Specify Fd60(S) And Fd30(S) Doorsets Correctly, Don't Let Compromise Lead To Criminalisation

The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 1 Report and the Draft Fire Safety Bill both highlight the importance of having Premises Information Box Systems available. This is so that attending fire crews can utilise the plans and information provided, to improve their response to the incident, which in turn should reduce any impact upon residents, property and the building in the event of a fire.. “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail” presentation and seminar will explain what type of information should be provided, in what format it should be and why this is essential to the responding fire crews. The content of the guidance for High Rise Residential Blocks, (HRRB’s), which has been developed with the assistance of the UK Fire and Rescue Service will form the foundation for the forthcoming British Standard.

This presentation will provide an overview of how existing and recent government legislation, including the Fire Safety Act, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and the Building Safety Act 2022 have impacted fire doorsets in housing, in particular HRRBs, and what to consider when delivering fire doorset compliance. It touches upon specification – how energy-efficient retrofit can be achieved with fire doorsets whilst maintaining high levels of fire safety performance, maintenance considerations to assist with product integrity, traceability and regulatory oversight.

This presentation highlights what to be aware of when submitting a building control application for fire doorsets at the second critical checkpoint, during the construction phase of higher-risk buildings, under the Building Safety Act's framework. It provides a background to recent legislation affecting fire doorsets, key aspects of the Building Safety Regime governing fire doorsets, and what to consider when providing the direct line of sight between the construction project and building regulations. It touches on performance criteria for this construction product and looks at ways of future-proofing for the forthcoming changes in approved guidance documents for Building Regulations 2010.

The scope of this seminar is to provide an overview of the latest legislation and regulatory requirements for doors in housing. It examines standard-based performance with a focus on fire, thermal insulation and latest additions to building regulations, Approved Document Q, Security for dwellings. The seminar provides a greater awareness of what affects specification in existing as well as new build and how to achieve compliance.