Professional Fire Safety & Assessor Accreditation
Professional Fire Safety & Assessor Accreditation
The Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (IFPO) provides this technical briefing to establish a reliable, authoritative starting point on current External Wall System requirements. Following key legislative milestones, including the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Building Safety Act 2022, building owners and responsible persons must ensure external wall constructions and attachments are systematically assessed to safeguard life and comply with statutory duties.
Detailed engineering assessment of cladding materials, insulation combustibility, and cavity barrier installation.
The Fire Industry Association (FIA) provides a central, readily accessible national database for completed EWS-1 assessment forms pertaining to multi-storey residential buildings.
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) updates, statutory testing outputs, and ministerial directives concerning external cladding remediation.
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors definitive guidance notes, consumer FAQs, and criteria governing property valuation across residential blocks with cladding.
A unified forum for the UK fire sector working to improve fire safety standards, competence criteria, and building safety regime implementations post-Grenfell.
The Association has provided a reporting app to highlight and anonymously report poor quality fire stopping or misuse of building and fire-stopping materials for further investigation.
Phase 2 summary outlining recommendations for statutory regulatory reform, competency accreditation for risk assessors, and mandatory testing standards.
A systematic methodology for assessing the fire risk of external wall construction and cladding of multi-occupancy residential buildings.
Key obligations for principal accountable persons regarding higher-risk buildings, mandatory occurrence reporting, and resident engagement strategies.