Fire Safety (Emergency Response Plan) Regulations

the floor layout plans of the building;

actions to take in the event of fire and related emergencies and evacuation procedures for the premises; and

in the case of specified premises, the Arson Prevention Plan for the building;“Fire Command Centre” means a room within any premises which is specifically designated for the purpose of command and control of operations in the event of fire or other emergencies and fitted with the necessary equipment;“specified premises” means any premises specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to the Fire Safety (Premises Requiring Fire Safety Manager and Company Emergency Response Team) Notification 2020 (G.N. No. S 768/2020).

prepare an Emergency Response Plan for the premises within 6 months after the date the premises become designated premises;

ensure that the Emergency Response Plan for the premises is prepared in accordance with such guidelines as may be issued by the Commissioner for that category of premises;

form a Fire Safety Committee from among the occupants in the premises to assist him to plan, organise and conduct fire safety programmes including fire evacuation drills in the premises;

ensure that the Emergency Response Plan prepared for the premises is reviewed at intervals not exceeding 12 months or at such other intervals as may be directed by the Commissioner under regulation 4;

ensure that up to date records relating to reviews of the Emergency Response Plan, conduct of fire evacuation drills and fire safety programmes are kept and maintained at all times;

ensure that records specified in paragraph (e) and a copy of the Emergency Response Plan are kept at the Fire Command Centre or such other place where they can be easily available to the Commissioner at all times;

designate one or more places within or outside the premises which is capable of accommodating all the occupants of the premises and which poses the least danger to the occupants of the premises in the event of fire to be used as an assembly area; and

notify the Commissioner in writing of the completion of the Emergency Response Plan within 14 days.

issue guidelines prescribing the contents of an Emergency Response Plan for a designated premises;

issue written directions to the owner or occupier of a designated premises requiring him to implement such fire safety programmes for the occupants which are in his view necessary to ensure the safety of the occupants;

require the owner or occupier of a designated premises to review the Emergency Response Plan for the premises at such other intervals as he may think fit;

require the owner or occupier of a designated premises to maintain any other records of activities relating to fire safety which are or have been carried out by the owner or occupier; and

require the owner or occupier of a designated premises to provide him with a copy of the Emergency Response Plan and such other records relating to the Emergency Response Plan which have been kept by the owner or occupier as he may require.