Fire protection of buildings and premises in which pre-school care is provided, including childcare in a children’s group.

DECREE of............ 2022, amending Decree No 23/2008 on technical requirements for fire protection of buildings, as amended by Decree No 268/2011.

The proposed legislation concerns the area of fire protection of buildings in which pre-school care is provided, including childcare in a children’s group. It lays down requirements that must be met by a building or part thereof intended for the activities of a school, a school facility or for pre-school care. It now also regulates fire protection requirements for the use of premises in which a childcare service is provided in a children’s group.

The amendment to the Decree contains references to the following national and European regulations and technical standards:
- Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services
- Act No 133/1985 on fire protection, as amended by Act No 186/2006;
- Act No 561/2004on preschool, primary, secondary, higher vocational and other education (the Education Act), as amended;
- Act No. 247/2014 on the provision of childcare services in a children’s group and amending related acts, as amended;
- Act No 455/1991 on trade licensing, as amended;
- ČSN 73 0802 ed.2 Fire safety of buildings-Non-production structures, catalogue number 510825
- ČSN 13501-1 Fire classification of construction products and structures - Part 1: Classification according to the results of reaction to fire tests, catalogue number 508247.
Neither Decree No 23/2008 on technical requirements for fire protection of buildings, as amended by Decree No 268/2011, nor the draft legislation contain references to technical documents, company standards, European standards, harmonised standards, international standards containing a national annex or a national note, or an international recommendation. Decree No 23/2008 on technical requirements for fire protection of buildings, as amended by Decree No 268/2011, contains no references to national technical standards.

Keywords: building, premises, fire protection, construction materials.