- Means of Escape
- Spread of Fire and Smoke
- Fire-Fighting Access
- Business Continuity and Insurers Requirements
The normal support proposal is in two stages:
Stage 1: Outline Fire Summary
Stage 2: Detailed Fire Safety Strategy
The works to be carried out during Stage 1 will be:
• Review of current proposals and cost plan.
• Appreciation of operational aspirations.
• Set out key fire safety issues ("show stoppers").
• Indicate strategies to resolve 'key issues'.
• Identification of possible design changes to enhance the design.
• Identification of possible design changes to deliver cost savings.
• Identification of possible design changes to achieve business and property protection
• Preliminary review of structural fire protection requirements.
• Summary of proposed active fire safety systems (eg smoke control, sprinklers and fire alarms).
• Attendance at design team meetings (see below).
• Preliminary discussions with the statutory authorities.
• Preliminary discussions with the insurers.
• Ad-hoc advice to the design team as required.
• Identify key items that will require resolution by tenants.
The works to be carried out during Stage 2 will be:
• Detailed means of escape analyses.
• Smoke development study.
• Structural fire protection calculations if required.
• Set out sprinkler strategy.
• Detail fire fighting access strategy.
• Confirm compartmentation strategy.
• Commentary on interface with existing scheme.
• Statements on property protection, business continuity and insurance requirements.
• Confirm building flexibility with respect to possible tenancy variations and future operations.
• Attendance at design team meetings (see below).
• Additional meetings with individual team members as required.
• Support in formal negotiations with the statutory authorities.
• Support in formal negotiations with the insurers.
• Advise the design and construction teams on the implementation of the fire strategy.
• Review design team information for compliance with fire strategy.
To this end, Dexalon will provide an input into the tenant’s handbook, detailing the fire safety requirements that tenants will need to satisfy to maintain compliance with the fire safety strategy.
Dexalon will also provide an input into the building management documentation, advising the operations team on the fire strategy to ensure that the centre will be operated in the manner that is assumed within the fire safety strategy.
