What are the implications for fire safety?

All new buildings and those that are being upgraded to a new use will require fire safety issues to be addressed. The primary focus of the current safety regulations is to prevent injury or death of people occupying the building. The focus is NOT on the protection of the building itself. You will be required to ensure that people can get out of the building if a fire occurs by providing alarms, clear access-ways, fire separations, protection to key parts of the structure and in some cases sprinklers and specialised ventilation systems.