Regulation 7
General duties of fire safety manager
of Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) Regulations
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of a fire safety manager appointed for any specified premises to assist the owner or occupier of the premises to —
ensure at all times that fire safety requirements contained in the Emergency Response Plan are complied with;
(aa)where the fire safety measures and fire safety practices of the premises do not comply with the requirements of the Act —
inform the owner or occupier of the premises (as the case may be) of the non-compliance and the need to rectify the non-compliance; and
record in writing details of the non-compliance and when and how the fire safety manager informed the owner or occupier, as the case may be;
(ab)where an approval of temporary change of use mentioned in regulation 21(3) of the Fire Safety (Building and Pipeline Fire Safety) Regulations (Rg 1) is issued for the premises, ensure that the owner or occupier (as the case may be) complies with any fire-safety related condition to the approval;
(ac)where the premises is a building for which a fire certificate is required under section 35 of the Act and there is no valid fire certificate for the building, inform the owner or occupier (as the case may be) that there is no such certificate;
supervise the maintenance of all fire safety works in the premises;
ensure at all times that the occupant load of any part of any building does not exceed the capacity prescribed under the Fire Code;
conduct daily checks within the premises and remove or cause to be removed any fire hazard that is found within the premises;
prepare and execute the Emergency Response Plan for the premises and distribute the Emergency Response Plan to the occupants of the premises;
(ea)conduct fire drills for the occupants of the premises at least twice in every calendar year or on such occasion as may be directed by the Commissioner;
ensure that all occupants are familiar with the means of escape located within the premises;
prepare fire safety guidebooks for the occupants of the premises;
(ga)train, co-ordinate and supervise the Company Emergency Response Team for the premises in first-aid, fire-fighting and evacuation in the event of fire or other related emergencies;
train the occupants in the premises in first aid, fire fighting and evacuation in the event of fire or other related emergencies;
co-ordinate and supervise the occupants within the premises in fire fighting and in evacuation in the event of fire or other related emergencies;
supervise the operation of the Fire Command Centre in the event of fire or other related emergencies;
conduct at least 2 Table-Top Exercises within the premises each year and to evaluate, together with the Fire Safety Committee, the effectiveness of the Arson Prevention Plan and the Emergency Response Plan for those premises;
prepare and implement the Arson Prevention Plan for the premises;
notify the Commissioner immediately upon the occurrence of any fire incident in the premises;
organise campaigns, training courses, competitions, contests and other activities which will develop and maintain the interest of the occupants within the premises in establishing a fire safe environment; and
carry out such other duties as the Commissioner may require.
Subregulation 2
In addition to the duties under paragraph (1), it is the duty of a fire safety manager appointed for any specified complex premises to assist the owner or occupier of the premises —
to carry out a fire risk assessment of the premises —
at least once in every 3 years;
whenever the fire safety manager becomes aware of any change in work processes or work activities at the premises which is likely to increase the fire risk at the premises; and
whenever the Commissioner directs a fire risk assessment to be carried out; and
to perform checks to ensure that any fire safety works using alternative solutions meet the requirements set out in the operations and maintenance manual, if any.