Fire risk
PAS 9980:2022, Fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats – Code of practice, published by BSI Standards Limited in 2022, defines fire risk as the: ‘combination of the likelihood of the occurrence of fire and likely consequence(s) of a fire. NOTE In the context of this PAS, the relevant consequences of a fire are those involving injury to people (number and severity of injuries), as opposed to damage to property.’
Articles on Designing Buildings about fire risk include:
- Designing out fire risk in roof voids.
- Fire risk assessment.
- Fire risk assessments and historic buildings.
- Fire Risk Assessor.
- Fire risk in high-rise and super high-rise buildings DG 533.
- Managing fire risk in commercial buildings: A guide for facilities managers.
- Place of special fire risk.
- Risk assessment under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
- The need for company fire risk assessments.
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