[Authoritative  English  text  of  H.  P.  Government  Notification  No.  Home-F(A)3-1/2019,  dated 23-07-2019 as required under clause (3)of Article 348 of the Constitution of India].   HOME DEPARTMENT   NOTIFICATION   Shimla-2, the 23th July, 2019   No. Home-F (A) 3-1/2019-I.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section of 9 of the Himachal Pradesh Fire Fighting Service Act, 1984 (Act No. 30 of 1984) the Governor, Himachal Pradesh, hereby requires the owners or occupiers of the following premises mentioned at column No. 2 which are likely to cause risk of fire, to take precautions for fire prevention and fire safety measures namely:—     Sl. No. Class of Premises Precautions for fire prevention and fire safety measure to be taken by the owners and occupiers of the buildings, namely:— 1.     2.     3. Buildings having height of 15 metres and above.   Pandal having seating capacity more than 500 persons or covered area more than 500 square metres.   Residential building (other than hotels and guest houses) having height more than 15 metres or having ground plus four upper storey’s including mezzanine floor. (1)               Access to building   (2)               Number, width, type and arrangement of exits.   (3)               Protection of exits by means of fire check door (s) and or pressurization.   (4)               Compartmentation   (5)               Smoke Management System 4. Hotels and guest Houses having height (6)               Fire Extinguishers   (7)               First-Aid Hose Reels   (8)               Automatic fire detection and alarming system.   (9)               Manually    Operated    Electrical    Fire Alarm System.   (10)           Public Address System   (11)           Automatic Sprinkler System   (12)           Internal Hydrants and Yard Hydrants   (13)           Pumping Arrangements   (14)           Captive    Water     Storage     for    fire fighting.   (15)           Exit Signage   (16)           Provision of lifts   (17)           Standby power supply   (18)           Refuge Area   (19)           Fire Control Room   (20)           Special Fire Protection Systems for protection of special risks.   Explanation.—Where any building is owned or occupied by more than one person, the responsibility for providing the fire safety and fire prevention measures as per the directions of the inspecting Fire Officer for the whole building will be shared in proportion to the area occupied or owned by individual owner or occupier as the case may be.   more than 12 metres or having ground plus   three upper storeys including mezzanine   floor. 5. All educational buildings 6. Institutional buildings having height more   than 9 metres or having ground plus two   upper storeys including mezzanine floor. 7. All Assembly buildings 8. Business buildings having height more than   15 metres or having ground plus four upper   storeys including mezzanine floor. 9. Mercantile buildings having height more   than 9 metres or having ground plus two   upper storeys including mezzanine floor. 10. Industrial building having covered area on   all floors more than 250 square metres. 11. Storage building having covered area on all   floors more than 250 square metres. 12. All Hazardous buildings having covered   area on all floor more than 100 square   metres. 13. Underground structures 14. Commercial kitchens such as hostels of   educational institutions etc. 15. Slum area which is defined by a local   authority as a slum area, having covered   area more than 1000 square metres or   having more than 25 sheds. 16. Hostel and Coaching Centres, which is,   used for students not less than 20 in   numbers. 17. All the projects registered under RERA   Act.   By order,   Sd/- Addl. Chief Secretary (Home).