BSI, "Pass 79: Fire Risk Assessment"

Pass 79: Fire Risk Assessment
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Contents
Page
Foreword ii
Introduction vi
1 Scope 1
2 Normative references 1
3 Terms and definitions 1
4 The concepts of fire risk and fire hazard 11
5 Principles and scope of fire risk assessments 11
6 Responsibility for adequacy of the fire risk assessment 16
7 Competence of fire risk assessors 18
8 Benchmark standards for assessment of fire precautions 21
9 Documentation of fire risk assessments 23
10 Nine steps to fire risk assessment 24
11 Relevance of information about the building, the occupants and the
processes 26
12 Identification of fire hazards and means for their elimination or control 27
13 Assessment of the likelihood of fire 28
14 Assessment of fire protection measures 29
15 Assessment of fire safety management 37
16 Assessment of likely consequences of fire 42
17 Assessment of fire risk 45
18 Formulation of an action plan 46
19 Periodic review of fire risk assessments 48
Annex A (informative) Model pro-forma for documentation of the fire risk
assessment 50
Annex B (informative) Fire hazard prompt-list 72
Annex C (normative) Key factors to consider in assessment of means of escape 74
Annex D (informative) Model pro-forma for documentation of a review of an
existing fire risk assessment 76
Bibliography 86
Figure 1 – Schematic of fire risk assessment process 14
Figure 2 – Schematic example of appropriate education, training and experience of
fire risk assessors 20
Figure 3 – Example of timeline comparison between ASET and escape time 44
Table 1 – A simple risk level estimator 45
Table B.1 – Fire hazards, elimination or control measures and relevant codes of
practice 73
Table C.1 – Key factors and specific issues to consider in means of escape 75