UK national standards body BSI has published a revised version of a fire risk assessment standard that aims to reduce fire risk and improve the safety of non-domestic buildings and housing premises.
The revisions have been made to PAS 79, Fire Risk Assessment. Guidance and a recommended methodology. The standard has been published in two parts:
PAS 79-1, Fire risk assessment – Part 1: Premises other than housing – Code of practice
PAS 79-1 gives recommendations and corresponding
examples of documentation for undertaking and recording the significant
findings of fire risk assessments in non‑domestic premises and parts of
non-domestic premises for which fire risk assessments are required by
legislation.
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It is applicable to peer-to-peer rented accommodation and to
premises used solely for short-term letting of flats (with letting periods
ranging from one day to six months).
PAS 79-2, Fire risk assessment – Part 2: Housing – Code of practice
PAS 79-2 gives recommendations and corresponding examples of
documentation for undertaking and recording the significant findings of fire
risk assessments in housing premises and parts of housing premises for which
fire risk assessments are required by legislation. Recommendations are also
provided for fire risk assessments that are outside the scope of fire safety
legislation but are designed to protect residents of blocks of flats, sheltered
housing and extra care housing in the event of a fire in their own flat.
Steering group members involved in the revision of the standard
included: CBRE PMFM UK; Fire Industry Association; Institution of Fire
Engineers; Lend Lease; Metro Safety; National Fire Chiefs Council; National
Residential Landlords Association; National Security Inspectorate; National
Social Housing Fire Safety Group; NHS England/NHS Improvements; Savills;
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; University College London; and BSI Consumer
and Public Interest Network.
