Fire safety Regulations and guidance applicable to Austria

[kurnal]

Please can anyone give me links to fire safety standards / Regulations applicable in Austria and in particular guidance in respect of warehouses and distribution buildings?

[AnthonyB]

An overview from http://www.f-e-u.org/national_legi.php

Prevention
Legislation

1. In Austria the tasks of the fire service are regulated by laws of the federal states

2. There is a central bureau in each federal state that defines minmal requirements for fire safety of constructions, fire fighting and fire:
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten, Stubenring 1, A-1011 Wien
Zentralarbeitsinspektorat Wien, Sektion IV, beim Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales, Stubenring 1, A-1010 Wien
Landesregierung Burgenland, Landhaus, A-7000 Eisenstadt
Landesregierung Kärnten, Arnulfplatz 1, A-9020 Klagenfurt
Landesregierung Niederösterreich, Herrengasse 9, A-1014 Wien
Landesregierung Oberösterreich, Klosterstrasse 7, A-4020 Linz
Landesregierung Salzburg, Chiemseehof, A-5010 Salzburg
Landesregierung Steiermark, Hofgasse, A-8011 Graz
Landesregierung Tirol, Landhaus, Maria-Theresien-Strasse 43, A-6020 Innsbruck
Landesregierung Vorarlberg, Landhaus, A-6900 Bregenz
Landesregierung Wien, Rathaus, A-1082 Wien

3. The following organisations play a part in elaborating and putting into force of these standards:
Government of the state
Government of the federal sate / provincial government
Insurance companies
Fire service associations
Institutes for fire prevention
Institute for norms

4. Fire safety standards are also defined besides the regulatory work by:

Österreichischer Bundesfeuerwehrverband
Lenaugasse 17
A-1080 Wien
Tel.: 02224023348
Fax.: 0222 4086822

Zentralstelle für Brandverhütung
Siebenbrunnengasse 21
A-1050 Wien
Tel.: 0222 552502-0
Fax.: 0222 552502-43

Inforcement and supervision

5. The following organisations are responsible for inforcement and supervision of the legal requirements for fire prevention and fire extinction
Austrian Government
Government of the federal state
Local authority
Fireservice
Building Authority

6. There are specific requirements for:
High Rise buildings
Chemical industry
Airports
7. There are special regulations for:
Smoke detectors in apartements
Fire alarms
Sprinklers in industral facilities
combustible piece of furniture and wall coverings
8. The responsible fire authorities have the possibility to carry out inspections of buildings in the context of the prevention to develop emergency plans.

9. In case owners or residents do not follow the fire safety regulations the responsible authorities can inforce them by:
Denouncement
Fines
Closing of premises
10. There are the following state organizations, which checks standards for building material and protection facilities or elaborate standards which arent subject to the valid fire protection regulations

Osterreichischer Bundesfeuerwehrverband
Prüfstelle für Brandschutztechnik
Lenaugasse 17
A-1080 Wien
Tel.: 02224023348
Fax.: 0222 4086822
e-mail:

Zentralstelle für Brandverhütung
Siebenbrunnengasse 21,
A-1050 Wien
Tel.: 0222 552502-0
Fax.: 0222 552502-43
e-mail:

Institut für Brandschutztechnik und Sicherheitsforschung GesmbH (IBS)
Petzoldstrasse 45
A-4020 Linz
Tel.: 073276170
Fax.: 0732 7617-29


11. There are special training programs for fire service executives for special fire protection measures.

12. The following special measures are carried out by members of the fire service to ensure fire safety in buildings:
Check of plans
Inspection of the occupancy

[kurnal]

Thanks Anthony. I had a conversation with an existing uk client who has just bought premises out there and has been told that standards are prescriptive and fire engineered solutions are not acceptable. That surprised me in view of the framework directives and single market so I thought I would try and get to the bottom of it. Trouble is two hours on google came up with nothing that I can understand! Your response is a big push in the right direction thanks.