S-4.2, r. 5.01 - Regulation respecting the conditions for obtaining a certificate of compliance and the operating standards for a private seniors’ residence

Section 15 Disposition versions

2013-03-14

15. The operator of a private seniors’ residence must establish a fire safety plan and keep it up to date.

The fire safety plan must contain, as a minimum,

(1)  the maximum time allowed to evacuate all residents;

(2)  a list of the residents, specifying for each the measure or measures to be taken to ensure they are evacuated to a safe place;

(3)  the telephone numbers of the people who must be alerted in the event of a fire in order to provide housing for the residents;

(4)  the names of the staff members responsible, on each work shift, for applying the evacuation measures, and a description of their tasks;

(5)  a list of all firefighting equipment;

(6)  a sketch of each floor of the residence, showing the evacuation routes and the location of firefighting equipment;

(7)  the names and contact information of all organizations, establishments, institutions or individuals that have undertaken to provide assistance in the event of an evacuation of the residence and to take charge of the persons evacuated, along with a copy of the agreements signed;

(8)  a list of telephone numbers for the emergency services; and

(9)  observation reports from the evacuation drills carried out during the 3 previous years, if available.

The operator establishes the fire safety plan using the guide La prévention des incendies et l’évacuation des résidences hébergeant des personnes âgées and its supplement, published by the Ministère de la Sécurité publique, and keeps it in the residence.

A copy of the plan must be kept near the main entrance of the residence for use by the emergency services. In addition, the sketch referred to in subparagraph 6 of the first paragraph must be posted on each floor of the residence in a place accessible to the public.

All staff members must be informed regularly of the content of the plan and of the specific tasks they are to perform in the event of an evacuation.

O.C. 100-2013, s. 15.