Tom Sutton

BS 5839 Part 6 is the British standard for domestic premises and Grade A is the type of system and L2 is the coverage.

Is the corridor also a means of escape from the warehouse and can both the doors from the cold store be opened from the inside, because both are fire exits.

I believe that would be satisfactory but you didn't mention a grade D LD3 should be provided in each flat by the freeholder however this is not subject to the RR(FS)O, according to the HOUSING – FIRE SAFETY Guidance on fire safety provisions for certain types of existing housing.

I my experience non FR carpet fix to the floor is not a serious fire risk it can be more a tripping hazard but you should ensure it doesn't pass under fire doors in case it passes fire under the fire door, consequently not provide the necessary protection.

Under the appropriate British Standards the guidance allow certain items to be tested by the user and others to be tested by qualified persons. You need to obtain a copy of these guides BS 5839-1 and BS 5266-1 and study the chapters on maintenance and testing to see which items you are allowed to do. As far as I am aware certification only applies to when a system is commissioned, testing and maintenance is only recorded in the log book.

Each item of the sofa should have its own permanent label that would appear to be satisfactory for the cushions but to be certain check it out with Trading Standards Department.

Check it out with the responsible person (RP) it should be part of the FRA.

Check out BS 7273 part 4.

What do you mean lined is the carpet fitted to the floor or the walls.

Get a FRA first.

You need to join an establish firm and get you qualifications via their training policy.

Not possible you would need to buy a new fire door set.

Get a FRA first.

You need to speak to the Responsible Person and find out if a FRA has been done also if it is recorded because not all FRA,s need to be recorded. Also the FRA covers the building not individual flats how many flats in the building.

This seems to be the standard response from most charity shops so unless you are prepared to have them reupholstered and ensure the required labels are fitted. All you can do is try to find one who will accept them without the labels and have them reupholstered themselves.

This would all depend on the results of a FRA it may need to be upgraded to half hour or not depended on the results of the FRA.

This appears to be a health and safety problem not a Fire Safety problem try an appropriate forum.

It appears this question originates in United States and the forum is a UK based forum consequently you need to contact a United States based forum the legislation is different.

I do not have any expertise in BS security locking system but I did have a Fire Safety website which is now run by https://www.firesafe.org.uk/ and there is apage on FS door furniture which may be useful.

Insufficient information to be ably to respond.

The purpose of a FRA is to what is required and needed in accordance with the fire safety order. Each flat requires a domestic part 6 smoke detector system and the common areas may require a part 1 smoke alarm with a heat detector located inside each flat adjacent to the front door so without a full survey it is impossible to ascertain what is required.

1. Yes fire doors can be half the fire resistance of the wall, check out ADB, compartmentation. 2. Depends on the circumstances is it MoE of fire separation.

Is there any fire separation at floor level in the riser and does the riser meet a half hour standard excluding the smoke problem.

In my opinion two FD30s doors at the intersection of the west and cross corridor also similar arrangement for the east corridor. Also three FD30s doors at the intersection of the central and cross corridor, would achieve acceptable travel distances to places of relative safety/ultimate safety. What I am unable to establish if it is possible for a fire to pass from any section of corridor to another via the office space/sales area.

You need to find out about the fire procedure in the event of an emergency it could be similar to the situation in many public entertainment venues.