A global coalition of over 80 fire safety pioneer organizations (including BAFE) on Monday 5 October launched a new internationally consistent approach to the safety and management of buildings, with the aim of saving more lives by reducing risk and preventing devastating fires.
The launch of the International Fire Safety Standard – Common Principles (IFSS-CP) follows extensive work to bring public confidence around the regulation and control of fire safety measures.
Non-existent requirements
Contrasting procedures have resulted in multiple understandings of the design
The IFSS is an industry-led global response to address differing or, in some cases, non-existent requirements in countries across the world for fire safety. Contrasting approaches have resulted in significant variations in the design, approval, construction methods, and operation of buildings, impacting fire risk.
Director of Schemes for BAFE, Chris Auger, comments: “The document published states that it will ‘allow for harmonization of Common Principles and good practice’ and also ‘complement local and regional standards where possible’. It is moving in the right direction and BAFE will provide input where appropriate. However, we acknowledge that until this is adopted by the UK, we continue as normal.”