LAW NO. 20,389 EMPOWERS FIRE BODIES TO INSPECT BUILDING SAFETY CONDITIONS Having present that the H. National Congress has given its approval to the following bill initiated in motion by the former Deputy Mrs. Eliana Caraball Martinez; former Deputies, Ramon Elizalde Hevia; Cristian Leay Moran; Gutenberg Martínez Ocamica; Carlos Valcarce Medina; Victor Perez Varela; Ramon Perez Opazo; and Deputies Sergio Correa de la Cerda; Patricio Melero Abaroa; and Jorge Ulloa Aguillon. Bill: Single article.-The following amendments are introduced in the decree with force of law No. 458, 1975, General Law of Urbanism and Constructions: 1) Amend article 142, as follows: (a) To replace the third subparagraph, by the following: " The independent reviewers referred to in Article 116 (a) shall have free access, during their execution, to the building works to which they are required to report; Firemen may inspect such works in order to verify the general safety conditions, the fire safety conditions laid down in the current regulations and the operation of the emergency facilities of the buildings, and to record his observations in the Book of Works referred to in the final section of the Article 143. ' (b) Intercalase the following fourth, new point, passing the current one to be the fifth indent: " The Fire Corps, after receiving the works, will be empowered to inspect the general safety, security and safety conditions. fire and the operation of the building's emergency facilities. If it is found that the safety conditions laid down in the evacuation plan are not met, the Commander of the respective Fire Body shall give written account of the result of the inspection to the Director of Municipal Works, so that adopt the measures provided for in Article 20 of this Law. "2) Intercalase in Article 144 the following third indent, new, passing the current third and fourth points to be fourth and fifth, respectively:" for the reception of buildings with an occupancy load equal to or greater than 100 persons, For collective buildings, equipment and productive activities, a copy of the evacuation plan must be attached to the respective Fire Department. This plan shall include the general conditions of safety, fire safety and the operation of the emergency facilities in buildings as regards the signalética implemented for the escape routes, as well as a plane it includes such tracks, the indication of the taps, dry net, wet net, access, lighting systems, heating, the devices to gas contemplated and their ventilation requirements, and other information that is useful to know in case of emergency. " Having complied with the provisions of Article 93 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Republic, and because I have had the right to approve and sanction it; therefore, promulgate and take effect as the Law of the Republic. Santiago, October 15, 2009.-MICHELLE BACHELET, President of the Republic.-Patricia Poblete Bennett, Minister of Housing and Urbanism.-Edmundo Pérez Yoma, Minister of the Interior. What I transcribe for your knowledge.-Paulina Saball Astaburuaga, Housing and Urbanism Undersecretary. Constitutional Court Bill, approved by the National Congress, which establishes the obligation of safety certificates issued by officials appointed by the National Board of the Fire Department in respect of The Secretary of the Constitutional Court, who subscribes, certifies that the Honorable Chamber of Deputies sent the bill enunciated in the rubric, approved by the National Congress, in order to Court, exercised the control of constitutionality in respect of the sole article of the same; Judgment of 1 October 2009 in the Rol No 1.491-09-CPR. He stated: That it is not up to this Court to rule on the single article of the draft submitted, for dealing with matters that are not their own constitutional organic law. Santiago, 2 October 2009.-Rafael Larraín Cruz, Secretary.