Fire Safety Flashcards
What are the duty holder responsibilities under the fire safety act 2021?
Carry out fire risk assessments which consider the structure, external walls (including cladding and balconies) and individual flat entrance doors between domestic premises and the common parts of multi-occupied residential buildings if they have not already done so.
What is the difference between the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety (England Regulations 2022)?
The fire safety act clarified the scope of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, while the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 imposed new duties on responsible persons for areas brought within the Fire Safety Order. The latter only applies to England, whilst the former applies to England and Wales.
What are the new key requirements under the Fire Safety Regulations 2022?
Responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings in England must provide information on their buildings to their local fire and rescue service. This includes providing up-to-date floor plans.
What is the golden thread?
A digital, comprehensive, and continuously updated record of building information, encompassing the entire lifecycle of a building, ensuring safety and compliance.
What are the 5 functional requirements of Schedule 1 of Approved Document B?
- B1 – Means of Warning and Escape.
- B2 – Internal Fire Spread (Linings).
- B3 – Internal Fire Spread (Structure).
- B4 – External Fire Spread.
- B5 – Access and Facilities for the Fire Service.
What is BS9999?
Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings.
What British Standard provides a best practice framework for fire safety?
BS9999: Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings.
What is regulation 7(1A)?
A regulation introduced to prohibit the use of relevant metal composite materials forming part of the external wall systems or specified attachments of all buildings.
What is a relevant metal composite material under Regulation 7 (1A)?
Relevant metal composite materials are defined as any panel or sheet, having a thickness of no more than 10mm which is composed of a number of layers two or more of which are made of metal, alloy or metal compound and one or more of which is a substantial layer made of a material having a gross calorific value of more than 35MJ/kg when tested in accordance with BS EN ISO 1716.
What is Regulation 38?
Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations states that, where building work involves the erection or extension of a relevant building, or a relevant change of use of a building which affects fire safety, it is necessary that the fire safety information for the building shall be given to the responsible person at the completion of the project or when the building or extension is first occupied.
The information helps facilitate the production of a fire risk assessment which is a requirement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order.
What British Standards dictates the requirements for escape signage?
BS ISO 3864-1 - Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs - Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
BS EN ISO 7010- Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs. Registered safety signs
BS 5499-4 - Safety signs - Code of practice for escape route signing
