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- Start Date: 5 Oct 2010
- End Date: 5 Oct 2010
- Venue:
CIBSE
222 Balham High Road
London
SW12 9BS - Rates:
- CIBSE members rate £ 310.00 (£ 263.83 ex. VAT)
- Non members rate £ 330.00 (£ 280.85 ex. VAT)
A608 Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations - London
Trainer - Paul Harris
The course provides an understanding of the requirements of Part B (B1-B5) of the England and Wales Building Regulations and the methods that can be employed to demonstrate compliance. While this will largely involve reference to Approved Document B, the use of alternative methods will be discussed. Recent changes to the Regulation & Approved Document will be highlighted.
Introduction
Legal status of Approved Document B
Relationship between Approved Document B and the Building Regulations
Limitations
Alternative Approaches
Session 2
Means of Warning and Escape
Background and assumptions
Evacuations Strategies
Provision of escape routes
Escape widths
Fire Safety Systems
Session 3
Evacuation of mobility impaired persons
Fire Service intervention
The effects of combustible surfaces on fire growth and evacuation
Session 4
Structural fire protection
Compartmentation
External fire spread
The effects of sprinklers
