Bureau of Fire Code Enforcement – Updating a Registered Business

Change Life Hazard Use(s) or Non-Life Hazard Use(s)

This function can be performed by owners or managers of businesses registered and inspected by the Division of Fire Safety, Bureau of Fire Code Enforcement who are registered DCA RIMS users.

● On the My Workspace page, click Register a Business.

● After reading the instructions, click Continue.

● Answer each of the questions and click Continue.

If you DO NOT know the Registration Number…

● Enter search criteria (business name and/or address, for example) and click Search.

● Select the registration to be updated click Continue.

If you DO know the Registration Number or have searched and selected the desired business registration…

Business Information – Building Details

To change the LHUs or Non-LHUs, update the building details by clicking the Details icon and overwriting the old information.

Another way to update the registration is to add or copy a building by clicking Add Row or Copy Row.

● Review and edit the Business Information, as needed.

● Scroll to the far right and click the Details icon.

● Enter information on the Building Details screen.

● When finished, click Save.

● On the Business Information screen, click Continue.

Contacts

While updating the LHUs or Non-LHUs, you may also modify contacts associated with this business (add/delete a contact or change a contact’s address, for example).

Navigate the Contacts screens by selecting the desired contact’s title in the tabs at the top or by clicking << Previous or Next >> to move forward or back.

To change information in the Contacts screens, overwrite the old information in the fields.

● Review the contacts associated with the registration and edit the information, as needed.

● To add an additional contact—

– Select a title in the Available Contact Type drop down.

– Click Add Contact.

– Enter information on the new contact.

● When finished, click Continue.

Attachments

If you don’t need to upload any documents, click Continue and skip this step.

● To upload (attach) documents—

– Enter the Attachment Name and other relevant information.

– Click Browse on the Attachment Upload screen.

– When the File Upload window opens up, select the desired document.

– Click Open.

– Click Upload on the Attachment Upload screen.

Submit Updated Registration

● When you have uploaded all the desired documents, click Continue.

● Click the PDF icon to review the terms of conditions associated with the registration of a business.

● Select the check boxes to signal that you acknowledge the terms and conditions and click Yes.

● Enter your certification PIN on the Certification screen and click Certify.

● Review the submission details on the Submittal Confirmation screen and click Return.

You will be returned to the My Workspace screen, where you can scroll down and check the status of the registration you submitted.

Contact the DCA RIMS Help Desk.