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TitleThe Future of Fire Risk The Future of Fire Risk ManagementManagement
Practical Fire Risk Assessment & the Future
Brian Gregory
Safety Management (UK) Ltd
15,000 Fire Risk Assessments
Online / Traditional Fire Safety Training
Innovation Challenge the Norm...
Does your Fire Risk
Assessment incorporate a
risk based approach to your
Passive Fire Protection?
Case Studies
Case Study 1
Your new build block of flats
Then there’s the snagging list, the cost, the heartache and the stress,
then there’s still the building
Case Study 1
Newly built block of flats, we supported the owner, who had taken occupation 3 month previous, and the builder, who attended a meeting to explain why the building was built correctly.
Case Study 1Newly built block of flats, we supported the owner, who had taken occupation 3 month previous, and the builder, who attended to explain why the building was correct.
The gas intake room for each of the flats was designated and used as the communal bin store, there is a smell of gas.
Case Study 1Newly built block of flats, we supported the owner, who had taken occupation 3 month previous, and the builder, who attended to explain why the building was correct.
The gas intake room for each of the flats was designated and used as the communal bin store, there is a smell of gas.Cold smoke seals and Intumescent strips should be fitted to both sides and the top surface of all service cupboard fire doors (or their frames). As this is a new build, all fire doors should have been installed to FD30S standard; which requires Intumescent strips and cold
smoke seals in these locations.
Case Study 1Newly built block of flats, we supported the owner, who had taken occupation 3 month previous, and the builder, who attended to explain why the building was correct.
The gas intake room for each of the flats was designated and used as the communal bin store, there is a smell of gas.Cold smoke seals and Intumescent strips should be fitted to both sides and the top surface of all service cupboard fire doors (or their frames). As this is a new build, all fire doors should have been installed to FD30S standard; which requires Intumescent strips and cold smoke seals in these locationsPink expanding foam was used throughout the building, in this case as fire stopping from the Gas Distribution/Bin Store.
Case Study 2
You buy an old office block and convert it to flats with commercial
property underneath
Who was checking it was being built correctly along the way?
Case Study 2
This is building occupied in the basement, ground and 1st floor by a restaurant, and the 2dn, 3rd and 4th floors has self contained flats. Converted within 12 months of the assessment.
Case Study 2
This is building occupied in the basement, ground and 1st floor by a restaurant, and the 2dn, 3rd and 4th floors has self contained flatsFire Separation throughout the building had been ignored, not even any pink foam!
Case Study 2
This is building occupied in the basement, ground and 1st floor by a restaurant, and the 2dn, 3rd and 4th floors has self contained flatsFire Separation throughout the building had been ignored, not even any pink foam!The Perco closers on the flat front doors did not work, so did not close the doors unaided
Case Study 2
This is building occupied in the basement, ground and 1st floor by a restaurant, and the 2dn, 3rd and 4th floors has self contained flatsFire Separation throughout the building had been ignored, not even any pink foam!The Perco closers on the flat front doors did not work, so did not close the doors unaidedThe lighting fitted was not emergency lighting, so without enough borrowed light there are a retro fit required
Case Study 2This is building occupied in the basement, ground and 1st floor by a restaurant, and the 2dn, 3rd and 4th floors has self contained flatsFire Separation throughout the building
had been ignored, not even any pink foam!The Perco closers on the flat front doors did not work, so did not close the doors unaidedThe lighting fitted was not emergency lighting, so without enough borrowed light there are a retro fit requiredTwo of the fire doors leading to the escape stairs had no handles either side, and the evidence suggested there had never been handles fitted.
Case Study 2This is building occupied in the basement, ground and 1st floor by a restaurant, and the 2dn, 3rd and 4th floors has self contained flatsFire Separation throughout the building
had been ignored, not even any pink foam!The Perco closers on the flat front doors did not work, so did not close the doors unaidedThe lighting fitted was not emergency lighting, so without enough borrowed light there are a retro fit requiredTwo of the fire doors leading to the escape stairs had no handles either side, and the evidence suggested there
had never been handles fitted.So whilst it will look pretty on the outside, it is definitely not pretty on the inside
Competence & Training...
Who can inspect your fire doors?
What Constitutes a Fire Door?
Safety Critical Aspects
2(a) Door free of Distortion? Pass
3(a) Door firmly fixed to wall? Pass
3(d) Intumescent seals required? Pass
4(a) Hinges & Screws OK? Pass
5(a) Closer engages? Pass
5(b) Closer secure to door?Fail
5(c) Door normally closed? Fail
5(d) Closers shut together? Pass
7(c) Glass Crack Free? Pass
Risk Base Passive Fire Inspections
So when is this not so
important?
Why so important?
Risk based approach means you prioritise the
failings in the compartments, unless you can
risk assess those out as
well! Just document it...
Cost...
Education 10,000m² - £995.00
Social Housing -
Ground & Ground + 1 – £199.00
Ground + 2 to Ground + 4 – £299.00
Fire Risk Assessment inc Passive Fire
Questions?