Introduction to Fire Safety Management

PART G Hygiene
G1–G3
– require adequate sanitary conveniences 
and washing facilities, bathrooms and hot water storage 
arrangements.
PART H Drainage and waste disposal
H1–H3
– require that buildings are designed and 
constructed to have adequate rainwater and foul water 
waste disposal and solid waste storage.
PART J, K and L
– deal respectively with heat 
producing appliances, protection, falling and collision 
with vehicles and the conversion of fuel and power.
PART M Access for disabled people
M1 Defi nition
– the functional requirements for 
providing access for disabled people apply to persons 
who have an impairment which limits their ability to walk 
or which requires them to use a wheelchair for mobility, 
or impaired hearing or sight.
M2 Access and use
– requires that reason-
able access must be made for disabled people to gain 
access and use a building.
M3 Sanitary conveniences
– requires that 
reasonable provision for sanitary conveniences shall 
be made in either the entrance storey or principal 
storey. In addition, if sanitary conveniences are provided 
in any building which is not a dwelling, reasonable 
provision shall be made for disabled people.
M4 Audience or spectator seating
– if the building 
contains audience or spectator seating, reasonable 
provision shall be made to accommodate disabled 
people.
PART N Glazing – safety in relation to impact, 
opening and cleaning
N1 Protection against impact
– glazing, with which 
people are likely to come into contact while moving in or 
about the building, must break in a way which is unlikely 
to cause injury; or resist impact without breaking; or be 
shielded or protected from impact.