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What is a Fire Safety Pre Plan?
A Fire Safety Pre Plan is a document used to outline the fire safety strategy of a building design during the early design phase of a building. Essentially, it contains the designers plans on how the building’s fire detection and alarm systems, emergency response and firefighting systems, and structural geometry will comply with fire safety regulations to ensure the designs are up to standard before it is completed and integrated with other building systems.
Further, it also outlines the designers intentions on fire safety training and responsibility delegation to future “responsible persons” who will be managing the building after it is completed. According to the Approved Document B building regulations in the UK, it is required that the formal turnover of the Fire Safety Information of a building must be performed as soon as the building is completed. Usually, the designer’s Fire Safety Pre Plan is included in the Fire Safety Information as additional guidance and context for future building managers.
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Why are Fire Pre-Plans Important?
Fire Pre-Plans are important because they help keep track of compliance with fire safety regulations during the early design phase of a building. Essentially, by describing how you plan to stay compliant with these regulations, you ultimately ensure you demonstrate compliance to these regulations even in the design phase. In the UK, you can find fire safety regulations set out in the Building Regulations Approved Document B PDF file.
Additionally, aside from ensuring you are compliant with UK Approved Document B, you also reduce risks of design reworks and back jobs. Identifying fire risk safety issues early on help avoid costly redesigning due to non-compliant designs. This is especially critical for alterations to the physical design of your building due to non compliant escape routes such as stairs or ramps or inadequate fire service access.
What do Fire Safety Pre Plans Include?
Overall, a proper Fire Safety Pre Plan should include information that shows how a building is proposed to meet fire safety standards. In the UK, the Building Regulations Approved Document B Fire Safety packet includes requirements on means of warning and escape, internal fire spread, external fire spread, and access and facilities for fire service. Ideally, you will want to include proposals on how your designs intend to comply with these requirements.
Specifically, you will want to propose how your building will comply with the following Approved Document B requirements for compliance:
- B1 – Means of Warning and Escape
Describe the proposed warning and evacuation strategy and how occupants are to reach a place of safety. The proposed plan should reflect the building use, height, and general escape route setup. - B2 – Internal Fire Spread (Linings)
Describe proposed plan to limit the spread of fire and smoke within the building. You should outline the intended approach to building compartmentation, fire-resisting construction, and internal linings. - B3 – Internal Fire Spread (Structural)
Describe how structural stability of your building will be maintained in the event of fire. You will need to enumerate the intended fire resistance performance (REI) of the structural members such as beams, columns, walls, floors, and ceilings. - B4 – External Fire Spread
Describe how the external building design limits fire spread to and from adjacent buildings. You will need to describe any external wall construction, roof design, and fire separation distances from boundary lines or property lines. - B5 – Access and Facilities for Fire Service
Describe the provisions for fire service access and firefighting operations. This should include the general approach to the building and access to firefighting facilities within the building.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is this the best Fire Safety Pre Plan?
This Fire Safety Pre Plan includes specific guidelines to help you describe how your designs comply with Approved Document B Regulations. Whether you're working on a dwelling or a non dwelling, you ensure that you create a comprehensive pre plan to detail all your system requirements. Plus you can even attach files and photos to the form for quick references.
Does this pre plan format comply with any relevant building regulations?
Yes, this pre fire plan template was built based on the Approved Document B of the UK Building Regulations. With this plan, you can ensure your designs are well documented to be compliant with fire safety regulations in the UK.
Can I add more requirements fields to the template form?
Yes, with Dashpivot’s easy to use template builder, you can easily add, remove, or edit any portion of the template. Add a company specific requirement, remove some wordings, edit a certain portion of the format, even add your company logo and custom heading, all on Dashpivot.
How do I share the plans I create?
Once you’re done and your plans are saved, you can easily share your plans with your teammates which can be accessible on any device - phones, tablets, laptops, or computers. You can even export your plans to PDF or CSV formats so you can share with other parties as well.
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