Fire Safety of Cultural Heritage in European Countries

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES- GOALS FOR SOCIETY, BASED ON THE GENERAL FIRE REGULATIONS AND SPECIFIC TO CULTURAL HERITAGE

Goal	Covered by general Fire Regulations	Specific for Cultural Heritage
1. Life and Health Safety	Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, England-Wales, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Scotland	Switzerland, Italy, Portugal
2. Property Protection
a) Structure	Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal*, Sweden	Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden
b) Content	Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Norway, Portugal*	Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal
3. Environment	Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal*, Greece	Portugal*
4. Continuity of Function
a) Business	Portugal*	Portugal*
b) Social Activity	Portugal*	Portugal*
5. Others (give details)
* only as a consequence of no.1

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES- NATURE OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE SAFETY OF

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Goal	Functional / Performance requirements	Prescriptive requirements
1. Life and Health Safety	(Switzerland), Italy, Norway, Portugal, Sweden	Switzerland, Italy, Portugal
2. Property Protection
a) Structure	(Switzerland), Italy, Portugal, Sweden	Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal
b) Content	(Switzerland), Italy, Portugal	Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal
3. Environment	-	-
4. Continuity of Function
a) Business	-	-
b) Social Activity	-	-
5. Others (give details)	-	-

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES-INVOLVEMENT IN CULTURAL HERITAGE: DIFFERENTIATION WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING CATEGORIES

Building category	Government and governmental controlled initiatives			Government supported	Other
	Central	Regional	Local
Castle	Austria, Greece, Hungary, Portugal		Belgium, Germany	Austria, Portugal	Hungary: National Office for the Protection of ancient Monuments (OMVH)
Church/ Temple/ Mosque	Hungary, Portugal	Austria (sometimes)	Belgium, Germany	Austria (sometimes), Greece, Portugal	Austria: church, England-Wales; Insurance, Hungary: OMVH, Scotland: Church of Scotland, Episcopal Church etc.
Hospital	Austria, England-Wales, Greece, Scotland		Belgium, Germany		Scotland: National health service
Home (of historical person)	England-Wales, Greece, Portugal		Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary	Portugal	Hungary:OMVH, Scotland:Historic Houses Association, Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland
Hotel, dwelling, palace	England-Wales, Portugal		Austria, Belgium, Germany, England-Wales, Hungary	Portugal	Greece: private, Hungary: OMVH
Industrial building	England-Wales		Austria, Belgium, Germany		Greece: private, Hungary: OMVH, church
Library	Austria, England-Wales, Portugal, Scotland: (Scottish Libraries and Information Council)		Belgium, Germany, England-Wales, Greece, Hungary	Austria, Italy, Portugal	Hungary: OMVH
Market building	England-Wales		Belgium, Germany		Greece: private, Hungary: OMVH
Monastery	Hungary, Portugal	Austria	Belgium, Germany	Portugal	Austria: church, England-Wales; exempt from all legal fire requirements Hungary: OMVH, church
Monument	Austria, England-Wales, Greece, Hungary, Portugal		Belgium, Germany, Hungary	Portugal	Hungary: OMVH
Office, school	England-Wales, Portugal		Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Scotland: Local Authority Education Departments	Italy, Portugal	Hungary: OMVH
Stadium	England-Wales, Greece		Belgium, Germany, Hungary		Hungary: OMVH
Theatre / cinema	Austria, England-Wales, Hungary		Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary		Hungary: OMVH Scotland: Theatre history group
Windmill			Belgium, Germany, Hungary		England-Wales: insurance, Greece: private Hungary: OMVH
Other Building

Source: http://www.firetech.be/reports/finalrep/wglfinalreport.pdf