249/2024

M272/2024

August 1, 2024

Fire Safety Act

Fire Safety (Risk Analysis for Compliance Monitoring) Regulation

Definitions

In this regulation:

Act means the Fire Safety Act ;

assembly occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

business and personal services occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

care occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

detention occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

general risk means the level of risk associated with the major occupancy of a public building under

section 3;

high-hazard industrial occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

liquor primary licence has the same meaning as in the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation;

low-hazard industrial occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

major occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code except that the definition there is to be read as if it were as set out in the table in

section 3 of this regulation;

medium-hazard industrial occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

mercantile occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

residential occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code;

specific risk means a risk factor associated with a characteristic or condition of a public building or the use of a public building;

treatment occupancy has the same meaning as in

section 1.4.1.2 of Division A of the British Columbia Fire Code.

Requirements in conducting a risk analysis

For the purposes of conducting a risk analysis under

section 20 (1) (b) [risk-based compliance monitoring system] of the Act, a monitoring entity must do the following:

identify the major occupancy of the public building;

consider the general risk for that major occupancy;

consider all elements of any applicable specific risk;

analyze the impact of all applicable risks to determine

the likelihood that a fire may occur, and

the consequences if a fire does occur;

determine the risk-based compliance monitoring approach for the public building.

General risk for major occupancy classifications

For the purposes of conducting a risk analysis under

section 20 (1) (b) [risk-based compliance monitoring system] of the Act, the general risk for each major occupancy classification set out in column 1 of the table is the general risk set out opposite it in column 3, as follows:

Column 1 Major occupancy classification

Column 2 Description

Column 3 General risk

Assembly occupancies intended for the production and viewing of the performing arts

Low

A2-I

Assembly occupancies not elsewhere classified in Group A, and including art galleries, libraries, court rooms, gymnasiums, passenger trains, recreation or sports complexes, restaurants and community halls

Low

A2-II

Places of worship, day care facilities and schools

Medium

A2-III

Assembly occupancies with a liquor primary licence

High

Assembly occupancies of the arena type

Low

Assembly occupancies in which the occupants are gathered in the open air

Low

Detention occupancies

Medium

Treatment occupancies

Medium

Care occupancies

Medium

Residential occupancies

High

Business and personal services occupancies

Low

Mercantile occupancies

Low

High-hazard industrial occupancies

High

Medium-hazard industrial occupancies

Medium

Low-hazard industrial occupancies

Low

[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Fire Safety Act , S.B.C. 2016, c. 19, s. 48 (2).]