4544 – AILSA WHARF

FIRE STATEMENT
JANUARY, 2022
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 PROJECT INFORMATION
JOB TITLE: AILSA WHARF
JOB NUMBER: 4544
DOCUMENT TITLE: FIRE STATEMENT
VERSION: 02

PREPARED
PREPARED BY: MICHAEL WATERS
SIGNED: MW
DATE: 27.01.2022

CHECKED
PREPARED BY: SCOTT HALL
SIGNED: SH
DATE: 27.01.2022

APPROVED
PREPARED BY: SCOTT HALL
SIGNED: SH
DATE: 27.01.2022

REVISIONS
NO DATE CHECKED APPROVED
0 13.12.2021 SH SH
1 27.01.2022 SH SH

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Content
1.0Executive Summary 4

2.0Building description 5

3.0Building construction 6

4.0Means of Escape 7

5.0Access and Facilities for Firefighting 12

6.0Building systems 15

7.0Management 16

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1.0 Executive Summary
This Fire Statement has been produced in accordance with the London Plan for the Ailsa Wharf project.

The London Plan Policy D12 states that:

“A - In the interests of fire safety and to ensure the safety of all building users, all development proposals must achieve the
highest standards of fire safety and ensure that they:

1. identify suitably positioned unobstructed outside space:

a) for fire appliances to be positioned on

b) appropriate for use as an evacuation assembly point

2. are designed to incorporate appropriate features which reduce the risk to life and the risk of serious injury in the
event of a fire; including appropriate fire alarm systems, and passive and active fire safety measures

3. are constructed in an appropriate way to minimise the risk of fire spread

4. provide suitable and convenient means of escape, and associated evacuation strategy for all building users

5. develop a robust strategy for evacuation which can be periodically updated and published, and which all building
users can have confidence in

6. provide suitable access and equipment for firefighting which is appropriate for the size and use of the development

B - All major development proposals should be submitted with a Fire Statement, which is an independent fire strategy,
produced by a third party suitably qualified assessor. The statement should detail how the development proposal will function
in terms of:

1. the building’s construction: methods, products and materials used, including manufacturers’ details

2. the means of escape for all building users: suitably designed stair cores, escape for building users who are disabled
or require level access, and associated evacuation strategy approach

3. features which reduce the risk to life: fire alarm systems, passive and active fire safety measures and associated
management and maintenance plans

4. access for fire service personnel and equipment: how this will be achieved in an evacuation situation, water supplies,
provision and positioning of equipment, firefighting lifts, stairs and lobbies, any fire suppression and smoke
ventilation systems proposed, and the ongoing maintenance and monitoring of these

5. how provision will be made within the curtilage of the site to enable fire appliances to gain access to the building

6. ensuring that any potential future modifications to the building will take into account and not compromise the base
build fire safety/protection measures.”

In line with the above, this statement will cover the above points in the next 6 chapters of this report

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2.0 Building description
The project is a mixed-use development over six blocks. The main use is residential with some commercial space, and the
blocks are:

Block A – height of topmost floor is 67 m. Commercial ground and residential above.

Block B – height of topmost floor is 70 m. Commercial ground and residential above.

Block C – height of topmost floor is 69 m. Commercial ground and residential above.

Block E, F1, F2, G and H – height is 23 m. Basement carparks and residential above.

Block I, J1, J2, K and L – height is 23 m. Basement carparks and residential above.

Block M – height of topmost floor is 37 m. Basement service rooms, commercial ground and first floor, residential above.

FIGURE 2.1 - SITE PLAN

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2.1 Method of compliance
The building has been designed as a residential building for the purposes of the fire strategy meaning the evacuation strategy
for the building is based on a ‘stay put’ evacuation other than the commercial areas whereby all occupants of the affected
areas are required to evacuate. The fire design is generally in accordance with the Building Regulations by the application BS
9991: 2015 - Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings - code of practice.

The following summarises the key features of the fire strategy design:

2.1.1 Means of Escape:

Internal Escape - Flats

All flats are to be designed as open plat flats with the inclusion of an automatic suppression system and an LD1 detection
system. Cooking facilities are sited away from the flat entrance door.

Internal Escape – Flats with more than one storey

The multi-storey flats in blocks E, G, H, I, K and L are provided with a hall leading to an exit on the ground floor and the upper
floors are provided with direction access into its own internal protected stairway leading to an exit.

Common Escape - Blocks A, B, C and M

The maximum distance within a protected corridor is no more 15 m in a single direction of escape for buildings M and A and no
more than 30 m in more than one direction of escape for buildings B and C.

Common Escape - Blocks E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L

The travel distances from the flat door to the entrance of the stairs in all remaining blocks exceed 7.5 m and therefore an
alternative solution is proposed.

Common Escape – Commercial

The travel distances in ancillary areas and commercials area are within the recommended travel distances (18m in a single
direction and 45m in more than one direction of escape). All escape doors will swing in the direction of escape.

Evacuation lifts

Each stair core will be provided with an evacuation lift in addition to the firefighting lift. The evacuation lift will be designed in
accordance with BS EN 81-20 and BS EN 81-70.and follow the guidance of BS 9999.

2.1.2 Basement smoke ventilation

The basement levels of blocks E, F ,G ,H ,I ,J ,K and M are provided with a mechanical smoke system.

2.1.3 Automatic Fire Detection:

An analogue addressable system to BS 5839: Part 1 is proposed. The coverage will be LD1 for the flats. The ancillary and
commercial areas are to be provided with L1 detection system in accordance with BS 5839: Part 1.

2.1.4 Fire Resistance:

The required structural fire resistance for each building;

• Block A, B, C an M - 120 min FR.

• Block E,F,G and H – 90 min FR

• Block I,J,K and L – 90 min FR

The firefighting shafts for each building will be enclosed in 120 min FR.

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2.1.5 Facade:
The façade for each building will follow the regulation 7 guidance in Approved Document B and be constructed of A1 or A2
materials.

2.1.6 Access and Facilities for the Fire Service:

Each building is provided with a firefighting shaft with a fire main (dry riser for the blocks under 50m and wet riser from the
blocks over 50m) within a firefighting stair and a firefighting lift. The protected corridor is smoke ventilated with a mechanical
smoke shaft

2.1.7 Sprinkler Provision:

Sprinklers are to be provided throughout each building. The fire suppression will be designed and installed to BS 9251. The
commercials area and basements also require automatic suppression designed and installed in accordance with BS 12845.

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3.0 Building construction
3.1 Elements of structure/compartmentation
The building will be designed and constructed in such a way that in the event of an outbreak of fire within the building, the
load-bearing capacity of the building will continue to function until all occupants have escaped, or been assisted to escape,
from the building and any fire containment measures have been initiated. The building is to be constructed with a concrete
frame.

The elements of structure fire rating requirement in each building will be vary with the block heights and are listed below;

- Blocks A, B, C and M – 120 min FR structure and compartment floors with 120 min FR firefighting shafts

- Blocks E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L – 90 minutes and compartment floors with 120 min FR firefighting shafts

The following will be provided as compartment walls and compartment floors and should have;
• Any wall separating a flat from another part of the building (60 min FR)
• Any wall enclosing a refuse storage chamber. (60 min FR)
• Any wall common to two or more buildings. (Minimum of 60 min FR)
• Any compartment floors should be as per the buildng structure (i.e 90 min FR or 120 min FR)
• Walls separating occupancies (120 min FR)
• Any wall/floor enclosing a substation (240 min FR).
• Any wall in a place of special fire risk (30min FR).

3.2 Materials and finishes

Although they are unlikely to be the first materials to ignite, the choice of materials for wall and ceilings can significantly affect
the spread of a fire and its rate of growth and should be selected carefully. Internal linings selected for circulation spaces
should have non-flammable characteristics that can delay the spread of fire, so that the occupants’ means of escape is not
compromised.

The internal linings within circulation spaces within dwellings will conform to Class C-s3, d2 when tested in accordance with BS
EN 13501-1.

The internal linings within other circulation spaces, including the common areas of blocks of flats, will meet Class B-s3, d2
(European).

Small rooms of area not more than 4 m2 can have internal linings conforming to Class D-s3, d2 (European).

Ancillary rooms not exceeding 30 m2 can have internal linings confirming to D-s3, d2 (European). Ancillary rooms more than
30m2 can have internal linings confirming to C-s3-d2.

3.3 External surface of walls

The external envelope of this building will not contribute to undue fire spread from one part of the building to another part. The
materials used in the external walls or specified attachments in the building will be constructed of non-combustible materials
(European class A2-s1, d0 or class A1), other than those exempted by regulation 7(3). This complies with the building
regulations

3.3.1 Insulation
Any insulation product, filler material (such as the core materials of metal composite panels, sandwich panels and window
spandrel panels but not including gaskets, sealants and similar) etc. used in the construction of an external wall in this building
will be constructed of non-combustible products (European classification A2-s1, do or better). This complies with the building
regulations.

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4.0 Means of Escape
4.1 Designing means of escape
The aim is to ensure that a fire which starts in any single dwelling flat does not obstruct the escape route of the occupants of
any other dwelling. The planning of this part of the escape route depends on the number of common stairs serving the storey,
the arrangement of the dwellings within the building and the normal method of approach to dwellings having a common access
(i.e., by an internal corridor or lobby).

The provisions for means of escape for flats are based on the assumptions that:
• the fire is likely to occur within a flat or maisonette rather than in the common areas;
• there is no reliance on external rescue;
• the building is provided with a high degree of compartmentation and therefore a low probability of fire spread beyond
the dwelling of origin, so that simultaneous evacuation of the building is unlikely to be necessary;
• although fires might occur in the common parts of the building, the materials and construction in those parts will
prevent the fabric from being involved beyond the immediate vicinity; and
• escape routes enable a person confronted by an outbreak of fire to make a safe escape without outside assistance.
To facilitate escape it might be necessary that common escape routes are safeguarded by some form of smoke control.

4.2 Internal planning

4.2.1 Flats
Each flat has been designed as an open plan flat.

Open-plan flats that do not have protected corridors or hallways but have bedrooms that are inner rooms without having an
alternative means of escape, and that are accessed directly from a lounge or similar type accommodation, should be fitted
throughout with a Grade D LD1 fire alarm and fire detection system in accordance with BS 5839-6:2013, and an automatic
suppression system.

Open-plan flats meets the following specific recommendations.

• The size of the open plan flat does not exceed 16m×12m.
• Open-plan flats are situated on a single level only.
• The ceilings within the open plan flat have a minimum height of 2.25 m.
• Cooking appliances in open-plan flats having an area smaller than 8 m × 4 m will not be adjacent to the entrance of
the flat.

4.2.2 Flats with more than one storey

The multi-storey flats in blocks E, G, H, I, K and L are provided with a hall leading to an exit on the ground floor and the upper
floors are provided with direction access into its own internal protected stairway leading to an exit.

4.3 Common escape – Flats

4.3.1 Escape via protected corridor.
Blocks A, B, C and M

The maximum distance within a protected corridor is no more 15 m in a single direction of escape for buildings M and A and no
more than 30 m in more than one direction of escape for buildings B and C.

Blocks E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L

The travel distances from the flat door to the entrance of the stairs in all remaining blocks exceed 7.5 m and therefore an
alternative solution is proposed. The maximum travel distance in the protected corridors in these blocks is 22 m. The
alternative solution proposed is to;

• install an automatic suppression system all flats.

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• Provide smoke ventilation in the corridors.

• Provide an inlet and outlet ventilation system in the corridors that exceed 15 m in length.

• Provide with a category LD1 fire alarm system to BS 5839-6

4.4 Escape from Ancillary areas

4.4.1 Escape widths.
The required minimum widths of exits for the ancillary areas are shown in the following table.

TABLE 4-1 WIDTHS OF ESCAPE ROUTES AND EXITS

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS MINIMUM WIDTH (mm)
60 750
110 850
220 1,050
More than 220 5 per person

4.4.2 Travel distance

The following table shows the maximum travel distance for each of the areas in the buildings.

TABLE 4-2 LIMITATIONS ON TRAVEL DISTANCE

USE OF PREMISES OR PART OF PREMISES ONE DIRECTION ONLY MORE THAN ONE DIRECTION
Commercial 18 45
Place of Special Fire Risk 9 18
Plant Room - within the room 9 35
Plant Room - escape route not in the open air 18 45

The travel distances in ancillary areas and commercials area are within the recommended travel distances.

4.5 Means of escape drawings

The following drawing show the typical layouts for each building.

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Figure 1 Means of Escape Buildings A and B

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Figure 2 Means of Escape Building C

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Figure 3 Means of Escape Building M

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FIGURE 4.1 - MEANS OF ESCAPE - E, F, G AND H

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FIGURE 4.2 - MEANS OF ESCAPE - I, J, K AND L

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4.6 Stairs and Final exit
4.6.1 Width of common stairs
The unobstructed width of each of the stairs will be a minimum of 1.1 m.

4.6.2 Basement stair

Block M

The basement stair for building M will be separate from the main stair.

Block E, F, G, I, J, K

The residential stair core in these blocks continues down to serve a basement storey.

The alternative solution is to provide a protected lobby on the basement level with smoke ventilation in the lobby. The
ventilated lobby, in addition to the smoke ventilation provided in the basement level offers two levels of protection to each
escape stair. Thus, reducing the risk of smoke and heat entering each stair.

4.6.3 Stairs within mixed-use development

For building M the commercial use on first floor has a two dedicated escape stairs rather than sharing the escape routes from
the residential use.

4.6.4 Discharge from common stairs and final exits

Discharge from all stairs and final exits meets the following recommendations ;
• Protected stairways discharge either:
o Directly to a final exit; or
o Into a protected corridor leading to a final exit which is itself lobbied from any accommodation.
• Any final exit is immediately apparent to any person using a common stair that serves storeys both above and below
the point of final exit.
• Final exits discharge directly to a street, passageway, walkway or open space that allows for the rapid dispersal of
persons away from the vicinity of the building.
• Final exits have a level threshold and preferably lead to level ground. Where there is no level ground, a suitable ramp
or a step should be provided. Where a step is provided there should be a suitable and apparent landing.
• Final exits are sited such that that they are clear of any risk from fire or smoke. If a protected route projects beyond,
is recessed from, or forms an internal angle of, the external enclosures to a building, the distance between any
opening in the external enclosure to the building and any opening in the enclosure to the stairway should be not less
than 1.8 m.
• Transformer chambers, boiler rooms and refuse storage rooms and similar risk areas do not have any openings, e.g.
doors that open onto escape routes, which could impede escape from residential accommodation.

4.6.5 Refuge areas

Refuge areas are provided in the commercial stair cores in building M.

Refuges are relatively safe waiting areas for short periods. They are not areas where disabled people should be left alone
indefinitely until rescued by the fire and rescue service, or until the fire is extinguished. Each refuge should provide an area
accessible to a wheelchair of at least 900 mm by 1,400 mm in which a wheelchair user can await assistance.

To facilitate the effective evacuation of people from refuges an emergency voice communication (EVC) system should be
provided. It is essential that the occupants of each refuge are able to alert other people that they are in the need of assistance
and for them to be reassured that this assistance will be forthcoming The EVC system should comply with BS 5839-9:2003
and consist of Type B outstations which communicate with a master station located in the building control room or adjacent to
the fire alarm panel.

4.6.6 Evacuation lifts

Each stair core is provided with an evacuation lift. The evacuation lift is designed in accordance with BS EN 81-20 and BS EN
81-70.and follow the guidance of BS 9999.

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5.0 Access and Facilities for
Firefighting
5.1 Vehicle access
The buildings are fitted with fire mains for buildings A, B C, M it’s a wet fire main and for E, F, G, I, J an K it’s a dry fire main.
Access for a pumping appliance complies with both of the following.
• Within 18 m, and within sight, of an entrance giving access to the fire main.
• Within sight of the inlet to replenish the suction tank for the fire main in an emergency.

5.2 Fire hydrants

Fire hydrants are provided in accordance with the following.
• For buildings provided with fire mains – within 90 m of dry fire main inlets.
As the building have a storey more than 18 m above the fire and rescue service vehicle access level they are provided with
firefighting shafts.

5.3 Firefighting shafts

The firefighting shafts in all blocks include the following;
• Firefighting stair
• Firefighting lift located in the common corridor
• Fire main located in the stair core
• Ventilation to both the protected corridor and stair in accordance with 27.1 of BS 9999
A typical firefighting shaft arrangement is shown in Figure 6-1

FIGURE 6-1 FIREFIGHTING SHAFT

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5.3.1 Construction of fire-fighting shaft
The fire-fighting shafts are 120 min FR construction.

Only services associated with the firefighting shaft, such as ventilation systems and lighting for the firefighting shafts, will pass
through or be contained within the firefighting shaft.

5.3.2 Fire-fighting stairs

Fire-fighting stairs are designed in accordance with BS 5395-1, with a width between the walls or balustrades of not less than
1.1 m.

Emergency escape lighting in fire-fighting stair enclosures is provided in accordance with BS 5266-1.

Signage numerically indicating the floor level will be provided within the fire-fighting stair.

5.3.3 Fire-fighting lifts

A fire-fighting lift installation includes the lift car itself, the lift installation within the well and the lift machinery spaces, together
with the lift control system and the fire and rescue service communications system. The Fire-fighting lift installations conform
to BS EN 81-72.

One fire-fighting lift is proposed to each block/Building.

5.3.4 Fire main

As block E, F, G, I, J, K have a storey height of not more than 50 m above the fire and rescue service vehicle access level it is
provided with a dry fire main. Buildings A, B, C and M are provided with a wet fire main.

5.3.5 Information for fire and rescue service use

In large or complex residential buildings, particularly high buildings it is of considerable advantage to the fire and rescue
service if appropriate information about the building is made available to them. Where appropriate this should include:
• simple floor plan layouts, indicating any relevant fire resistance provisions, internal access provisions, fire-fighting facilities,
building services and any specific hazards;
• relevant information (including operating instructions) relating to equipment/fixed installations provided for means of es-
cape or fire-fighting;
• information regarding the implications of any fire engineering strategy on the performance of the building during a fire, e.g.
reduced fire resistance of elements of structure or areas of the building with additional fire protection measures;
• information relevant to preventing environmental damage;
• relevant information (including operating instructions) relating to lifts provided for means of escape or firefighting. Where
evacuation or fire-fighting lifts are installed, these should be clearly signed at the fire service access level; relevant infor-
mation should be available detailing the locations of the main switch, rescue controls and machinery spaces.
Where a plans box is used to store this information on site, a photo-luminescent identification sign should be provided on the
outer face of the box door.

This sign should remain prominent so that if the building’s lighting fails, the location of the box is still visible. Where a plans box
is not used, the information pack should be clearly identified by an appropriate method.

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The figure below highlights the fire service access route in red to each building, the fire main inlets and fire hydrant locations.

Figure 4 Fire Service Access.

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6.0 Building systems
6.1 Automatic Detection system
Flats

The evacuation strategy in the buildings is based on a defend in place evacuation strategy (together with sprinklers,
compartmentation, ventilation to the corridors etc). The flats are provided with a LD1 system designed in accordance with BS
5839-6.

Basement/Commercial/ancillary areas

The ancillary areas should have a fire alarm system to L2 to BS 5839.

6.2 Automatic Fire Suppression system

Flats

The buildings requires an automatic suppression system throughout, designed in accordance with BS 9251: 2021.

Commercial/ancillary areas -Basement floors and Ground floors

The commercial/ancillary area should be fitted with a commercial sprinkler system designed and installed in accordance with
BS EN 12845.

6.3 Smoke ventilation

Protected corridors

The protected corridors in the building are to be provide with a mechanical smoke ventilation system. The design of the system
will be provided by a mechanical smoke control specialist in accordance with BS 7346-8: 2013. The mechanical smoke control
specialist will have to demonstrate conditions in the corridor and stairs that are equivalent to or better than the natural
ventilation system that it replaces.

Stair ventilation

Each of the stairs are to be provided with an AOV at the top of the stairway, having a minimum free area of 1m2.

Basement ventilation

The mechanical smoke ventilation system will;

• provide ten air changes per hour;
• be capable of handling gas temperatures of 300 °C for a continuous period of not less than 60 min;
• operate automatically either on activation of the sprinkler system or by an automatic fire detection system conforming to
BS 5839-1 at a minimum standard of L1.
• NOTE For further guidance on powered smoke and heat exhaust ventilators, refer to BS EN 12101-3.
In addition:
• replacement air should be provided and open automatically, using the same activation method as (C)
• the system should have an independent power supply that operates in the event of failure of the main power supply;
• the ductwork and fixings should be constructed of materials with an elevated rating of not less than 600 °C or the equiva-
lent to the fire-resistance rating of any compartment boundary through which it passes, whichever is the greater;
• all wiring associated with the fans should be in accordance with BS 8519.

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7.0 Management
7.1 Methods of vertical escape for disabled people
The fire safety design is to adopt, and enable, the following evacuation strategy for escape for disabled people:

7.1.1 Residential Areas

• Fire within their flat: Occupants in the affected studio should be able egress to the common corridors, which should
form the function of a place of relative safety. From here, occupants should be able to use the lifts to egress as
normal.
• Fire in another flat: Occupants in a non-affected studio should be able to remain in their studio, in accordance with
the stay-put strategy, or choose to utilise the lifts to egress as normal, should they desire.
To support this strategy an evacuation lift is to be provided to each core within the building. The evacuation lifts should be
designed in accordance with the relevant provisions for evacuation lifts given in BS 9999.

7.1.2 Common areas/ ancillary

Refuge areas are to be provided to each stair core in the building. The refuge areas provided a place of relative safety for
disabled occupants to await assistance, if necessary, to complete the remainder of their evacuation. The refuge should be 900
mm x 1400 mm to accommodate a wheelchair and user to manoeuvre. To facilitate the effective evacuation of people from
refuges, an emergency voice communication system should be provided.

7.2 Maintenance and testing

7.2.1 Maintenance of fire protection measures
It is essential that the fire protection measures integrated in a building function in a fire. The fire protection measures should
be inspected on a regular schedule to ensure that they are available and functional at all times.

Inspections should include, but not necessarily be limited to, compliance with the following recommendations.
• Escape routes should be kept clear at all times. Storage of goods and equipment could block exits and provide an
unwanted fire load and potential source of ignition.
• Door locks, panic bars and automatic door release mechanisms should be maintained so that they are easily
openable in an emergency.
• Whenever additional or replacement services breach compartment walls or floors, the integrity of fire separation
should be maintained through the use of appropriate fire-resisting materials in spaces where breaches of
compartmentation have occurred.
• Fire safety equipment such as fire extinguishing and fire main inlet and outlet valves should not be obstructed by
stored goods, machinery or parked vehicles.
• All fire safety equipment, e.g. fire alarms, emergency escape lighting, automatic fire suppression systems, smoke
control systems and fire extinguishers, should be maintained and tested in accordance with the relevant standard by
competent persons.
• Fire doors should be maintained in accordance with 24.1 of BS 9991.

7.2.2 Maintenance of building plant and equipment

Fire can start in machinery and equipment which is not adequately maintained or cleaned. The responsible person should
check that the equipment and plant is regularly maintained.

7.2.3 Ensuring that systems respond properly in an emergency

The following recommendations should be met in order to ensure that escape routes are available for use at all times when the
building is occupied.
• All escape routes should be kept free from obstruction.
• Goods, materials, unwanted furniture, etc. should not be stored within escape routes. Any obstruction should be
removed immediately.
• All escape routes should be inspected frequently. A log detailing the frequency and results of inspection should be
included in the fire safety manual and corrective measures should be taken where necessary.

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 • Fire doors that are intended to be kept closed should remain closed and unobstructed.
• Fire doors on hold-open devices should be operable and should be unobstructed.
• The exterior of the building should be inspected to ensure that final exits and routes to assembly points are not
locked.
• Entrance halls, lobbies or corridors should not contain furniture or fittings that would reduce, at any point, the
required exit width.
• In a building or part of a building served by a single stair, and in fire-fighting stairs, furniture should not be placed
within the stair enclosures and exits therefrom.
• Fire safety signs and notices, fire extinguishers, emergency escape lighting, fire doors and shutters should not be
obscured.
• Seating areas should not be provided within escape corridors.
• Maintenance and redecoration of surface finishes and floor coverings should not use materials that might propagate
surface spread of flame and/or fire, or adversely affect the means of preventing such propagation.
• The floor surfaces (including stairs, stair nosing’s and ramps) within escape routes should be maintainable, even and
non-slip. Resilient floor surfaces should be maintained in accordance with BS 6263-2. Only emulsion polish (not wax
polish) should be used on such floor surfaces.

7.2.4 Maintenance of fire safety equipment and provisions

Planned inspection, maintenance and testing procedures should be established and used to ensure that all fire protection
systems can operate effectively when required. Arrangements should be made for all fire safety equipment, installations and
systems (including fire detection systems, automatic fire suppression systems, door control mechanisms, smoke control
systems, evacuation and fire-fighting lifts, emergency escape lighting, standby power systems, escalators, and all passive fire
protection provisions) to be inspected and tested on a regular basis by a competent person. Material alterations, additions,
repairs or modifications to services and equipment should be carried out only by competent persons.

The following British Standards should be used for the routine maintenance, inspection and testing of particular systems:
• BS 5839-1:2013 and BS 5839-6:2013 for fire detection and fire alarm systems;
• BS 5266-1 for emergency escape lighting systems;
• BS 9251:2014 or BS EN 12845 for automatic sprinkler systems in residential and domestic buildings;
• BS 8214 for fire doors;
• BS 7273-4 for fire door automatic release mechanisms;
• the relevant part of BS EN 12101 for smoke control systems;
• BS 5306-3 for portable fire extinguishers;
• BS 9990 for fire hydrants and fire mains;
• BS 8524 for active fire curtain/barrier assemblies.
• BS EN 81-72 for fire-fighting lifts

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