Fire Safety Guidance Documents
The guidance document which covers Fire Safety (Part B) of the Building Regulations are part of a suite of Technical Guidance Documents A – M. Technical Guidance Documents are published to accompany each part of the Building Regulations indicating how the requirements of that part can be achieved in practice.
Adherence to the approach outlined in a Technical Guidance Document is regarded, as evidence of compliance with the requirements of the relevant part of the Building Regulations.
Primary responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations rests with the designers, builders and owners of buildings.
All of the documents in the following link https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/d9729-technical-guidance-documents/ include all editions and related publications.
The following links provide information and guidance on the fire safety of buildings built prior to the introduction of the Building Regulations in 1991.
- Fire Safety in Preschools (1999)
- Code of Practice for Fire Safety and Indoor Concerts 1998
- Fire Safety in Hostels (1998)
- Guide to Fire Safety in Existing Nursing Homes and Similar Type Premises (1996)
- Guide to Fire Safety in Flats, Bedsitters and Apartments (1994)
- Guide to Fire Precautions in Existing Hotels, Guesthouses and Similar Premises
- Guide to Fire Safety in Guest Accommodation
- Code of Practice for Fire Safety of Furnishings and Fittings in Places of Assembly (1989)