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Hello All, Hope you are well. Please can I have your thoughts / share experiences on the following scenario... .scratch Healthcare premises with an In Patient Unit / Ward. Progressive Horizontal Evacuation Procedure. Bedrooms and 5 bed bays found along central walkway / corridor. Two exits at opposi...

Hi Witsd

Thank you for the detailed reply.

We don’t know the exact date of conversion I’m afraid but know it was pre-1980’s.

I think the assessor is trying to use the guidance in ADB just as a tool to explain the fire risks.

Hi All, :wave: Looking for some advice regarding roof void separation. We have a long (40m) roof void space which has no sub-division at all. It's an old building (1800's) and is a converted house now used for a mix of commercial and residential purposes. We have plasterboard ceilings throughout tho...

Hi just putting Paul1979 question back on the radar as I,m keen to find out as well as I was under a similar impression. However Fire Safety Responsibilities Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 states: "These requirement apply to all non – domestic premises, such as where people work, ...

Sorry I can't help I am afraid I had stepped back from residential FRAs before this legislation was enacted but I do like this guide https://builduk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Building-Safety-Regime.pdf Its not exactly what you wanted and it is written from a construction and design perspective...

Hi All...anyone able to assist me with this one??

Hi All, Silly question time...but is there some sort of an 'idiots guide' which I can use to work out what buildings the new Building Safety Act applies to please? We're being told that it is only residential premises with two or more residential units i.e. flats / hmo's etc. But the Gov site appear...

Hi witsd, thank you as always for your response. Yes, indeed the consultant saying we needed the inside of the flats/apartments looked at was quoting us a lot more for this! When you say “The newer checks of fire doors are – as I understand things - not necessarily completed as part of the FRA…” are...

Hi all, We manage a number of residential blocks and have been told by a third party consultant that FRAs will now need to cover ALL the fire risks for your building, e.g., if residential then, they must include a representative sample of tenanted demises. But we have also been told that this is non...

Hello All, Prepare yourself for stupid question time! :roll: But, please can someone explain something as there appears to be a (big) difference between the guidance for sub-dividing corridors when comparing ADB Vol 2 and the HM Government Guidance docs... ADB suggests any corridor longer that 12m s...

Brilliant, thank you Messy! We have a few buildings with these so that it really useful. Cheers!!

Sorry for the delay in coming back to all with any 'interest' in this subject... :) The investigations showed: * Original fire alarm and AOV system installed in 2015 has the Strategy showing smoke detection in staircases only. Each smoke head was linked to AOV to automatically open in event of fire....