Fire protection monitoring report

Technical systems and facilities relevant to fire protection (such as fire extinguishing systems, smoke and heat extraction systems, fire detection and alarm systems, safety power supplies) are, according to the regulation on the operation of structural systems (operating ordinance - BetrVo), subject to a so-called initial or acceptance test by experts for technical systems and equipment according to the BauPrüfV [3].

These specialised persons check the proper condition, effectiveness and operational safety of these systems and facilities and document this in reports. The reports on the first recurring test must be available to the fire protection test engineer for the issue of his summary report on the fire protection certificate. Fire protection documents that are required for the fire-fighting operation, as well as the fire protection regulations, must be coordinated with the Berlin fire brigade.

The same applies to special measures for special constructions, e. g. Places of assembly and companies with hazardous substances. Every construction supervision is to be documented by a supervision report. At the end of the construction project, a summary report on the fire protection certificate is issued.

In this certificate, among other things, these monitoring reports are to be listed and handed over to the building owner with the certificate of commencement of use at the latest for the notification in accordance with Section 81 (2) Bauo Bln [4]. In the summary report on the fire protection certificate, among others, the relevant building supervisory usability certificates for the building products and types used in the building project (e. g. general building inspectorate approvals for fire doors, general building inspectorate test certificates for fire-resistant partition wall constructions) are to be listed.

If the defects found during the supervision of the construction work are not remedied despite a request from the fire protection test engineer, he must inform the building supervisory authority immediately.