BS 9999: Fire safety in design, management & use of buildings

Level 5: Professional Award in Fire Safety and Building Design:
Complex buildings

Target audience

Design Engineers, Building Managers, Fire Safety Professionals, Building Control Officers and Fire Safety Officers.

Aim

To provide delegates with an understanding of BS 9999, a risk-based approach to the fire safety design and management of buildings.

Outcomes

Part 1: To enable delegates to understand:

  • Relationship with other standards
  • ASET - time based analysis
  • Risk profiling
  • Minimum fire protection measures
  • Variation of risk profile
  • Additional measures and their limits - sprinklers, AFD, ceiling height
  • Levels of management
  • Progressive levels of horizontal evacuation
  • Staircase options
  • Ventilation factors effecting levels of fire resistance
  • Functional design freedoms
  • Options for a flexible design approach

Part 2: To enable delegates to apply the standard to:

  • Annex D: Theatres, cinemas and similar venues
  • Annexes B + C: Atria
  • Annex E: Shopping complexes

Delegates apply the standard using a number of exercises so they can design a building, assess a building design and offer advice

BTEC qualification

The Level 5 Professional Award in Fire Safety and Building Design: Complex Buildings consisting of 40 guided learning hours

Duration

Part 1: 2 days
Parts 1+2: 5 days

Manual

As part of the course package delegate are provided with a copy of BS 9999:2008 for use on the course

Delivery

The sessions will be delivered using PowerPoint presentations, flipchart explanation, group discussion, individual tuition and plan based exercises to reinforce outcomes

Costs, dates and booking

Open course costs, dates and booking
In-house course enquiries

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Information service

BS 9999 Fire safety in design
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