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The first wing opened around 1864. Listed buildings, buildings of historical interest and existing buildings can use “alternative approaches” base on “principles” contained in the document (Part B). This new wing opened in 2002 but I bet that’s how they argued their point. Someone signs it off at the end of the day giving an “opinion” of compliance with the building regulations. Note that the building “regulations” are in the box before all the “guidance” document. Part B is where it says if the width is greater than 1800mm it should have a handrail in the middle. But thats “guidance”. The regulations say “A building shall be so designed and constructed that there are adequate means of escape in case of fire from the building to a place of safety outside the building , capable of being safely and efficiently used.”
In MY opinion it isn’t safe in a stampede of people running for their lives to the door but I’M not the one who signed it off especially as the “guidance” recommends that 1/3 of the people in an “assembly & recreation” building will go out the door they came in.
Anyway. P.I. Insurance. Who cares if it looks good?
AND with all that marble- how in the hell is it going to go on fire? Maybe they got away with it because everything is safer than Class 0.
OH and if they have a fire certificate, which they must, that means that the building control authority said they agree that it’s safe.@nikmead wrote:
The first wing opened around 1864. Listed buildings, buildings of historical interest and existing buildings can use “alternative approaches” base on “principles” contained in the document (Part B). This new wing opened in 2002 but I bet that’s how they argued their point. Someone signs it off at the end of the day giving an “opinion” of compliance with the building regulations. Note that the building “regulations” are in the box before all the “guidance” document. Part B is where it says if the width is greater than 1800mm it should have a handrail in the middle. But thats “guidance”. The regulations say “A building shall be so designed and constructed that there are adequate means of escape in case of fire from the building to a place of safety outside the building , capable of being safely and efficiently used.”
In MY opinion it isn’t safe in a stampede of people running for their lives to the door but I’M not the one who signed it off especially as the “guidance” recommends that 1/3 of the people in an “assembly & recreation” building will go out the door they came in.
Anyway. P.I. Insurance. Who cares if it looks good?
AND with all that marble- how in the hell is it going to go on fire? Maybe they got away with it because everything is safer than Class 0.
OH and if they have a fire certificate, which they must, that means that the building control authority said they agree that it’s safe.Fair enough. Stuck record but how’d they bypass Part K? Same way – an opinon of compliance?
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