Internal Fire Prevention

Öryggismiðstöðin offers owners and managers of businesses service agreements for internal fire prevention.

According to regulation 723/2017 owners and managers of commercial buildings must carry out inspections of their fire prevention measures.

The aim of internal fire prevention is to protect lives, health, environment and property in accordance with the applicable laws on fire prevention.

The inspections are mainly focused on:

• Fire prevention
• Easy escape routes
• Regular evacuation drills
• Fire prevention training for employees
• Storing and labeling of hazardous materials

The employees must be trained to respond appropriately in the event of fire, the appropriate firefighting equipment must be available and accessible and evacuation drills held regularly

Öryggismiðstöðin offers service agreements for fire prevention inspections that take into account the regulation on internal fire prevention in commercial buildings and are documented after the inspection is completed.

Regulation on internal fire prevention by owners and managers of commercial buildings.