The Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Regulations 1988

Fire safety and equipment maintenance records

9.—(1) The person registered shall maintain or cause to be maintained a record of—

(a) every fire practice which take place at the nursing home;

(b) every fire alarm test carried out at the nursing home together with the result of that test, and all defects in procedure or equipment or conditions found as a result of every such test;

(c) action taken to remedy any of the said defects, and dates of completion of works resulting from such action; and

(d) the procedures to be followed in the event of fire.

(2) The person registered shall maintain or cause to be maintained with respect to medical, surgical, nursing, fire and safety equipment in the nursing home such record, as is reasonable or appropriate in the circumstances, of dates of acquisition and of disposal of, condition at acquisition of, and dates of maintenance checks and the nature of repairs carried out on, such equipment.

(3) Each of the records maintained in pursuance of paragraph (1) or (2) of this regulation shall be retained at the nursing home by the person currently registered for a minimum period of 3 years from the date of the last entry in it.