Fire Safety: Building Regulations & Technical Guideance

Target audience

Fire Safety Officers and Inspectors, Building Control Surveyors and Approved Inspectors

Aim

To enable delegates to assess building design submissions and give advice

Main topic areas

  • Distance learning The Building Act, Building Regulations and Statutory Consultation
  • Day 1: The Building Act, Building Regulations and Statutory Consultation
  • Day 2-5: Means of escape horizontal and vertical
  • Day 6: Internal fire spread linings and structure
  • Day 7: External fire spread
  • Day 8: Access to buildings’ and evacuation of disabled people
  • Day 9: Access and facilities for fire and rescue service

Core course documents

  • Regulatory Reform (Fire safety) Order 2005
  • The Building Regulations and Fire Safety Procedural Guidance
  • Approved Document B Volume II
  • Approved Document M
  • BR 187, BS 5838, BS5266
  • BS 9999 - disability, access & facilities sections

Qualification and units

Level 4 qualificationThis course includes the assessment criteria for unit 12 ( NOS FS6) of qualification:
Edexcel Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (Fire Inspectors)

Delivery

Sessions will be delivered using PowerPoint, flipchart, interactive group discussion, individual tuition and practical exercises

The course includes an disability audit of a premises

Distance learning

This course includes a pre-course distance learning module

Duration

9 days

Prior learning

Completed Auditing complex premises 1: Theory or equivalent

Costs, dates and booking

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

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