Building Regulations > England & Wales > E&W - Part B: Fire Safety

Edition date

Dec 2006

No. pages

Vol 1 – 75 pages, Vol 2 – 153 pages

Current status:

The document was fully reviewed between 2003 and 2006. It was split into 2 volumes addressing: ‘Dwellinghouses’ and ‘Buildings Other than Dwellinghouses’. There are no consultations currently in progress.

TRADA Construction Briefings

• E&W Pt B Vol 1 2006 Summary of Amendments (Version 2)
• E&W Pt B Vol 2 2006 Summary of Amendments (Version 2)

Obtaining copies, including associated documents

• Purchase a full set of the England & Wales Building Regulations through TRADA bookshop

• Download Part B for free
  http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/

Other guidance and useful links

• Building Regulations and Fire Safety – Procedural Guidance
  http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/
• Full copy of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
• A short guide to fire risk asessment
  http://www.communities.gov.uk/
• DfES - Fire Safety Guidance for Schools
  http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/
• Dept of Health – HTM Firecode
  http://www.dh.gov.uk/
• Chiltern International Fire – testing and consultancy
  http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/

Training and conferences

• Fire training

Commercial services

• Assessments of fire resistance performance
• Fire testing
• frameCHECK timber frame consultancy
• Fire safety audits

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