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Note for GuidanceThe Fire Safety Advice Centre |
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Fire Safety in New, Extended or Altered Buildings |
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Introduction Fire Safety in new, extended or altered buildings is the responsibility of the Local Authority who delegates its responsibility to Building Control Department who enforces and administers the Building Regulations. The relevant guidance documentation are one of three also it is important you decide which guidance documentation suits your purpose and stay with that documentation there should be no cherry picking between the three options.
It is important that those dealing with fire safety matters have a working knowledge of this guidance for background information. Approved Document Part B Fire Safety The Department of Communities and Local Government who is responsible for Building Regulations has provided all the approved documents online and part is available from Approved Document Part B Fire Safety. British Standard 9999 BS 9999 : 2008 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings and is a new standard which uses risk profiles instead of prescripted methods as used in ADB.
British Standard 7974 BS 7974:2001. Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings with the relevant PD's provides guidance on a fully fire engineered solution.
Relevant British Standards British Standards are available online but are very expensive however if you locate the principle technical reference library in your area you should be able to study them free of charge. I did and eventually contacted Liverpool Central Library who provided an excellent service.
This page was last checked and modified on Thursday, 8 July, 2010 22:26 |
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