Fire protection
Preparation, supervision, construction and execution of a fire protection design and study, with the competent fire authorities and the competent fire protection offices throughout the Greek territory, either for the granting of a fire protection certificate or for the study and implementation of fire protection measures and means, in activities that are exempt from the granting of a certificate.
Fire protection is a big chapter, if not the biggest one in a business licensing or building permit issue.
Fire protection of a space is divided into:
- Active, which has to do with fire protection means portable or permanent which are installed in a building for prompt and immediate extinguishing of a fire
- Passive, which has to do with the construction part of a building or part of a building for the prompt and safe escape of the public – crowd in the event of a fire incident in the building or part of a building.
The types of businesses that require a fire protection certificate are the following:
- Industrial & artisan buildings
- Gas stations
- Garages, car dealerships and private MOT
- Parking
- Department stores
- Supermarkets
- Commercial warehouses (Logistics)
- Hotels
- Office buildings
- Residence complex
- Places of health interest (if applicable)