Are we entering a new era of fire safety?

Ali Perry is chief executive of the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA)  BAFSA hopes that the requirement for sprinklers in all new care homes in England heralds a new approach by the government towards the protection of the built environment that considers and listens… The post Are we entering a new era of fire safety? appeared first on Construction News.

Sprinklers to become mandatory in new care homes from March 2025

Sprinklers will become mandatory in all new care homes in England irrespective of height from 2 March 2025. The post Sprinklers to become mandatory in new care homes from March 2025 appeared first on Construction Management.

Why fire sprinklers are an essential component of building safety

As the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) turns 50, its sprinkler ambassador, Nick Coleshill, reminds us of why fire sprinklers should form an essential component of any building’s safety strategy. The post Why fire sprinklers are an essential component of building safety appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Luton airport car park fire: a final call for sprinklers

With significant fires in multi-storey car parks over the last five years, why are we not learning from these and looking to protect these buildings with sprinklers, asks Iain Cox. The post Luton airport car park fire: a final call for sprinklers appeared first on Construction Management.

Consultation on care home sprinklers after CIOB member campaign

The government has opened a consultation on whether the regulations concerning sprinklers in care homes should be changed. The post Consultation on care home sprinklers after CIOB member campaign appeared first on Construction Management.

IOSH - Fire Risk Management (5 of 6) - Basic principles of fire safety, Designing for fire safety 10022022

Three of the aspects of good [fire safety] design outlined here address ‘design’ in the sense of: - compliance with roles and responsibilities, such as those of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor in the CDM Regulations 2015 - the functions of excellence in fire safety leadership and competence in management to design work processes and plans effectively and efficiently - and the sense of satisfaction in proper ergonomic design of facilities to give safe operations and maintenance.

IOSH - Basic principles of fire safety (3 of 6) - Fire precautions, 15122021

Principle 3: “Fire Precautions”. In terms of life safety, property protection and business continuity, fire precautions are the operational steps that are taken before the fire breaks-out to safeguard people, where they live or work etc and the continuity of that environment if the risk from fire materialises and the fire actually breaks out.

CABE - Property Protection & Business Resilience Automatic Sprinklers – Background & Benefits, 14082022

Tom Roche of British Sprinkler Association speaks on the benefits of sprinkler systems for property protection and business resilience

CABE - Webinar Wednesday: BS 9999 Means of Escape Methodology, 15122021

This Webinar provided by Stephen Willett of Part B looks at the Means of Escape tables and supporting clauses in BS 9999 covering: - Scope of the document - ASET RSET - Assessing fire growth rates - Use of the tables and supporting paragraphs - Final checks

Quadrant Building Control - Important Amendment to Building Regulations Approved Document B – Volume 1, May 2020

This video runs through some important changes to Approved Document B - Fire Safety, that were published by the MHCLG in May 2020 The changes focus on the following fire safety provisions in blocks of flats:- 1. Sprinklers - A reduction in the trigger height from 30m to 11m. 2. Wayfinding signage for the fire service - A new recommendation for floor identification and flat indication signage within blocks of flats with storeys over 11m