Fire Safety (Fire Safety

CAP. 109A, Rg 3] Managers) Regulations [2008 Ed. p. 1

FIRE SAFETY ACT

(CHAPTER 109A, SECTION 61(1))

FIRE SAFETY (FIRE SAFETY MANAGERS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY
Regulation
1. Citation
2. Definitions

PART II
DUTIES OF OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF SPECIFIED PREMISES
3. Duties of owner or occupier of specified premises
4. Submission of report to Commissioner
5. Owner or occupier to ensure compliance by fire safety manager
6. Duty of occupier or owner to appoint another person to act in
absence of fire safety manager

PART III
DUTIES OF FIRE SAFETY MANAGERS
7. General duties of fire safety manager
8. Fire safety report

PART IV
QUALIFICATIONS OF FIRE SAFETY MANAGERS
9. Appointment of fire safety managers
10. Certification of fire safety managers by Commissioner
11. Continuing Professional Development Programme
12. Training courses for fire safety manager
13. Person not to be appointed or act as fire safety manager for more
than one building
14. Power to remove fire safety managers

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Regulation
15. Penalty

[8th April 1994]

PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fire Safety (Fire Safety
Managers) Regulations.

Definitions
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Arson Prevention Plan” and “Emergency Response Plan” have
the same meanings, respectively, as in regulation 2 of the Fire
Safety (Emergency Response Plan) Regulations (Rg 4);
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“Fire Command Centre” means a room within any premises
which is specifically designated for the purpose of command
and control of operations in the event of fire or other related
emergencies and fitted with the necessary equipment;
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“fire risk assessment” means an assessment carried out to

identify the fire hazards in a building and to determine the
appropriate measures to minimise or eliminate such fire
hazards;
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“Fire Safety Committee” means the Fire Safety Committee
formed under regulation 3 (c) of the Fire Safety (Emergency
Response Plan) Regulations (Rg 4);
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“fire safety guidebook” includes brochures, leaflets and any

document containing information on fire safety measures and
the correct procedures to be adopted in the event of fire;
“occupant load”, in relation to a building, means the total number
of persons that may occupy a building;
“operations and maintenance manual”, in relation to any
specified complex premises, has the same meaning as in the
Fire Safety (Building and Pipeline Fire Safety) Regulations
(Rg 1);
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“Programme” means the Continuing Professional Development

Programme;
“specified complex premises” means any premises or class of
premises specified in paragraph 3A(2)(a) or (b) of the Fire
Safety (Premises Requiring Fire Safety Manager and
Company Emergency Response Team) Notification 2013
(G.N. No. S 537/2013);
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“specified non-complex premises” means any premises or class

of premises specified in paragraph 3(a) or (b) of the Fire
Safety (Premises Requiring Fire Safety Manager and
Company Emergency Response Team) Notification 2013,
not being specified complex premises;
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“specified premises” means any specified complex premises or

specified non‑complex premises;
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“Table-Top Exercises” means the planning exercises conducted

by the Fire Safety Committee on the possible emergency
scenarios which may occur in —

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(a) the premises which are the subject of an Arson
Prevention Plan; or
(b) the premises or class of premises designated by the
Minister under section 21(1) of the Act which are the
subject of an Emergency Response Plan;
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“training cycle” means a period of 3 years commencing on

1st January 2008 (referred to hereinafter as the first training
cycle) and each consecutive 3-year period after the first
training cycle.

PART II
DUTIES OF OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF SPECIFIED PREMISES
Duties of owner or occupier of specified premises
3. The owner or occupier of specified premises shall —
(a) within 90 days from the time the premises are specified or fall
within the class of premises specified as —
(i) specified non-complex premises, appoint a fire safety
manager certified under regulation 10(5) or (5A) for
the premises; or
(ii) specified complex premises, appoint a fire safety
manager certified under regulation 10(5A) for the
premises;
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(b) provide the fire safety manager appointed by him with such
facilities, equipment and information as are necessary to
enable the fire safety manager to discharge his duties
effectively and efficiently;
(c) permit the fire safety manager to attend such courses of
instruction and receive such training relating to the work of
the fire safety manager as may be required by the
Commissioner;

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(d) reimburse the fire safety manager for all expenses incurred by
him in attending such courses or training;
(e) not make any deduction from the remuneration of the fire
safety manager for being absent from work for the purposes
of attending such courses or training;
(f) within 14 days of the termination of appointment of his fire
safety manager appoint another person to be his fire safety
manager; and
(g) within 14 days of the appointment or termination of
appointment of any fire safety manager notify the
Commissioner in writing of such fact.

Submission of report to Commissioner

4. The Commissioner may at any time by notice in writing require
the owner or occupier of any specified premises to forward 2 copies of
the fire safety report submitted by his fire safety manager under
regulation 8(1) to him.

Owner or occupier to ensure compliance by fire safety manager

5. It shall be the duty of the owner or occupier of any specified
premises to ensure that the fire safety manager appointed under
regulation 3(a) and any person appointed to act as fire safety manager
under regulation 6 carry out the duties prescribed for fire safety
managers under regulations 7 and 8.

Duty of occupier or owner to appoint another person to act in

absence of fire safety manager
6. If the fire safety manager is unable to perform his duties under the
Act or these Regulations, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupier
of the specified premises to appoint another person to act as the fire
safety manager in his absence.

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PART III
DUTIES OF FIRE SAFETY MANAGERS
General duties of fire safety manager
7.—(1) It shall be the duty of a fire safety manager appointed for any
specified premises to assist the owner or occupier of the premises
to —
(a) ensure at all times that fire safety requirements contained in
the Emergency Response Plan are complied with;
(b) supervise the maintenance of all fire safety works in the
premises;
(c) ensure at all times that the occupant load of any part of any
building does not exceed the capacity prescribed under the
Fire Code;
(d) conduct daily checks within the premises and remove or cause
to be removed any fire hazard that is found within the
premises;
(e) prepare and execute the Emergency Response Plan for the
premises and distribute the Emergency Response Plan to the
occupants of the premises;
(ea) conduct fire drills for the occupants of the premises at least
twice in every calendar year or on such occasion as may be
directed by the Commissioner;
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(f) ensure that all occupants are familiar with the means of escape
located within the premises;
(g) prepare fire safety guidebooks for the occupants of the
premises;
(ga) train, co‑ordinate and supervise the Company Emergency
Response Team for the premises in first‑aid, fire‑fighting and
evacuation in the event of fire or other related emergencies;
(h) train the occupants in the premises in first aid, fire fighting
and evacuation in the event of fire or other related
emergencies;

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(i) co-ordinate and supervise the occupants within the premises
in fire fighting and in evacuation in the event of fire or other
related emergencies;
(j) supervise the operation of the Fire Command Centre in the
event of fire or other related emergencies;
(k) conduct at least 2 Table-Top Exercises within the premises
each year and to evaluate, together with the Fire Safety
Committee, the effectiveness of the Arson Prevention Plan
and the Emergency Response Plan for those premises;
(l) prepare and implement the Arson Prevention Plan for the
premises;
(m) notify the Commissioner immediately upon the occurrence of
any fire incident in the premises;
(n) organise campaigns, training courses, competitions, contests
and other activities which will develop and maintain the
interest of the occupants within the premises in establishing a
fire safe environment; and
(o) carry out such other duties as the Commissioner may require.
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(2) In addition to the duties under paragraph (1), it is the duty of a

fire safety manager appointed for any specified complex premises to
assist the owner or occupier of the premises —
(a) to carry out a fire risk assessment of the premises —
(i) at least once in every 3 years;
(ii) whenever the fire safety manager becomes aware of
any change in work processes or work activities at the
premises which is likely to increase the fire risk at the
premises; and
(iii) whenever the Commissioner directs a fire risk
assessment to be carried out; and

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(b) to perform checks to ensure that any fire safety works using
alternative solutions meet the requirements set out in the
operations and maintenance manual, if any.
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Fire safety report

8.—(1) Every fire safety manager shall in the month of December of
each year prepare and submit to the owner or occupier of the specified
premises by whom he is appointed a report in such form as the
Commissioner may require.
(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), the report referred to in
paragraph (1) shall contain the following particulars:
(a) the measures, if any, taken by him to train the occupants in fire
fighting skills and to maintain their interest in establishing a
fire safe environment within the last 12 months and the
particulars of the activities which were conducted for the
occupants for the last 12 months;
(b) his recommendations on how the structure and the layout of
the specified premises with regard to the fire safety of its
occupants could be improved;
(c) the number of fire evacuation drills conducted within the
specified premises over the last 12 months and the
effectiveness of such drills;
(d) the measures, if any, taken to ensure the fire safety of the
persons within the specified premises;
(e) a list of activities relating to fire safety scheduled for the next
12 months;
(f) the number of Table-Top Exercises conducted within the
premises over the preceding 12 months and the effectiveness
of the Arson Prevention Plan and the Emergency Response
Plan for those premises;
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(g) the status of the implementation of the Arson Prevention Plan

for those premises;

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(h) any matter arising from the previous report;
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(ha) in the case of specified complex premises, when the fire risk
assessment and checks of the premises were last carried out
for the purposes of regulation 7(2);
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(i) such other information as the Commissioner may require.

(3) The owner or occupier of the specified premises to whom the
report is submitted under paragraph (1) shall, not later than one month
after the receipt of the fire safety report, discuss the report with the fire
safety manager and take such action or measures as the owner or
occupier thinks fit.

PART IV
QUALIFICATIONS OF FIRE SAFETY MANAGERS
Appointment of fire safety managers
9. The owner or occupier of specified premises must not appoint any
person as a fire safety manager for his premises without first obtaining
proof that the person is certified by the Commissioner —
(a) under regulation 10(5) or (5A), if the premises are specified
non‑complex premises; or
(b) under regulation 10(5A), if the premises are specified
complex premises.
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Certification of fire safety managers by Commissioner

10.—(1) No person may carry out any duty of a fire safety
manager —
(a) for specified non-complex premises, unless that person is
certified by the Commissioner under paragraph (5) or (5A); or
(b) for specified complex premises, unless that person is certified
by the Commissioner under paragraph (5A).
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(2) Any certification as a fire safety manager shall only be valid for
the duration of such training cycle as may be specified in the
certification.
(3) An application to be certified as a fire safety manager must be —
(a) made to the Commissioner in such form and manner as the
Commissioner may determine; and
(b) accompanied by such documentary evidence of the
applicant’s qualifications or experience as a fire safety
manager as the Commissioner may require.
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(4) [Deleted by S 407/2015 wef 01/07/2015]

(5) The Commissioner may, with or without conditions, certify a
person as a fire safety manager for specified non‑complex premises
upon an application under paragraph (3) if that person —
(a) holds such qualification in fire safety which in the opinion of
the Commissioner is adequate to enable him to carry out his
duties as a fire safety manager for specified non‑complex
premises; and
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(b) is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, a fit and proper person
to be appointed as a fire safety manager for specified
non‑complex premises.
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(5A) The Commissioner may, with or without conditions, certify a

person as a fire safety manager for specified complex premises
(commonly known as a senior fire safety manager) upon an
application under paragraph (3) if that person —
(a) has at least 3 years of working experience as a fire safety
manager appointed for specified non‑complex premises;
(b) holds such qualification in fire safety which in the opinion of
the Commissioner is adequate to enable that person to carry
out his duties as a fire safety manager for specified complex
premises; and

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(c) is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, a fit and proper person
to be appointed as a fire safety manager for specified complex
premises.
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(6) Subject to paragraph (7), a certified fire safety manager may not
continue to be certified as a fire safety manager for any subsequent
training cycle unless he has, during the training cycle immediately
preceding, obtained the requisite minimum number of points as may
be determined by the Commissioner under regulation 11(1).
(7) The Commissioner may, upon application by a fire safety
manager who has failed to accumulate the requisite minimum number
of points as required by paragraph (6), certify him as a fire safety
manager for the next training cycle if he gives an undertaking that he
will make up for the shortfall in the requisite minimum number of
points within such time in that training cycle as the Commissioner
may specify.
(8) The Commissioner may revoke the certification of any person
who fails to make up for the shortfall in the requisite minimum
number of points within such time as may be specified by the
Commissioner under paragraph (7).
(9) Any such number of points obtained by the person under
paragraph (7) to make up a shortfall in one training cycle shall be
disregarded for the purposes of computing the requisite minimum
number of points which he is required to obtain under paragraph (6)
for certification as a fire safety manager for the next training cycle.
(10) Notwithstanding paragraphs (6) and (7), the Commissioner
may, in such special circumstances as he may determine, certify a
person to act as a fire safety manager even though the person has
failed to obtain the requisite minimum number of points as required by
paragraph (6).

Continuing Professional Development Programme

11.—(1) A fire safety manager who is certified under regulation 10
shall be required to participate in the Programme and obtain such
requisite minimum number of points during each training cycle as the
Commissioner may determine.

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(2) The Programme shall consist of such courses as are approved by
the Commissioner.
(3) The Commissioner shall specify the number of points which a
fire safety manager can earn for successfully completing any
approved course.
(4) The Commissioner may, on application by any fire safety
manager, approve any other course to be included in the Programme.
(5) Where —
(a) a person is certified as a fire safety manager for any training
cycle for the first time; and
(b) he applies under regulation 10(3) continue to be certified as a
fire safety manager for the next training cycle immediately
following that training cycle,
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then for the purpose of computing the requisite minimum number of

points that he has to obtain during the training cycle for which he is
first certified, the Commissioner may compute, on a pro-rata basis, the
requisite minimum number of points having regard to the date the
person is first certified.
(6) The Commissioner may differentiate between fire safety
managers certified under regulation 10(5) and (5A) in respect of —
(a) the requisite minimum number of points required for the
purpose of paragraph (1); and
(b) the courses approved under paragraph (2) or (4).
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Training courses for fire safety manager

12.—(1) The Commissioner may require a fire safety manager
appointed under these Regulations to attend such courses of
instruction or receive such training relevant to the work of a fire
safety manager as the Commissioner may determine.
(2) This regulation shall not apply to any person appointed to act in
the absence of a fire safety manager under regulation 6.

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Person not to be appointed or act as fire safety manager for
more than one building
13. Except with the prior approval of the Commissioner in writing,
no person shall be appointed or act as a fire safety manager for more
than one building.

Power to remove fire safety managers

14. If the Commissioner is satisfied that any person is no longer fit
to act as a fire safety manager for any specified premises, the
Commissioner may by order —
(a) direct that person to cease acting as a fire safety manager for
the specified premises; and
(b) require the owner or occupier of the specified premises to
appoint another person as a fire safety manager for the
specified premises.
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Penalty
15. Any person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine
not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6
months or to both.
[G.N. Nos. S 167/94; S 154/2007; S 155/2007]

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 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
FIRE SAFETY (FIRE SAFETY MANAGERS) REGULATIONS
(CHAPTER 109A, RG 3)
This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Fire
Safety (Fire Safety Managers) Regulations. It is not part of these Regulations.
1. G. N. No. S 167/1994 — Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) Regulations
1994
Date of commencement : 8 April 1994
2. 1995 Revised Edition — Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) Regulations
Date of operation : 8 April 1994
3. G. N. No. S 154/2007 — Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) (Amendment)
Regulations 2007
Date of commencement : 13 April 2007
4. G. N. No. S 155/2007 — Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) (Amendment
No. 2) Regulations 2007
Date of commencement : 1 January 2008
5. 2008 Revised Edition — Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) Regulations
Date of operation : 2 June 2008
6. 1995 Revised Edition — Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) Regulations
1995
Date of operation : 31 December 9999
7. G.N. No. S 542/2013 — Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) (Amendment)
Regulations 2013
Date of commencement : 1 September 2013
8. G.N. No. S 407/2015 — Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) (Amendment)
Regulations 2015
Date of commencement : 1 July 2015

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