· Development of new fire safety plans · Annual reviews of your existing fire safety plan · Obtaining approval of your fire safety plan from the fire department or authority having jurisdiction on your behalf

ONTARIO REGULATION 213/07
made under the
FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION ACT, 1997
Made: May 24, 2007
Filed: May 25, 2007
Published on e-Laws: May 29, 2007
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 9, 2007
FIRE CODE EXTRACT

SECTION 2.8 EMERGENCY PLANNING
Subsection 2.8.1. General
Application
2.8.1.1. (1) The requirements of this Section shall apply to buildings containing
(a) assembly occupancy or care or detention occupancy,
(b) residential occupancy where the occupant load exceeds 10,
(c) business and personal services occupancy where the occupant load exceeds 300,
(d) mercantile occupancy where the occupant load exceeds 300,
(e) high hazard industrial occupancy where the occupant load exceeds 25,
(f) medium hazard industrial occupancy where the occupant load exceeds 100, or
(g) low hazard industrial occupancy where the occupant load exceeds 300.
(2) Despite Sentence (1), the requirements of this Section shall apply to buildings or premises
(a) containing 4 storeys or more, including storeys below grade,
(b) subject to the provisions of Subsection 3.5.3.,
(c) subject to the provisions of Article 4.1.5.6.,
(d) subject to the provisions of Article 4.12.4.1.,
(e) regulated by Section 9.3,
(f) subject to the provisions of Sentence 9.5.3.1.(3), or
(g) used as a convalescent home or children’s custodial home providing sleeping accommodation for more than three persons.
(3) Despite Sentence (1), the requirements of this Section apply to recreational camps regulated by or under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
(4) Despite Sentence (1), the requirements of this Section apply to facilities regulated by or under the Developmental Services Act.
Instructions in emergency procedures
2.8.1.2. (1) Supervisory staff shall be instructed in the fire emergency procedures as described in the fire safety plan before they are given any responsibility for fire safety.
(2) Supervisory staff shall be available on notification of a fire emergency to fulfil their obligation as described in the fire safety plan.
(3) It is not necessary that supervisory staff be in the building on a continual basis.
2.8.1.3. (1) Employees in a hotel establishment shall be instructed on
(a) the procedures outlined in Article 2.8.2.1., and
(b) the use of fire fighting equipment, including portable extinguishers and, where applicable, standpipe and hose systems.
Subsection 2.8.2. Fire Safety Plan
Measures in a fire safety plan
2.8.2.1. (1) A fire safety plan shall include
(a) the emergency procedures to be used in case of fire, including
(i) sounding the fire alarm,
(ii) notifying the fire department,
(iii) instructing occupants on procedures to be followed when the fire alarm sounds,
(iv) evacuating occupants, including special provisions for persons requiring assistance,
(v) the procedures for use of elevators, and
(vi) confining, controlling and extinguishing the fire,
(b) the appointment and organization of designated supervisory staff to carry out fire safety duties,
(c) the training of supervisory staff and instruction of other occupants in their responsibilities for fire safety,
(d) documents, including diagrams, showing the type, location and operation of the building fire emergency systems.
(e) the holding of fire drills,
(f) the control of fire hazards in the building,
(g) the maintenance of building facilities provided for the safety of occupants, and
(h) the provision of alternative measures for the safety of occupants during any shutdown of fire protection equipment and systems or part thereof.
(2) The fire safety plan shall be prepared, approved and implemented in buildings regulated by Article 2.8.1.1.
(3) The fire safety plan shall be kept in the building in an approved location.
(4) The fire safety plan shall be reviewed as often as necessary, but at intervals not greater than 12 months, to ensure that it takes account of changes in the use and other characteristics of the building.
(5) The approval specified in Sentence (2) does not apply to a hotel establishment with respect to which approval, as defined in Sentence 1.1.6.2.(5) of Ontario Regulation 388/97 (Fire Code) as it read on December 31, 2006, was granted for so long as such approval is valid.
Supervisory staff
2.8.2.2. (1) There shall be sufficient supervisory staff available in care or detention occupancies to carry out the duties as required in the fire safety plan.
(2) In hotel establishments
(a) there shall be sufficient supervisory staff available to carry out the duties as required in the fire safety plan, and
(b) in buildings greater than 3 storeys in building height or having a total area greater than 4000 m2, supervisory staff shall be on duty whenever the building is occupied.
High buildings
2.8.2.3. (1) The fire safety plan in buildings within the scope of Subsection 3.2.6. of Division B of the Building Code shall, in addition to the requirements of Sentence 2.8.2.1.(1), include
(a) the instruction of supervisory staff on the use of the voice communication system,
(b) the action to be taken by supervisory staff in initiating any smoke control or other fire emergency systems installed in a building in the event of fire until the fire department arrives,
(c) the procedures established to facilitate fire department access to the building and fire location within the building, and
(d) the instructions for the supervisory staff and fire department for the operation of the fire emergency systems.
2.8.2.4. A copy of the fire emergency procedures and other duties for supervisory staff as laid down in the fire safety plan shall be given to all supervisory staff.
Posting fire emergency procedures
2.8.2.5. (1) At least one copy of the fire emergency procedures shall be prominently posted and maintained on each floor area.
(2) In addition to Sentence (1), in a hotel establishment
(a) one copy of the approved fire safety plan shall be posted in the main reception area, and
(b) a copy of the emergency procedures, location of exits and the fire safety rules shall be posted on the inside of the egress doors of each guest suite.
(3) Where a fire alarm system has been installed with no provisions to transmit a signal to the fire department, a legible notice, that is not easily removed, shall be affixed to the wall near each manual pull station with wording that the fire department is to be notified in the event of a fire emergency and including the emergency telephone number for the municipality or the telephone number of the fire department.
Subsection 2.8.3. Fire Drills
Procedures
2.8.3.1. (1) The procedure for conducting fire drills described in Clause 2.8.2.1.(1)(e) shall be included in the fire safety plan, taking into consideration
(a) the building occupancy and its fire hazards,
(b) the safety features provided in the building,
(c) the desirable degree of participation of occupants other than supervisory staff,
(d) the number and degree of experience of participating supervisory staff, and
(e) the testing and operation of the emergency systems installed in buildings within the scope of Subsection 3.2.6. of Division B of the Building Code.
(2) The fire drill procedures required in Sentence (1) shall be prepared in consultation with the Chief Fire Official.
Frequency
2.8.3.2. (1) Fire drills as described in Sentence 2.8.3.1.(1) shall be held at least once during each 12-month period for the supervisory staff, except that
(a) in day care centres, facilities regulated by or under the Developmental Services Act and care or detention occupancies, fire drills shall be held at least monthly,
(b) in schools attended by children, total evacuation fire drills shall be held three times in each of the fall and spring school terms, and
(c) in buildings within the scope of Subsection 3.2.6. of Division B of the Building Code, fire drills shall be held every three months.
(2) In addition to the requirements of Sentence (1), every employee in a hotel establishment shall take part in at least one fire drill during each 12-month period.
(3) Records of a fire drill required by this Article shall be kept for 12 months after the fire drill.