All domestic properties to have smoke heat and carbon monoxide alarms.
Fire door regulations domestic properties scotland.
Fire safety regulations might cause some anguish for those building their own homes but it is understandably crucial to make sure your home is compliant.
All workplaces and commercial premises.
Existing buildings other than domestic properties are governed by the requirements of the regulatory reform fire safety order.
New rules to reduce deaths in household fires have been announced today with improved standards introduced for fire and smoke alarms in scottish homes.
All types of houses in multiple occupation.
Following the tragic fire at grenfell tower in london a ministerial working group on building and fire safety was established to review scotland s building and fire safety regulatory frameworks.
Fire safety duties for the majority of non domestic premises in scotland are set out in the fire scotland 2005 act and fire fire safety scotland regulations 2006.
As part of this work the group agreed that a consultation on fire and smoke alarms originally planned for later this year should be prioritised.
Building regulations stipulate that fire doors are required in the following key areas for domestic properties.
Compliance often involves a combination of methods from fire doors and egress windows through to smoke alarms and sprinkler systems.