2018/0096/B
EC/EFTA
BE Belgique
  • B20 - Sécurité
2018-06-15
2018-03-20

The technical regulation covers construction-related and technical standards imposed on buildings intended for senior citizens in order to ensure fire safety.

Preliminary draft Decree of the Flemish Government amending the provisions on the specific fire safety standards for senior citizen facilities and rehabilitation centres and on technical fire safety committees in Welfare, Public Health and Family facilities

The amendment decree extends the application of the current Decree (BVR 09/12/2011) to assisted living homes and local service centres. At the same time, a small number of updates are made to the technical regulations. The amending decree therefore concerns all buildings that are intended for senior citizens.

A new annex on fire safety standards in assisted living homes has been added to the decree . The key new features introduced by this annex are the obligation to install an automatic fire detection system and the harmonisation of the requirements on building standards with federal legislation on fire safety in buildings.

With regard to fire safety standards in residential care centres, the existing obligation to install an automatic fire detection system has been updated to refer to the standard which is currently in force. A number of minor content changes have also been made with regard to compartmentalisation and general construction requirements.

The amending decree also updates the certification procedure for fire safety in buildings