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Benoy Effective design, Management and Use of Buildings Designing against Fire BS 9999 Fire Safety November 2009 BSI Conference Benoy 03.10.09 BS 9999 – Designers systems in place • Education and currency • Design process • Verification process and Audits Benoy 03.10.09 Designing against Fire

Education and Currency • Regular CPD with Fire Consultants • Dissemination of information Benoy Designing against Fire BS 9999 03.10.09 Education and Currency • Maintaining currency and dissemination • Maintaining technical library and information • Information and knowledge retrieval Benoy 03.10.09 Designing against Fire BS 9999

Design process • Requirements • Building type, project nature, location • Which regulations apply? • Designers’ compliance • Implementing BS 9999 Benoy Designing against Fire BS 9999 03.10.09 Requirements • Laws, Regulations and Standards • Regulatory Reform (Fire safety) Order Act • Approved Document Part B • Fire Design Standards BS 9999 • Issuing Fire Strategy documentation to users • Users to maintain and update Fire Strategy HMSO: Fire Safety Risk Assessment Benoy 03.10.09 Designing against Fire BS 9999

Designers compliance • BS 9999 • Risk • Implementing Fire Strategy in design • Documentation • Review - QDR Benoy Designing against Fire BS 9999 03.10.09 Designers compliance • Apply Fire strategy report/ QDR • Risk of fire – Concept risk profile BS 9999 Table 5 • Resisting fire • Stopping smoke • Evacuation Microsoft free image Benoy 03.10.09 Designing against Fire BS 9999

Designers compliance • Passive Design Considerations • Design layouts • Fire resistance/Fire stopping • Fire safety signage • Coordination of active fire services Benoy Designing against Fire BS 9999 03.10.09 Designers compliance • Produce fire protection package • Check Third Party requirements, e.g. Insurers – Property preservation • Audit check – Test certificates Benoy 03.10.09 Designing against Fire BS 9999

Fire strategy report/QDR Process • Fire consultant • Qualitative Design Review (QDR) • Fire strategy content • Fire risk • Reference to relevant Parts of BS 9999 Approved Document Part B Benoy Designing against Fire BS 9999 03.10.09 Verification Process • Test Certificates – Standardized details • Non Standardized details • Audit checks - WREN Benoy 03.10.09 Designing against Fire BS 9999

Verification • Fire Tests and Classifications • British and EU standards • Accreditation schemes, e.g. Agrément certificates • CE Marks (Product labelling) BERR: BIS Benoy Designing against Fire BS 9999 03.10.09 Test Certificates – Standardised details • Relevant to nature and condition of application contained by tests or certification • Must pass the relevant performance Required and Specified • Revised details must be signed off Benoy 03.10.09 Designing against Fire BS 9999

Bespoke details and innovative products • Details must be approved by • Fire Officer/District Surveyor, • Manufacturer and Installers (warranty). Benoy Designing against Fire BS 9999 03.10.09 Bespoke details and innovative products • Desk Study • Destructive testing is not possible • Refurbishments, e.g. Grade Listed properties • Historical data • Use only if it is comparable and accepted by Fire Officer/District Surveyor Benoy 03.10.09 Designing against Fire BS 9999

Summary • Physics and mechanics of fire design unchanged • BS 9999 formalisation of design process • New inclusions and allowances Benoy Designing against Fire BS 9999 03.10.09 Benoy Thank you Presented by Hsi Sung Thomas BSc(Hons) Dip Arch ARB Benoy 03.10.09