GB000A

Hotel Fire Safety

“B.T.H.” METHODOLOGY

OBJECTIVES & GUIDELINES

January 2009 edition

In case of fire, the safety of guests, employees

and emergency responders is paramount

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 Index
FOREWORD 3
INTRODUCTION 3
GENERAL OBJECTIVES 3
“BTH” METHODOLOGY 4
GENERAL PRINCIPLES 4
DESIGN CONCEPTS 5
SECTION “B” – BUILDING 5
B1 SITE SELECTION & BUILDING LAY-OUT.......................................................................................... 5
B2 CONSTRUCTION AND INTERIOR FINISHES .................................................................................... 5
B 21 STRUCTURAL FIRE RESISTANCE .................................................................................................. 5
B 22 COMPARTMENTATION................................................................................................................ 5
B 23 INTERIOR FINISHES ................................................................................................................... 5
B3 ESCAPE ROUTES .............................................................................................................................. 6
B 31 EVALUATION OF THE MAXIMUM POPULATION AT RISK. .................................................................... 6
B 32 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ESCAPE ROUTES ........................................................................... 6
B 33 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DISABLED PERSONS ............................................................................. 6
B 34 EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND SIGNAGE .......................................................................................... 6
SECTION “T”- TECHNICAL (BUILDING SERVICES) 8
T 1 BUILDING SERVICES ................................................................................................................................. 8
T 11 HVAC INSTALLATIONS .............................................................................................................. 8
T 12 GAS DISTRIBUTION ................................................................................................................... 8
T 13 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS ...................................................................................................... 8
T 14 EMERGENCY LIGHTING .............................................................................................................. 8
T 15 PASSENGER AND GOODS LIFTS................................................................................................... 8
T2 SPECIAL RISKS .................................................................................................................................. 8
T3 DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS ................................................................................................ 9
T 31 FIRE DETECTION ....................................................................................................................... 9
T 32 ALARM AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... 9
T33 AUTOMATIC CO AND GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS ........................................................................... 9
T 34 FIRE CENTRAL CONTROL PANEL .................................................................................................. 9
T4 SMOKE PROTECTION ..................................................................................................................... 10
T5 MANUAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................... 10
T 51 EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY HOTEL STAFF ...................................................................................... 10
T 52 EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY FIRE FIGHTERS .................................................................................... 10
T6 SPRINKLER OR OTHER FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS............................................................. 10
T7 SPECIAL PROVISONS FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ..................................................................... 10
SECTION “H”- HUMAN ELEMENT (HOTEL MANAGEMENT) 11
HOTEL GENERAL MANAGERS ARE IN CHARGE OF THE FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATION, STAFF
TRAINING, AND IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF SAFETY PROCEDURES. ............................... 11
H1 ORGANISATION ............................................................................................................................... 11
H2 TRAINING.......................................................................................................................................... 11
H3 PROCEDURES.................................................................................................................................. 11
APPENDIX 1 12
OUTLINE QUALIFICATION AND SCOPE OF WORKS OF FIRE SAFETY CONSULTANT............................ 12
1 QUALIFICATION ................................................................................................................. 12
2 OUTLINE SCOPE OF WORKS............................................................................................ 12

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 Foreword
The present document is for use in Accor hotels and is to be implemented:

• By all participants in the design or execution of building works in construction or refurbishment projects. To
that intend, it shall be appended to the relevant contracts.
• By hotel managers, their heads of departments, employees and service providers in the permanent
process of risk prevention improvement.

Introduction
Under the lead of the Group Executive Committee, the Accor Hospitality management organisation is
in charge of :

• Establishing the Group risk prevention policy

• Constantly improving fire safety in hotels
• Putting in place the BTH methodology, checking its implementation and modifying it as required by
return of experience or evolution in technology and regulations.
• Approving any adaptations to local particulars in countries or regions.

General Objectives

It is a priority for Accor to ensure the safety of all its guests, employees, and emergency responders in case
of fire

To this extent, and in a process of constant improvements, Accor as set up a fire risk prevention methodology based
on the following four main objectives:

1. Reduce risk of fire igniting

2. Limit spread of smoke and/or fire
3. Evacuate to safety all building occupants potentially at risk
4. Facilitate a prompt and efficient response by emergency responders

In order to meet these objectives, beyond compliance with all applicable local codes and regulations, Accor has
recognised the need to applying modern fire prevention engineering methods based on performance requirements.

The BTH methodology was developed by Accor’s Corporate Technical Department (DGTH) as the new corporate
reference to addressing fire risk prevention in all Accor hotels worldwide whether already in operation or to be
developed.

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 “BTH” METHODOLOGY
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

1. Concepts of prevention, of evacuation (“full”, “phased” or “shelter in place”, as applicable) and accessibility to fire
fighters and emergency responders :

a. Are closely linked to the actual fire risk which is mainly a function of building height and number of
occupants.
b. Must take into account site related particulars such as exposure to natural hazards or from neighbouring
environment
c. Must be applied to all new or existing hotels

2. A Fire Safety Master Plan (or “Fire Safety Strategy”) must be prepared for any new build or renovation
project by a qualified fire safety consultant, member of the project team. (see appendix 1)

3. In existing hotels, when deficiencies are identified, the hotel general manager shall commission a Fire
Safety Master plan to be prepared by a qualified specialist in order to put together a corrective action
plan with associated implementation timetable.

4. The fire safety master plan, based on a fire risk assessment, must define the fire evacuation strategy, and
specify safety measures relevant to the hotel and site particulars, its environment and coherent with hotel
operation requirements. The master plan must demonstrate that the resulting safety level achieved will be
satisfactory, and it should be submitted for approval by the relevant local authorities.

5. Whenever the BTH Methodology concepts cannot be implemented in full, appropriate adjustments shall be
proposed by the Fire Safety Consultant in order to achieve a similar fire safety protection level.

6. The duties of the Fire Safety Consultant in charge of fire safety design must be separate from those of the
building control inspector/bureau (in charge of controlling compliance with all applicable regulations). These two
functions are not to be carried out by the same person or organisation.

7. Reducing the risk of fire is always to be favoured against increasing fire fighting means.

8. Whenever possible passive solutions and natural systems (B for building) are to be favoured against mechanical
systems (T for technical).

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 DESIGN CONCEPTS
The BTH methodology includes design concepts classified in three sections :

« B » - Building : passive safety, thus of guaranteed and constant effectiveness

« T » - Technical systems : active safety, with possible deficiency or fault

« H » - Human : active safety requiring constant training, management and follow-up

SECTION “B” – BUILDING

B1 SITE SELECTION & BUILDING LAY-OUT
B 11 Fire brigades should have access to and into the
buildings in order to be able to assist in the
evacuation of all occupants and to fight the fire.
B 12 The hotel and all its exits should not be exposed to
a fire originating in an adjacent or neighbouring
property or occupancy. Adequate physical
separation or fire resistive partitioning should be
provided as necessary.
B 13 Fire or smoke from a belowground or adjacent
covered car park should not be able to affect the
operation of the vital building services or electric
systems of the hotel.
B 14 All “BOH” (back of house) areas should be located,
sized and designed to be used rationally and
should be separated from adjoining areas by
adequate fire separation and/or compartmentation.

B2 CONSTRUCTION AND INTERIOR FINISHES

B 21 STRUCTURAL FIRE RESISTANCE
The building structure should be designed to
withstand a fire for long enough to allow all
exposed occupants to evacuate safely and to allow
fire fighters to tackle the fire.
B 22 COMPARTMENTATION
B 22.1 External elevations (facades), floors and vertical
risers should be designed to prevent a rapid fire
spread from floor to floor.
B 22.2 Partitions and doors should effectively prevent
horizontal fire and smoke propagation towards
evacuation corridors, staircases and to other areas
of the building. Fire resistance of doors and
partitions should be adequate to the level of risk
and to the maximum expected fire load.
B 22.3 Escape corridors and staircases should be
enclosed and fitted with self closing fire retardant
doors, in order to avoid fire and/or smoke
propagation to escape stairs and corridors.
B 22.4 Vertical service shafts, any horizontal branches as
well as cable, pipe or duct penetrations should not
breach the integrity of fire and smoke
compartmentation between fire zones.
B 22.5 Passenger and service lifts should be designed in
order not to permit vertical propagation of smoke or
a fire towards higher levels.
B22.6 Glass roofs, glass ceilings and glazed facades
should not permit a rapid fire propagation to higher
floors and/or other fire compartments.
B 23 INTERIOR FINISHES
B 23.1 All interior finishes and decoration in bedrooms,
corridors, stairways, and public areas including
carpeting, curtains, suspended ceilings and lighting
fittings should not be easily ignitable and should
not propagate fire rapidly.
B 23.2 Combustible material used above suspended
ceilings (such as electrical cables or insulation
materials) should not propagate fire rapidly and be
provided with fire stops whenever necessary.
B 23.3 Coverings or shades to lighting fixtures should not
be flammable. Hot lighting sources should not be
installed too close to curtains or wherever they may
be inadvertently covered.
B 23.4 Interior decoration items, furniture, and bedding
should be sourced from materials with a low
propensity to burn quickly.
B 23.5 Materials which may produce dangerous gases
during combustion should be avoided or used in
such small quantities as not to cause intoxication
risk in case of fire.

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 B3 ESCAPE ROUTES
(Escape routes consist of door assemblies, corridors, stairways, hallways, and exterior doors,
allowing anyone to exit to safety from any location inside the building.)
B 31 EVALUATION OF THE MAXIMUM POPULATION AT
RISK.
Such evaluation should be carried out by the fire
safety consultant, based on applicable local
regulations, and taking into account all building
data and trade experience.
B 32 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ESCAPE ROUTES
B 32.1 Corridors should allow direct, short, and easy to
follow evacuation ways, leading to more than one
exit possibility (stairways, corridors, or exit doors),
and without significant dead-ends.
B 32.2 Hotels to be built with 2 stories or more above
ground must be equipped with a minimum of 2
staircases, protected from fire and smoke and
nd
leading directly to a final exit way. Whenever a 2
stair is not feasible in an existing building,
appropriate alternatives must be included.
B 32.3 Escape routes must be available at all times. Doors
should be fitted with fastenings which can be easily
operated from the side approached by people
escaping, be readily apparent, and without the use
of a key or having to manipulate more than one
mechanism. Bedroom doors should always be
easily operable from inside and open only by
simple action on door lever.
B 32.4 Final exits should be sited to ensure rapid dispersal
of people from the vicinity of the hotel so that they
are no longer in danger from fire or smoke. Direct
access to a street, passageway, walkway or open
space should be available. High risk premises
should not open directly onto an escape route.
B 32.5 Mirrors and other elements susceptible to misdirect
escaping people on their way out should be
prohibited in corridors and stairways.
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B 32.6 Curtains, shades, and other coverings should not
obstruct the operation of emergency exit doors, nor
hide emergency lighting or exit signs.
B 33 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DISABLED PERSONS
Evacuation plans should provide for guests with
disabilities, including hearing or visually impaired
people and people with learning difficulties.
Evacuation procedures should be drawn-up at
design stage and include for disabled guests
staying in bedrooms above ground floor level or
where steps or other hazards occur between public
places or bedrooms and emergency exits.
In case of emergency, wheelchair users should be
able to use escape routes and to escape from the
building without external assistance. Above ground
level, they should be able to reach a protected area
and contact the reception desk if necessary, in
accordance with specifically designed procedures.
B 34 EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND SIGNAGE
B 34.1 Escape routes should be fitted with adequate
normal and emergency lighting supplying sufficient
lighting level and showing clearly the direction to
follow all the way to safety.
B 34.2 Evacuation plans and posted instructions on
guestroom doors, in corridors and hallways should
be designed to give clear and concise information
to assist occupants and emergency responders in
locating escape routes and manual fire fighting
equipment.
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 B4 SPECIAL PROVISONS FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

The definition of a High Rise Building differs from one region
or country to another, but general principles apply to all such
buildings.
The fire safety consultant shall pay special attention, when
preparing the fire safety master plan (fire strategy) to the
following:
• The evacuation strategy may need to be a phased
evacuation, starting with the floor directly exposed to
the fire.
• Guest lifts landings on exit floor should open directly
onto protected evacuation route to final exit.
• Structural stability: High rise buildings usually require
enhanced structural fire resistance, stronger
compartmentation, lower permissible combustible loads,
and stricter flame spread characteristics for interior
finishes.
• Fire brigade access and intervention: High rise
buildings require enhanced access for large fire
engines, easier and/or special access to the building,
and easier movement inside the building.

B5 SPECIAL PROVISONS FOR MOUNTAIN HOTELS OR ISOLATED LOCATIONS

The fire safety consultant shall take into account the environment particulars including the difficulty for fire brigades to quickly
reach the hotel in case of emergency, and for hotel occupants to stay safely outside under extreme weather conditions such as
freezing temperatures and icy/snowy roads.

B6 COVERED OR INDOOR CAR PARKS

B 61 Indoor car parks should be equipped with a
minimum of two (2) properly lit and signalled
pedestrian escape routes.
B 64
B 62 Indoor car parks, stairways and lifts should be
designed to prevent the propagation of smoke or
fire from the car park areas to the hotel.
cables supplying the hotel should not run
unprotected through the car park areas).
Materials or finishes to floor surfaces, walls and
ceilings, as well as insulation materials used in the
car park should not emit smoke, and should not
propagate fire.

B 63 A fire in an indoor car park should not impair any of B 65 Car parks should be ventilated preferably using
the main building services (for example power natural ventilation means with openings on external
elevations.

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 Section “T”- TECHNICAL (Building Services)
T 1 BUILDING SERVICES
T 11 HVAC INSTALLATIONS
Air handling units, extract fans, supply and extract ductwork
should be protected or equipped with safety equipment
designed to prevent the propagation of smoke or fire from
one floor or fire compartment to other floors or fire
compartments.
Whenever possible and in new buildings, fresh air inlets
should not be exposed to smoke, pollution (exhaust gases
mostly) or criminal acts (chemical or biological risks).
T 12 GAS DISTRIBUTION
Gas or LPG distribution pipe work should be designed,
installed and maintained to reduce risks of fire, explosion or
gas leaks.
T 13 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
T13.1 In case of fire or other serious incident on the main
electrical panel :
a) Emergency electrical installations should not
be affected.
b) Members of the fire brigade should be able to
safely proceed without waiting for high voltage
to be shut-off by the utility company.
c) The fire should not spread outside of the
electrical room through cable ways.
T2 SPECIAL RISKS
T 21 Kitchens should be equipped, according to their
specific fire risks, with all necessary fire safety
systems, such as:
• Emergency power cut-off push buttons
• Emergency gas shut-off valve
• Smoke ventilation systems where regulations
demand
• Fixed automatic fire suppression systems for
cooking range at least when including deep fat
fryer(s)
• Manual fire fighting and safety equipment
• Protection of extract systems and conduits
T22 Any power generator should be isolated by
adequate fire separations, fitted with all necessary
safety devices and protected by appropriate fire
protection systems.
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T 13.2 An emergency electrical supply should be provided
to feed essential safety installations (including fire
lifts) and lighting along escape routes
T 13.3 In case of fire, an easily accessible and clearly
marked emergency shut-off switch should be
provided to isolate all electrical power except
emergency power.
T 14 EMERGENCY LIGHTING
Emergency lighting should be provided to ensure good
visibility along escape routes, and a minimum of visibility in
public areas, independently from normal lighting. Electrical
power for emergency lighting should be adequate to ensure
full evacuation of all people at risk, and may be supplied
from a single source or from several independent stand
alone integrated units.
T 15 PASSENGER AND GOODS LIFTS
All lifts should be designed in full compliance with industry
standards and local safety rules and regulations and include
provisions to ensure no one is trapped in a car in case of
power failure.
They may also need to be designed to operate under the
following conditions:
• Evacuation of disabled persons (if specified in the hotel
fire strategy)
• When designated as fire fighting lifts
Appropriate measures should be taken in order that
fuel tanks do not create a fire risk to the hotel.
T 23 Boilers, water heaters, and substations should be
equipped with emergency shut-off and safety
devices, as well as appropriate detection and fire
suppression systems, in accordance with their
location and source of energy (oil, gas, LPG, fire
steam, electrical power…)
Appropriate measures should be taken in order that
fuel tanks do not create a fire risk to the hotel.
T 24 Vertical linen chutes, whether active or abandoned,
should be designed and equipped to prevent fire
and/or smoke propagation from one floor to
another. A smoke detector and/or a sprinkler head
must be provided at the top of the chute.
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T 25 Food lifts/hoists (Dumb waiters) whether active or
abandoned should be designed and equipped to
prevent fire and/smoke propagation from one floor
to another.
T 26 Indoor car parks should be equipped with
appropriate safety and fire protection systems,
such as:
• Automatic ventilation systems to lower the CO
concentration to a safe level (interlocked with
CO detectors) including manual control
available to fire fighters and hotel management
T3 DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS
T 31 FIRE DETECTION
The entire building must be fully covered with an approved
fire detection system (smoke or heat detectors as
appropriate should be fitted in every room in the building
including all guestrooms and large voids above ceilings or in
attics)
T 32 ALARM AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
T 32.1 Guests and employees must be able to trigger an
alarm using break-glass/manual call points located
in hallways, corridors, kitchens, plant rooms, and
any identified risk areas.
T 32.2 The central control panel should be designed,
directly or together with a voice communication
system, to set an evacuation alarm to all guests
and employees at any time and wherever they may
be in the building (including inside each
guestroom). The alarm should be noticeable and
understandable to all occupants, including people
with disabilities (including hearing or visual).
T 32.3 A communication system must be available
permanently to alert the local fire brigade in case of
emergency.
T 32.4 In order to avoid unnecessary disturbance to hotel
guests with false alarms, when a detector is
activated, a delay of a few minutes will usually be
included before a full evacuation alarm is set, this
is meant to give sufficient time for staff on duty to
check if the incident is real.
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in order to force extraction of smoke in case of a
fire.
• Emergency lighting inside car park, lobbies and
stairways.
• Fire alarm call points and/or two way
communication systems
• Manual fire fighting equipment, such as: fire
extinguishers, sand boxes, dry risers.
• Automatic sprinkler or water spray/mist systems
when required.
T33 AUTOMATIC CO AND GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS
T 33.1 The boiler house, plant rooms, kitchens or laundry
rooms using natural gas or LPG should be
equipped with an automatic gas detection and
alarm system, interlocked with shut-off devices on
gas supply.
T 33.2 Whenever indoor car parks are equipped with
mechanical ventilation systems, CO detection
should be provided and interlocked with ventilation
systems to maintain CO concentration below
acceptable limits.
T 33.3 CO detection should be also provided in fuel-oil
boiler houses.
T 34 FIRE CENTRAL CONTROL PANEL
T 34.1 The fire control panel must be designed to
continuously monitor all fire detection, alarm,
smoke removal and all other fire safety systems in
the hotel. The panel should also activate safety
devices interlocked with detection system and
assist in managing emergency evacuation
procedures.
T 34.2 Night attendants should be equipped with pager
systems to receive alarm signals wherever they
are.
T 34.3 Lone night attendants should also be equipped with
a distress system with automatic alarm signals to a
constantly attended location.
T 34.4 The fire control panel, which is the heart of all fire
safety systems, should be located in a protected
room/enclosure with easy access from the
reception desk.
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 T4 SMOKE PROTECTION
T 41 Emergency staircases must be safe and protected
areas and kept smoke-free at all times. If they
cannot be open to the outside, they should be
enclosed with fire resisting enclosures.
T 42 In case of fire, escape routes must be protected
from spread of smoke. Natural (preferably) or
mechanical smoke extraction systems may be
required depending upon escape route
configuration, maximum travel distances and
possible presence of sprinkler protection.
T5 MANUAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
T 51 EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY HOTEL STAFF
T51.1 Manual fire fighting equipment (such as: portable
extinguishers, hose reels, fire blankets, sandboxes)
must be adapted to the type of hotel, to the nature
of risks, and to the availability and type of support
from the local fire brigade.
T 51.2 A dedicated safety vehicle, equipped with first aid
medical and fire fighting equipment may be useful
in hotels located in remote and/or isolated areas.
T6 SPRINKLER OR OTHER FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
Total or partial sprinkler (or water spray, or mist) protection
may be required by local codes or by contractual agreement
with insurers, owners, or other large stakeholders.
Sprinkler systems should be installed in compliance with
international codes such as ISO, EN, FM or NFPA.
T7 SPECIAL PROVISONS FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
The fire safety consultant must take into account specific
requirements for high rise buildings such as:
• Inclusion of effective communication systems for use by
emergency responders within the building
• Fire fighting systems (such as wet and dry risers)
• Increased manual fire fighting equipment (Portable
extinguishers, hose reels)
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T 43 Hallways and large public areas should be
protected from spread of smoke. To that effect,
natural and/or mechanical ventilation systems may
be required depending upon lay-out, maximum
number of people, maximum travel distances and
possible presence of sprinkler protection.
T 44 Atriums require specific fire engineering studies,
that may include fire and/or smoke spread
simulations in order to design appropriate fire
safety systems.
T 52 EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY FIRE FIGHTERS
T 52.1 Street fire hydrants or other water reserves must
be provided as necessary (location, water volume
and water pressure) for use by firemen in fighting a
fire anywhere in the premises.
T 52.2 High buildings should be equipped with wet and dry
risers in order to allow fire fighters to connect their
fire hoses quickly and close to the point of need.
T 52.3 Outlets on the facades and protected ducts may be
required to allow firemen to connect portable fans
to force out smoke and allow better visibility for
their action, in particular for plant rooms.
In existing buildings, sprinkler systems may be used to
compensate for deficiencies which cannot be corrected
without excessive building remodelling, in such areas as
compartmentation, travel distances to safe exit, smoke
management, excessive combustible loading, minimum
number of staircases.
• One or several elevators specially designed for use by
fire brigades and for evacuation of disabled people.
• Emergency power designed with redundancy including
at least 2 nb stand-by power supplies covering 100% of
the required emergency load each.
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 Section “H”- HUMAN ELEMENT (HOTEL MANAGEMENT)
HOTEL GENERAL MANAGERS ARE IN CHARGE OF THE FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATION, STAFF TRAINING, AND
IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF SAFETY PROCEDURES.
H1 ORGANISATION
H 11 In each hotel, the fire safety organisation must be
adapted to the country, location and hotel
particulars.
The organisation is to be set up by the hotel
management, in compliance with local regulations,
and must be supplemented by a set of written
safety rules and instructions.
H 12 Safety meetings should be organised regularly in
the hotel, in order to review fire safety aspects,
take into consideration any relevant event as well
H2
H 21 Hotel managers, department heads, maintenance
engineers and safety technicians, must receive fire
safety training in relation with their specific duties.
H 22 All hotel staff must receive general fire safety
training and appropriate additional sessions should
be given according to specific staff duties.
H 23 All emergency phone numbers and other pertinent
safety data should be clearly posted at all times to
H3
H 31 A fire safety register must be kept up to date in
every hotel, containing all information relevant to
fire safety. This register should be made available
to authorities having jurisdiction.
H 32 All fire safety equipment, elevators and technical
installations related to fire safety should be
maintained by suitably qualified contractors under
written contracts.
H 33 Fire safety inspections should be carried out on a
regular basis by trained personnel and recorded on
duly dated and signed check-lists.
H 34 Whether required by local authorities or not, a fire
risk assessment should be carried out at least once
every 3 years by a qualified professional not part of
the hotel staff.
An annual check of the action plan issued from the
risk assessment should be carried out by a suitably
trained person.
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as pertinent suggestions from staff, and update
safety procedures and instructions as required.
H 13 The hotel staff on duty must be trained to fire safety
procedures and be based in proximity to the central
control panel. In case of a single attendant,
qualified assistance must be available within a few
minutes in case of any emergency.
H 14 All fires and other incidents related to fire safety
should be reported in writing and analysed in detail
in order to learn from experience.
TRAINING
allow personnel to react quickly and efficiently, in
an emergency.
H 24 Evacuation drills should be conducted at least once
a year in every hotel, under the supervision of a
qualified fire safety professional instructor.
Representatives of the local fire brigade should be
invited to participate in such exercise.
PROCEDURES
H 35 Any renovation or extension works should be done
in compliance with local administrative and safety
rules and regulations, and along the lines of a fire
safety master plan to be prepared by a suitably
qualified professional.
H 36 Appropriate procedures should be drawn up to
cover the possibility of a fire safety system being
temporarily out of service (accidentally or for
maintenance or repair), and to ensure an
equivalent level of fire safety is maintained until the
installation is back into service. Alternatively, the
hotel should be closed down until the fire safety
installation is back into normal operation.
H 37 A system of “work permit” should be implemented
in every hotel in compliance with local regulations
and including emergency procedures. Cutting and
welding operations should be subjected to such
procedure which should be valid for a maximum of
one day and should be renewed every morning.
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 APPENDIX 1
OUTLINE QUALIFICATION AND SCOPE OF WORKS OF FIRE SAFETY CONSULTANT
1 QUALIFICATION
• Fire safety professional (member of SFPE -
Society of Fire Protection Engineers - or
member of IFE - Institution of Fire Engineers -)
• Minimum of 5 years experience in the hotel
industry
• Familiar with local regulations
• Familiar with at least one set of major
international fire safety codes (US-NFPA, UK-
BS/Building Regulations, French
ERP/IGH/SSIAP, or equivalent)
• Well respected by country/region local fire
safety authorities.
• No conflict of interest with equipment
manufacturers/suppliers
• Covered with full professional responsibility
insurance (PI - Professional Indemnity
insurance or equivalent / Minimum coverage
1M€ per incident)
• Trained on Accor’s BTH Methodology and
associated technical concepts.
• Approved by Accor
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2 OUTLINE SCOPE OF WORKS
• Detailed analysis and evaluation of fire (and
associated) risks
• Definition of the fire prevention and fire protection
strategies, taking into account statutory requirements
and capabilities of local fire brigades, and in full
cooperation with the other members of the project
design team.
• Evacuation strategy
• Compartmentation strategy and specifications
• Possible sprinkler coverage and associated
specifications
• Written description of fire strategy according to BTH
requirements/format and to statutory or local
authority’s requirements.
• Preparation of specifications, coordination and
control of all fire safety related installations and
systems.
• Approval and sign off of specifications and drawings
in relation to fire safety.
• Obtaining acceptance of fire strategy/master plan
and specifications by local authorities and/or control
body.
• Participation in commissioning tests relative to all fire
safety installations.
• Preparation of all fire safety documents and notes
required by statute, local authorities or control body.
• Preparation of specifications related to fire safety
instructions, posters, procedures and protocols.
• Definition of fire safety training needs for all hotel
personnel building on Accor’s frame principles.
• Implementation of fire/smoke modelling tools and/or
evacuation simulations, as required.
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