BS 9991: Residential Buildings

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Target audience

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

Aim

To provide delegates with an understanding of BS 9991, a risk-based approach to the fire safety design and management of residential buildings.

Core topic areas

The course includes the following topic areas:

• Means of escape and provision for rescue from houses
• Fire alarms in flats and maisonettes and BS 5839-6 proposed changes
• Internal planning and MoE from flats and maisonettes
• Smoke control systems to protect MoE and fire-fighting access in flats
• BRE Project Report 79204: Smoke Shafts
• Sprinklers in houses, flats and maisonettes and variations from guidance
• Construction FR and variations of guidance using sprinklers & ventilation
• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
• Compartmentation, linings and concealed spaces
• Access and facilities for fire-fighters and permitted variations for sprinklers
• Atria in residential buildings
• Fire safety design for sheltered, extra care and other specialist housing
• Roof gardens and balconies
• Management of flats, maisonettes and other housing