up action • Firefighting equipment • Inventory, inspection details, maintenance details • Fire detection and alarm system • Zone details, location and addresses of detectors, location of manual call points, inspection and maintenance details, details of work carried out • Emergency lighting • Inventory of fittings, inspection details, maintenance details, repairs carried out • Fire doors • Inventory of fire doors, inspection details, maintenance details, repairs • Furniture • Inventory and supplier, specifications and test certificates for all bedding, upholstered furniture and floor coverings • Electrical Installations • Completion certificate, where available, details of routine inspection and testing, details of alterations, details of servicing of appliances • Gas Installation • Certificate of Compliance of installation, details of inspections, repairs and alterations, details of servicing The following lists and schedules refer to the inventory, inspection, testing and maintenance of the building fire protection equipment as required by the various standards and codes of practice. The main objective is to ensure that all equipment is available and functions if required in an emergency situation. To achieve this aim, it is important that all checks are conducted as scheduled and that any defects or deficiencies are remedied at the earliest opportunity.