Fire Safety

Question 1

What is the Fire Safety Act 2021?

Answer 1

The act requires the responsible person of multi-occupied residential buildings with two or more domestic premises to update their FRA to include an assessment of the building structure, external walls and flat entrance doors.

Updated Feb 2023

Question 2

What is the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

Answer 2

January 2023, under article 24 of the Fire Safety Order 2005. For high rise buildings over 11m & all multi-occupied residential buildings with 2 or more domestic premises and make it a requirement for responsible persons of high rise buildings to provide information on their buildings to their local Fire and Rescue services.
*Plans
*External wall systems
*Lifts
*Fire fighting equipment

Question 3

What is the Minimum Lux levels for emergency lighting?

Answer 3

Minimum of:
1 Lux = Escape route
0.5 Lux = Open Area
10% of Normal Conditions = High Risk

Question 4

What foam was used at Wycombe High School?

Answer 4

We specified intunesent foam.
Contractor to provide proposal, for approval. When provided with data sheet we checked it was suitable.
*Blue 60 Fire rated frame foam
*7 - 30mm gaps

Question 5

What is a type of Fire Rated Glass?

Answer 5

Pilkington Pyrodur.

Question 6

What is the depth of a door liner on a Fire door?

Answer 6

25mm

Question 7

What are Quartzoid bulbs in a sprinkler system?

Answer 7

The bulbs burst in high temperatures and water flows from the sprinkler heads.

Question 8

What is an asperation detection system?

Answer 8

A highly sensitive form of fire detection system that can detect a fire at an early stages, through air samples that test for the presence of smoke.

Question 9

What was the manufacture used for the Fire batts used at WHS?

Answer 9

• Rockwool Fire Barrier System
• Rockwool insulated Fire sleeves

Question 10

What is BB100?

Answer 10

Non-statutory guidance on Fire Safety in schools specifically relating to access, building structure and minimising spread of Fire.

Question 11

What is BS476?

Answer 11

A British Standard for Fire tests on building materials and structures.

Question 12

What is the difference between Integrity & Insulation?

Answer 12

• Integrity = Resistance to Fire.
• Insulation = Will stop the transfer of heat.

Question 13

What is the Building Safety Act - April 2022?

What is an accountable person?

Answer 13

Provides a framework for the design, construction and occupation of “High risk residential buildings”. Which are buildings at least 18M or 7 storey in height and comprises of at least 2 domestic premises to support Fire Safety and Building Regulations.

It also introduces a new duty holder “The accountable person”.

A person who holds a legal estate in possession in any part of the common parts or relevant repairing obligations (but not holding legal estate) of the common parts.

Question 14

What is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005?

Answer 14

A Framework for regulating Fire Safety in all non-domestic premises & the parts of multi-occupied residential buildings.

Question 15

What is the Hackett Report?

Answer 15

May 18 , Dame Judith Hackett published “Building a safer future; Independent review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety” following Grenfell Tower tragedy the previous year.

Recommendations were as follows:

• Banning Combustible Materials.
• Large Scale Testing Regime.
• Duty Holder Responsibilities.
• Improved Fire Risk Assessments.

Question 16

What is BS9999?

Answer 16

British Standard 9999 provides recommendations and guidance on the provision of measures to control or mitigate the effects of fire including Business continuity an the environment.