March 2011 FIRE SAFETY
Lorient guide to download
LEADING door seal manufacturer Lorient has produced a guide detailing how its products can help meet the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Although the piece of
legislation came into force over four years ago in England and Wales; many businesses are still not complying or unaware of their responsibilities as part of the legislation; substantial fines have been imposed on businesses of all sizes, from small firms and landlords, to international companies.
Responsibility for fire safety including the maintenance of fire doors and fire escapes rests with whoever has day-to-day control of building premises; and this applies to virtually all commercial premises such as pubs, nightclubs, hotels and warehouses but not to purely domestic premises occupied by a single family group. The ‘responsible’ person must
take steps to reduce the risk from fire; consider how to contain a fire should one break out and then also ensure people can escape safely. A fire door assembly plays an essential role in the compartmentation of a building, acting as a barrier to the passage of flames and hot gases, delaying the spread of fire for a designated
period of time, and protecting the escape routes for the building’s occupants. An essential component of the fire door assembly are the door seals, which when properly located and secured, prevent the passage of cold smoke, fire and hot smoke, and sound.
Lorient provides a range of door seals for every application including retrofitting options - ideal to satisfy the requirements of the RR(FS)O 2005.
Lorient seals are supported by comprehensive evidence to prove their exceptional performance; and with British Board of Agrement, IFC and CERTIFIRE too, fitness-for-purpose and durability are assured. Lorient’s informative guidance leaflet provides an overview of the RR(FS)O; and presents common sense solutions for acoustic, smoke and fire containment for door assemblies. To download the guide, please visit
www.lorientuk.com. Tel 01606 834252.
Advisory services
JTP Associates is a fire safety consultancy. The business provides a range of professional fire safety advisory services to firms in Plymouth, the South West and London. The consultancy helps to keep
businesses safe and resilient by offering the following services: fire risk assessments, fire safety advice, audit and review, advice to architects, emergency plans, CAD drawings, design work and staff training. JTP Associates was formed in 2005, with the aim of assisting local businesses. Today, with a client base of over 200, the firm
is one of the most prominent fire safety consultancies in Devon and Cornwall.
As members of the Institution of Fire Engineers and the Fire Protection Association, the consultancy provides an independent and unbiased service. For more information, contact
JTP Associates, Scott Lodge, Scott Road, Milehouse, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3DU. Tel: 01752 500744 or 01822
852884. Email via the address:
jtp@jtpassociates.co.uk. Visit the website at: www.
jtpassociates.co.uk.
Building regulations Article by Anthony J Ley
DURING the past ten years, there has been a growing trend for the Building Regulations to require information about the building and its services to be passed on to the owner/occupier. This is to ensure the efficient
working of the service or because there is a secondary regulatory requirement. The Regulations were amended in 2006 - Regulation 16B required information regarding the fire safety aspects of buildings where Part B [Fire Safety] and the Regulatory Reform [Fire Safety] Order 2005 applied. This requirement is now Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations 2010.
Much of the information required can be found on the architectural and engineering sub-contractor drawings and specification but often it needs drawing together. Where a building is relatively simple in design, then the following information should be
complied: [1] Escape routes [2] Compartmentation and separation [3] Fire doors, self closers [4] Smoke detectors, alarm call points, sounders, emergency lighting, fire fighting equipment [5] Sprinkler systems [6] Smoke control systems [7] High risk areas [8] Specification of fire safety equipment and maintenance [9] Assumptions in the design of the fire safety arrangements [10] Any provision to facilitate the evacuation of disabled people. In more complex buildings, a greater degree of information would be necessary. All clients using the building control services of Complete Building Control (CBC) will be given assistance in compliance where necessary. For those who are not clients, then CBC is able to help. Contact any of our surveyors in the South West on 01271 814395, 01395 206205, 01823 400102 or 07850 710029.
*Anthony J Ley is a director of Complete Building Control.
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