The Buildings chapter of the Safety Code came into force on March 18, 2013. It improved many regulatory provisions that no longer met building safety requirements.
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You are responsible for the safety of the persons who occupy your building, or who are coming and going around it. You must therefore ensure that your building is in compliance with the requirements in effect at the time of its construction. Furthermore, it is possible that you may have to carry out work in order to comply with the new requirements.
The BCSC features six components:
The results of the periodic inspections, the verification reports as well as the documentation in connection with the maintenance, alterations and repair work on the fire safety systems, façades, water cooling towers and multistorey garages shall be consigned in each building’s register.
Some new requirements with regard to water cooling tower facilities have been added to Section VII of the Buildings chapter of the Safety Code. These new requirements shall become effective as of July 12, 2014.
Please refer to our file on the water cooling tower facilities [FR], which presents, among other topics, the obligations of their owners.
The buildings coming under the BCSC are:
The following facilities intended for public use also come under the BCSC:
Please refer to the Regulation to improve building safety for more information.
The Régie du bâtiment du Québec offers you technical fact sheets, which give details on the regulatory provisions that we have just outlined. Do get familiar with these to make sure that you are in compliance with the new Regulation.
Warning! This content has been prepared to enable you to better understand the Regulation to improve building safety. However, only the official texts have legal force in case of dispute. Take further note that your municipality could enact more stringent standards for the buildings located on its own territory. We advise to get informed in this regard.