Anyone who breaks or fails to follow the requirements of the technical regulation on fire safety rules and conditions faces a fine of 500 GEL. If these rules are broken while a fire safety regime is in force, the fine is 1,000 GEL.
Breaking the fire safety requirements set for internal firefighting water supply, electrical installations, electrical products and primary fire-extinguishing equipment carries a fine of 1,000 GEL.
Failing to meet the fire safety requirements set for a building’s evacuation routes, evacuation and emergency exits, automatic fire suppression, fire alarms, public warning during a fire, evacuation management and smoke protection systems carries a fine of 1,000 to 5,000 GEL.
A fine of 300 GEL also applies if a manufacturer or supplier does not include, in the technical documentation of a substance, material, product or installation, information about its fire hazard ratings or the fire safety measures that apply when using it (where including this information is mandatory).
Under the draft, the owner of a private fire and rescue unit faces a fine of 5,000 to 10,000 GEL for breaking or failing to follow the technical regulation on the rules and requirements for firefighting by private fire and rescue units.
Breaking or failing to follow the requirements for preventing and responding to emergencies at a facility of vital importance leads to a fine of 1,000 GEL.
A fine of 1,000 GEL applies to sending emergency response forces and resources late to an emergency zone to put out a fire.
Failing to meet the requirements for protecting the public and material and cultural assets during an emergency leads to a fine of 3,000 GEL.
From 1 January to 1 July 2018, a total of 510 sites were fined for breaking fire rules. The fines came to 51,800 GEL.
According to the Emergency Management Service, 248 sites were inspected over the last seven months, of which 66 were clubs and entertainment centres and 182 were shopping centres and complexes.
The Emergency Management Service says that until 1 August the fine ranged from 50 to 200 GEL, and that it has now risen to between 2,000 and 5,000. From 1 August, under the Law on Civil Security, the country moved to a new emergency management model. The law sets out sanctions in order of severity: warning, fine, and suspension of activity.
