Fire Risk Assessments carried out in England and Wales
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Acts, European and British Standards:
British Standards Institution: http://www.bsi-global.com/
BS EN3-7:2004 - Portable fire extinguishers
BS 476 - Fire tests on building materials and structures
BS EN 1947:2002 - Firefighting hoses
BS 4422-4:1994 - Glossary of terms associated with fire
BS 5266 - Emergency lighting design guide
BS 5306 - Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises
BS 5446-3:2005 - Specification for smoke alarms for deaf and hard of hearing people
BS 5499:2002 - Graphical symbols and signs - safety signs including fire safety signs
BS 5588 - Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings
BS 5655-6:2002 - Lifts and service lifts - Code of Practice for the selection and installation of new lifts
BS 5656-2:2004 - Safety rules fot the construction and installation of escalators and passenger conveyors
BS 5839-1:2002 - Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings
BS 6165:2002 - Specification for small disposable fire extinguishers of the aerosol type
BS 7273-1:2000 - Code of Practice for the operation of fire protection measures
BS 7671:2001 - Requirements for electrical installations - IEE Wiring Regulations - 16th Edition
BS 7801:2004 - Escalators and moving walks - Code of Practice
BS 7937:2002 - Specification for portable fire extinguishers for use on cooking oil fires
BS 8300:2001 - Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - Code of Practice
BS 9251:2005 - Sprinkler systems for residential and domestic premises
BS EN 12094 - Fixed firefighting systems
BS EN 12259 - Fixed firefighting systems
BS EN 12845:2004 - Fixed firefighting systems
BS EN 13501-1:2002 - Fire classification of construction products and building elements
BS EN ISO 13943:2000 - Fire safety - vocabulary
BIP 2003 - Fire extinguishing systems
BIP 2004 - Fire safety in care homes for older people and children
BIP 2009 - Fire detection and alarm systems
BIP 2032 - Fire safety: Questions and answers
BIP 2033 - Risk assessment: Questions and answers - a practical approach
BIP 2040 - Winning with the Disability Discrimination Act for business
BIP 2044 - The design of fire detection installations for dwellings
BIP 2047 - Winning with fire safety for business
BIP 2053 - Fire precautions: A guide for management
BIP 2054 - Accident book
DD 245:2002 - Code of practice for management of false alarms
DD 251:2002 - Sprinkler systems for residential and domestic occupancy
Building Regulations: http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1130474
Housing Act 2004: http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1161786
The Care Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2003: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20030534.htm
The Children's Homes Regulations 2001: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20013967.htm
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/uksi_20070320_en.pdf
The Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations 1976: http://www.fire.org.uk/si/SPRegs/home.htm
The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (as amended 1999): http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19991877.htm
The Fire Precautions Act 1971 (Modifications) (Revocation) Regulations 1989: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1124874 and http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19890079_en_1.htm
The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19960341_en_1.htm
The Health and Safety at Work Act etc 1974: http://www.healthandsafety.co.uk/haswa.htm
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
(as amended 2003): http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19993242.htm
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051541.htm
Fire (Scotland) Act 2005: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2005/20050005.htm
Approval Bodies, Associations, Institutions and Representative Bodies:
Arson Prevention Bureau (APB): http://www.arsonpreventionbureau.org.uk/
Association of Fire Safety Consultants (AFSC): http://www.afc.eu.com/
British Approvals for Fire Equipment (BAFE): http://www.bafe.org.uk
British Fire Protection Systems Association (BFPSA): http://www.bfpsa.org.uk
Building Research Establishment (BRE): http://www.bre.co.uk
Business Continuity Institute: http://www.thebci.org.
Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA): http://www.cfoa.org.uk//cfoa_public
Fire Extinguishing Trades Association (FETA): http://www.feta.org.uk
Fire Industry Confederation (FIC): http://www.the-fic.org.uk
Fire Kills Website: http://www.firekills.gov.uk/
Fire Protection Association (FPA): http://www.thefpa.co.uk
Fire Service: http://www.fireservice.co.uk/
Fire Service College (FSC): http://www.fireservicecollege.ac.uk
Fire Service Consultation Association (FSCA): http://www.fsca.org.uk
Fire Service Research and Training Trust (FSRTT): http://www.firetrust.info/HomePage.htm
FireNet International (FNI): http://www.fire.org.uk/
National Community Fire Safety Centre (NCFSC): http://www.firesafetytoolbox.org.uk/new
The Association of Principal Fire Officers (APFO): http://www.apfo.org.uk/
The British Fire Consortium (BFC): http://www.tbfc.org.uk/htm/intro.php
The Fire Research Station: http://www.bre.co.uk/frs
The Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM): http://www.ifsm.org.uk/
The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE): http://www.ife.org.uk/
Government Departments:
Direct Government: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm
E-Fire (EF): http://www.e-fire.gov.uk
Environment Agency (EA): http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
Health and Safety Executive (HSE): http://www.hse.gov.uk/
Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO): http://www.uk-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/
Communities and Local Government: http://www.communities.gov.uk
The Home Office (HO): http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
The Local Government Association (LGA): http://www.lga.gov.uk/