Section 18(2) of the Fire Services Act, 1981 states:-
"It shall be the duty of every person having control over premises
to which this section applies to take all reasonable measures to guard
against the outbreak of fire on such premises, and to ensure as far
as is reasonably practicable the safety of persons on the premises
in the event of an outbreak of fire".
Section 19(1) of the Fire Services Act, 1981 states:-
In this Act "potentially dangerous building" means any building
which would, in the event of a fire occurring therein, constitute
a serious danger to life for any of the following reasons-
( b ) the absence of any or any adequate appliances or fittings-
(i) for extinguishing fires occurring in the building,
(ii) for enabling the occupants to escape on the occurrence of a fire,
(iii) for the automatic detection of an outbreak of fire,
(iv) for giving warning to persons in case of fire,
(v) for securing that the means of escape can be safely and effectively
used at all times, or
(vi) for emergency lighting
The Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 can be found at http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2005/en/act/pub/0010/print.html
Section 11(1) of the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act, 2005
states:-
Without prejudice to the generality of section 8, every employer shall,
in preparing and revising as necessary adequate plans and procedures
to be followed and measures to be taken in the case of an emergency
or serious and imminent danger-
(a) provide the necessary measures to be taken appropriate to the place of work for first aid, fire-fighting and the evacuation of employees and any other individual present in the place of work, taking account of the nature of the work being carried on and the size of the place of work…
The Office Premises Act, 1958 can be found at http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1958/en/act/pub/0003/print.html
Section 18 of this Act deals with means of escape in case of a fire.