Latest guidance for landlords ahead on 23rd January about what information they need to share with local fire and rescue service – and how.
The National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) has been supporting the BIM4Housing Fire Safety Workstream to understand the duties under the new legislation so that it can be managed alongside the other duties they are already wrestling with to satisfy the building safety regulator.
We’ve run several workshops which you can see here https://bim4housing.com/fire-safety/ where responsible and accountable persons of high-rise residential buildings can learn and share knowledge about what information they need to provide information on their buildings to the local fire and rescue service by 23 January 2023 and for the building safety regulator from April.
Inspection of fire doors will be a key activity in the New Year, so we’ve established a new Workstream or experts in fire doors to create pragmatic but effective and auditable inspection procedures. Anyone interested in participating in that, email george.stevenson@bim4housing.com
The fire and rescue services are currently finalising their information sharing arrangements and the NFCC will be providing direct links to the dedicated sections of their websites, which the BIM4Housing Fire Safety Workstream will share – allowing our Community to collaborate in finding the best ways to deliver.
The information to be shared includes details of the construction of the external walls, floor and buildings plans, and information on known faults with key firefighting equipment.
This information must be shared via electronic means, so you are welcome to join the BIM4Housing community to explore the various ways of achieving that.