HARDWARE & SECURITY of a built asset . This requirement arose from a recommendation in Dame Judith Hackitt ’ s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety : Final Report . Among the report ’ s recommendations was the need to create a “ digital standard of record-keeping for the design , construction and during the occupation of new High-Risk Residential Buildings ( HRRBs )”.
BS 8644-1:2022 is a code of practice , not a standard for the testing of products , therefore it exists to make recommendations and guidance on the management , presentation and exchange of fire safety information using digital information management processes . It covers the lifecycle of built environment assets , including infrastructure , from first briefing to operation and fire and rescue service intervention .
It is important to note that the standard is intended to be read in conjunction with the BS EN ISO 19650 series of international standards for managing information over the whole life cycle of a built asset using building information modelling ( BIM ).
The standard is targeted at any individual or organisation that contributes to or influences the definition of design , construction , use , maintenance , and end of life of a built asset . While it primarily applies to newly built assets , its principles can be applied to existing assets . Users will typically be architects , designers , facilities managers , fire and rescue personnel , contractors , local authorities and building control bodies .
The standard ’ s key objectives are to :
• give recommendations for the management , presentation and exchange of fire safety information using digital information management processes ;
• provide a safer built environment appropriate for its intended endusers ;
• reduce the level of business disruption and property loss caused by fire ;
• enable relevant , accurate and accessible fire safety information to be available to the right people at the right time .
In application , it ’ s intended to enable the achievement of five clear goals . It should identify fire safety hazards ; persons , assets , and environments at risk ; and measure put in place to mitigate those risks .
The standard has been written to work alongside the Building Safety Act 2022 which requires ‘ duty holders ’ such as building owners and facility managers to implement digital systems for recordkeeping , information monitoring , sharing and compliance for in-scope buildings .
It should be noted that fire safety information is inclusive of product which is part of the passive fire protection system of a building , this incorporates fire doors and their corresponding components such as ironmongery and intumescent seals . Digital transfer of this information is , therefore , more important and product data sheets ( PDSs ) can be an effective method of this transfer . GAI has created over 30 Product Data Templates for its members to download and use to create their library of PDS which are available on the knowledge base of the GAI website .
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