# The Residential Family Centres (Wales) Regulations 2003, Regulation 22: Fire Precautions


(1) The registered person must after consultation with the fire authority —
(a) take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment,
(b) provide adequate means of escape,
(c) make adequate arrangements —
(i) for detecting, containing and extinguishing fires;
(ii) for giving warnings of fires;
(iii) for the evacuation, in the event of fire, of all persons in the residential family centre and safe placement of residents;
(iv) for the maintenance of all fire equipment; and
(v) for reviewing fire precautions, and testing fire equipment, at suitable intervals;
(d) make arrangements for persons working at the residential family centre to receive suitable training in fire prevention; and
(e) ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that the persons working at the residential family centre and, so far as practicable, residents, are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire, including the procedure for saving life.
(2) In this regulation, “fire authority” means the authority discharging in the area in which a residential family centre is situated, the function of fire authority under the Fire Services Act 1947 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/781/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/residential-family-centres-wales-regulations-2003/regulation-22
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