CONS08021 2022 Fire Safety Management

This module will enable learners to develop knowledge, understanding and experience of the design, site and compliance requirements fire safety management as a vital tool in the overall fire safety strategy of a building or building project. It will enable learners to identify to legislative obligations and maintenance programmes as part of this fire strategy. This will require learners to understand the building regulations, and to model some legislative roles and responsibilities required in the Irish built environment regulations including Part B Buildings other than Dwelling Houses, BS 9999, BS9997 and BS5588. Also, an understanding of the workings of PAS 79-1 2020 Fire Risk Assessment.

New fire safety rules affecting all non-domestic premises in England and Wales will come into force on 1 October 2006, in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541, ISBN 0110729455). This is one of a series of 11 publications which set out recommendations and guidance for employers, managers, occupiers and owners of particular types of premises on how to carry out a fire risk assessment and how to identify general fire precautions required (including fire detection and warning systems, firefighting equipment, escape routes, signs and training). This guide covers all offices and retail premises (including individual units within larger premises, e.g. shopping centres). The other related guides are for Large places of assembly (ISBN 1851128212) and Factories and warehouse storage premises (ISBN 1851128166 ).

Fire safety in buildings, Fire safety, Risk assessment, Management, Buildings by fire risk categories, Means of escape from fire in buildings, Crowd safety, Fire-escape routes, Emergency exits, Emergency lighting, Circulation and space systems (buildings, Structural fire protection, Fire spread prevention, Fire-resistant materials, Fire doors, Hazard prevention in buildings, Firefighting, Firefighting equipment, Fire sprinklers, Fire alarms, Lifts, Atria (buildings), Assembly facilities, Seating, Buildings open to the public, Shops (buildings), Shopping centres, Disabled people

Andrew Furness and Martin Muckett give an introduction to all areas of fire safety management, including the legal framework, causes and prevention of fire and explosions, fire protection measures, fire risk assessment, and fire investigation. Fire safety is not treated as an isolated area but linked into an effective health and safety management system. Introduction to Fire Safety Management has been developed for the NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management and is also suitable for other NVQ level 3 and 4 fire safety courses. The text is highly illustrated in full colour, easy to read and supported by checklists, report forms and record sheets. This practical approach makes the book a valuable reference for health and safety professionals, fire officers, facility managers, safety reps, managers, supervisors and HR personnel in companies, as well as fire safety engineers, architects, construction managers and emergency fire services personnel. Andrew Furness CFIOSH, GIFireE, Dip2OSH, MIIRSM, MRSH, is Managing Director of Salvus Consulting Limited who specialise in Fire Safety. He was the chairman of the NEBOSH / IOSH working party that developed the NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management certificate. Martin Muckett MA, MBA, CMIOSH, MIFireE, Dip2OSH, former Principal Health and Safety Advisor to The Fire Service Inspectorate and Principal Fire Safety Officer, Martin is currently Salvus Consulting Limited's Senior Fire Safety Trainer / Consultant. * Fully covers the syllabus for the NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management * Student-friendly presentation in full colour packed with illustrations and photographs * Includes a summary of legislation relevant to fire safety, ideal as a reference for students as well as practitioners

This is the second edition of Fire safety in construction, first published in 1997. Although the construction industrys performance has improved over the past decade, the rates of death, serious injury and ill health for construction site workers are still too high. This book is designed to help those involved in construction identify the main causes of accidents and ill health and explain how to eliminate the hazards and control the risks. It will also support those with legal responsibilities under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 while assisting site managers in the day-to-day management of fire risks on site.

Fire safety in buildings, Fire safety, Buildings, Design, Safety measures, Flats, Residential facilities, Domestic facilities, Structural design, Fire-escape routes, Fire spread prevention, Emergency exits, Firefighting equipment, Ventilation, Fire risks, Fire doors, Fire detectors, Fire alarms, Smoke, Smoke detectors, Fire resistance, Construction systems parts, Doors, Structural fire protection, Stairs, Exits, Housing, Building services, Lighting systems, Smoke control, Single-family dwellings

Technical Guidance Document B- Fire Safety

https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/building-standards/tgd-part-b-fire-safety/technical-guidance-document-b-fire-safety