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A fire strategy is a complex document specifically tailored to a building, reviewing all aspects of the building’s fire safety features including construction, compartmentation strategy, means of escape, and other fire safety features/measures—along with management arrangements to ensure it aligns with the intended use of the premises. Approved documents serve predominantly as guidance for achieving the requirements of the Building Regulations for new residential and commercial buildings; however, they are not legally enforced, unlike the Building Regulations. Alternative approaches may be used, such as those described in BS 9999, or a fire engineered approach in developing a fire strategy for a premises.
Is a Fire Strategy a Legal Requirement?
When a building is erected or extended, or undergoes a material change of use, Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations mandates that a package of fire safety information must be compiled and provided to the responsible person of the premises. A fire strategy is commonly used to collate and provide this information. However, in many cases, this documentation is regrettably not provided. Enlightened building owners, considering the recommendations from the post-Grenfell Hackitt Review, are now commissioning retrospective strategies to address this information gap.
How Does a Fire Strategy Improve My Business Resilience?
Implementing a fire strategy will protect business procedures and assets by analysing potential fire spread and formulating a plan to minimise fire damage. A fire strategy can be effectively used alongside a business continuity plan, a pre-planned management system to ensure a company can continue to operate after a disaster, such as fire. This is a vital aspect of fire safety consultancy and contributes to robust risk assessment services and overall property safety management.
Why Choose KARFM Ltd for Your Fire Strategy Needs?
Contact KARFM Ltd at compliance@karfm.co.uk or call us at +447928076589. Our office is located at Aintree Building, Aintree Way, Aintree, Liverpool L9 5AQ, UK, within the Aintree Industrial Estate. Trust KARFM Ltd for tailored, effective fire strategies that prioritize your property’s safety and compliance.
A fire strategy is a complex document specifically tailored to a building, reviewing all aspects of the building’s fire safety features including construction, compartmentation strategy, means of escape and other fire safety features/measures - including management arrangements in place to ensure it is fit for use for the end user of the premises or intended purpose group. Approved documents are used predominantly as guidance for achieving the requirements of the Building Regulations for new residential and commercial buildings: however, they are not lawfully enforced, unlike the Building Regulations. Alternatively, associated approaches may be used such as that described in BS 9999, or a fire engineered approach in developing a fire strategy for a premises.
Is a fire strategy a legal requirement?
Where a building is erected or extended, or has undergone a material change of use, Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations requires that a package of fire safety information must be assembled and given to the responsible person of the premises. A fire strategy is commonly used as a means for collating and providing that information - albeit in many circumstances such information is sadly not provided. More enlightened building owners, given the recommendations made in the post Grenfell Hackitt Review, are now commissioning retrospective strategies to address this lack of information.
How does a fire strategy improve my business resilience?
Completing a fire strategy will protect business procedures and assets by analysing potential fire spread and implementing a plan to minimise the destruction caused by a fire. The fire strategy can be used alongside a business continuity plan, which is a pre-planned management system implemented to ensure a company can continue to operate after a disaster such as fire, flood or any other natural occurrence.
What is included in a fire strategy?
Who should create a fire strategy?
Fire strategies should only be developed by a competent person with comprehensive training and experience - preferably an accredited fire risk assessor or fire engineer, depending on the complexity of the building and the design approach implemented (if known).
For the vast majority of premises where a relatively simple prescriptive approach is utilised to ensure that the requirements of Building Regulations have been met a competent fire risk assessor or consultant will be able to advise. Similarly this will be the case for more complex circumstances where the approach described in BS9999 or BS9991 has been implemented.
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