This is a non statutory audit carried out before a premise is first put/taken into use.
Objectives of Pre-Occupancy Audit are :
- To carry out a critical assessment of health and safety issues for the proposed office buildings prior to occupancy
- To provide technical inputs on integrating safety at design stage for the proposed project.
Scope of Pre-Occupancy Audit
- Review the life safety aspects (number of exits, design of emergency exits, escape paths etc. with reference to the occupancy load) of the proposed building
- Review the design of the fire protection system for the building – Fire Hydrant system and Sprinkler system
- Suggestion on the fire extinguishers (numbers and type) to be installed at the proposed building
- Review the passive fire protection measures proposed to be adopted
- Review the design of fire alarm system proposed to be installed
- Study the proposed safety protection system in the electrical circuits
- Review the proposed interior design from fire, electrical and life safety perspective
- Review the proposed security control system and offer additional risk control measures, if required.
- Assess the risks arising from neighboring assets and suggest adequate risk control measures, where required.
- Review the design of the CCTV System from safety perspective.
- Location of fire exits –farthest distance for an employee to reach the fire exit (as per regulation)
Standards / Rules to be adopted
- National construction authority building code – Kenya
- Occupational Safety and Health Act – 2007
- Building & Works of Engineering Subsidiary legislation
- National Electric Code
- Other applicable safety standards (national & international) on Fire & Electrical Safety
- Good management practices