Do Commercial / Retail Tenants in my building require a copy of the building's fire safety plan?

Yes they do.

In Ontario, the building owner is required to ensure all parties with roles and responsibilities in the fire safety plan understand their roles and responsibilities.

Owners and tenants of Commercial / Retail Suites in the building shall be provided a copy of the fire safety plan, or at minimum, the applicable sections, addressing roles and responsibilities of tenants, how and what Persons Requiring Assistance will be dealt with within the plan, and more. This information should be provided to the “tenant contact” for each employer owning, renting or leasing space at the property. This is typically done by the Building Owner once every 12 months.

This “tenant contact” in receipt of this information, as part of the employer’s and Tenants roles and responsibilities in the fire safety plan, implements the Fire Safety Plan within their owned, leased or rented space at the property, and fulfills the Employers responsibilities.

As with all fire safety plans in Ontario, employers are to appoint sufficient staff such as fire wardens, (among other requirements in the fire safety plan) and ensure they (Fire Wardens) are provided their roles, responsibilities and attend the annual training (on the building’s approved fire safety plan) offered by the building owner.

Typically, the communication to the owners and tenants of Commercial / Retail Suites is issued every 12 months, with building owners providing a training opportunity once per 12 months for tenant “Supervisory Staff” (Fire Wardens). This training allows fire wardens, and employers, understand both their own requirements for inspections and emergency procedures found in the building’s approved fire safety plan.

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