New smoke and fire alarm regulations 2022

New smoke and fire alarm regulations 2022

Following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in London, the Scottish Government reviewed Scotland’s building and fire safety regulatory frameworks. The result is that new legislation is being brought in covering all homeowners and landlords from February 2022. 

These new regulations were due to come into effect from February 2021, however given the impact COVID-19 has had on many households across the country, this has been postponed by the Scottish Government.

What does the new legislation mean?

It will be the property owner’s responsibility to meet the following new standard:

• one smoke alarm installed in the room most frequently used for general daytime living purposes
• one smoke alarm in every circulation space on each storey, such as hallways and landings
• one heat alarm installed in every kitchen

Another feature of the legislation is that all alarms should be ceiling mounted and interlinked. Where there is a carbon-fuelled appliance such as boilers, fires, including open fires and heaters or a flue, a carbon monoxide detector is also required which does not need to be linked to the fire alarms.  Even if you have existing fire alarms in your home they will need to be interlinked in order to meet the new legislation. 

For further information or to discuss a price for having interlinked fire alarms and/ or a carbon monoxide detector for your home email us at info@rdm-electrical.com or call 01355 274 340.

More information and common questions can be found on the Scottish Government website: Fire and smoke alarms: changes to the law – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)