Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls
Building Safety Fund: Glossary of terms, published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 20 January 2022, states: ‘A Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW) is undertaken by fire safety professionals. It uses the new PAS 9980:2022 code of practice and means fire safety professionals will be using their expert judgement to assess risk and appropriate mitigations.’
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