PART 8E+WInformation to be Provided by the Person Carrying Out Work
Fire safety informationE+W
38.—(1) This regulation applies where building work—
(a)consists of or includes the erection or extension of a relevant building; or
(b)is carried out in connection with a relevant change of use of a building,
and Part B of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement in relation to the work.
(2) The person carrying out the work shall give fire safety information to the responsible person not later than the date of completion of the work, or the date of occupation of the building or extension, whichever is the earlier.
(3) In this regulation—
(a)“fire safety information” means information relating to the design and construction of the building or extension, and the services, fittings and equipment provided in or in connection with the building or extension which will assist the responsible person to operate and maintain the building or extension with reasonable safety;
(b)a “relevant building” is a building to which the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, or will apply after the completion of building work;
(c)a “relevant change of use” is a material change of use where, after the change of use takes place, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 will apply, or continue to apply, to the building; and
(d)“responsible person” has the meaning given by article 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Information about ventilationE+W
39.—(1) This regulation applies where paragraph F1(1) of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement in relation to building work.
(2) The person carrying out the work shall not later than five days after the work has been completed give sufficient information to the owner about the building's ventilation system and its maintenance requirements so that the ventilation system can be operated in such a manner as to provide adequate means of ventilation.
Information about use of fuel and powerE+W
40.—(1) This regulation applies where paragraph L1 of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement in relation to building work.
(2) The person carrying out the work shall not later than five days after the work has been completed provide to the owner sufficient information about the building, the fixed building services and their maintenance requirements so that the building can be operated in such a manner as to use no more fuel and power than is reasonable in the circumstances.