Introduction to provisions in Section 7 - Fire safety information guidance

The guidance in section 7 is concerned with ensuring the person responsible for a building has the necessary as-built information relating to fire safety matters to enable them to manage the building safely and effectively. The guidance is not exhaustive and the level of detail required should be considered on a case by case basis. Under a plan of work for fire safety design, in more complex buildings, a fire safety strategy may be incorporated from an early stage in the design phase. The contents of a fire safety strategy is mainly concerned with compliance with the fire safety requirements of Part E of the Building Regulations; any requirements under the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006; the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and measures associated with the strategic fire safety management of the building. This fire safety strategy ordinarily modifies through the different stages of design and construction through to occupation. The information in the fire safety strategy would be a good source of information to draw upon in complying with the requirement for as-built fire safety information in Regulation 37A.