Manitoba fire safety enhancement recommendations /

In the fall of 2013, a working group was created to review the existing Manitoba Building Code (MBC), the Manitoba Fire Code (MFC), as well as the provincial residential care licensing guidelines, and to make recommendations which supported the development of a healthy inventory of safe and attainable residential care facilities in the province. [...] RECOMMENDATIONS The Fire Safety Task Force and Residential Care Working Group recommendations are as follows: 1. REVIEW AND RECOMMEND PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE MANITOBA BUILDING CODE AND MANITOBA FIRE CODE FOR NEW BUILDINGS The goal is to improve upon existing fire and life safety requirements within certain care facilities, including the installation of automatic sprinklers and additional fire safe [...] Fire Safety Task Force Structure: The organizational structure for the Fire Safety Task Force is: Office of the Fire Commissioner Fire Safety Task Force Steering Committee Inspection Sub- Fire Code Committee Enhancements Sub- Education &Training Committee Sub-Committee 7 Office of the Fire Commissioner The Office of the Fire Commissioner will provide leadership and technical support to the Fire Sa [...] Fire Safety Task Force Steering Committee The objective of the Steering Committee is to provide input, advice and feedback to the Technical Sub-Committees for the development of recommendations on fire and life safety improvement opportunities. [...] Acts Regulations The Fires Prevention and Manitoba Fire Code Emergency Response Act Fire Safety Inspections Regulation The Buildings and Mobile Homes Manitoba Building Code Act The Office of the Fire Commissioner is designated as a special operating agency under the Department of Labour and Immigration and is responsible for the administration of these acts and regulations; while enforcement respo