Fire protection in the office - How can we avoid an on-the-spot fine during an official inspection?

Fire protection in the office

HOW CAN WE AVOID ON-SITE FINES DURING AN AUTHORITY CHECK?

Fire protection - official inspection

If you rent an office, you can run into many pitfalls during a disaster prevention official inspection, which can even result in a significant on-the-spot fine.

THE 259/2011. (XII. 7.) A government decree defines the violations that are subject to fire protection fines. The decree states that the first-level authority is the disaster prevention branch, so we can count on them during a fire prevention inspection. In general, before an inspection, the authority notifies the client in writing of the planned inspection, however, this not an obligation. In the case of a public or anonymous complaint, they have the right to appear at the given employer at any time without prior information.

For this reason, it is extremely important that we carry out our activities in accordance with fire protection regulations.

Fire protection in a rented office building - who does it belong to?

When renting an office, many tenants think that fire protection belongs to the operator of the office building. However, this is not the case at all. As a first step, we usually recommend (especially in the case of rental contracts concluded years ago) that the tenant study the contents of the contract in detail. In this case, ideally, the tasks and obligations of the tenant and the landlord in relation to fire protection are specifically stated. If there is no reference to this in the contract, it is advisable to amend and clarify it as soon as possible.

The decree on fire protection fines lists 50 different categories of violations, each with separately defined fines. In the case of multiple fire safety violations, the fines are added together, and the payment deadline is 30 days from the date the fine decision becomes final. However, the payment of the fine does not release us from the obligation to eliminate the irregularity, so it may even happen that the authority's employees show up again for a subsequent re-inspection, and then leave after imposing an even larger fine.

What could these fire protection irregularities be in an office?

  •  the employer does not have Fire Safety Regulationstal, even though he is legally obliged to do so;
  •  the employer has, however Fire Safety Regulationstal, but it does not contain the content elements required by law;
  • the employer has Fire Safety Regulationstal, but it was made by an unauthorized person;
  •  the employer does not keep a fire extinguisher ready, or has neglected to regularly inspect it;
  • the new employees did not receive the preliminary conditions of employment fire protection educationt, or lack of annual recurrent education; (min. HUF 30,000/person)
  • someone committed a fire safety violation that caused a fire or explosion;
  • closing the door and window for evacuation, keeping it closed as usual, so that it cannot be opened in an emergency;
  • exceeding the number of people who can be evacuated specified in the evacuation calculation;
  • storage on the escape route, or narrowing it to prevent evacuation, etc.

Fire prevention fines

With a little attention and leadership commitment, we can easily achieve that we do not have one sleepless night fire protection official inspectionfor fear of

The fines are not fixed amounts, they are defined in bands, their amount depends on the degree of irregularity, the number of employees, and the floor area of the rental property. You wouldn't imagine how easy it is to collect a multi-million dollar fine if you don't pay enough attention to complying with fire protection regulations.

In order to ensure that your employees are safe and that your work environment meets the legal requirements, contact us so that we can prevent fines imposed by the authorities with our work and fire protection service.

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