Fire Safety in the Design, Management and use of Residential Buildings: BS 9991

Wed, 1 Jul 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Event Summary

This seminar provides an introduction to the principles on which BS 9991:2024 Fire Safety in the Design, Management and use of Residential Buildings is based. This standard complements BS 9999:2017 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings, which excludes residential uses from its scope. This code of practice reflects current thinking in specifying fire precautions for long term residential use buildings and provides greater flexibility for certain features that were previously commonly agreed using a fire engineered approach.

This is typified by extended travel distances when additional features such as sprinklers, mist systems or HVAC systems are incorporated in the design. The fire resistance of the elements of structure can also be reduced if the ventilation conditions are favourable in the compartment.

Who's it for?

Design Engineers
Building Managers
Fire Safety Professionals
Building Control Officers
Fire Safety Officers
Fire Risk Assessors

Key Areas

Position of BS 9991 in fire safety codes
Underlying concepts Design of means of escape to BS 9991
Design of means of escape to BS 9991

Development Outcomes

Improved understanding of the guidance
The ability to be able to interpret regulatory requirements and guidance
An awareness of alternative solutions to compliance
An appreciation of the practical solutions to common problems

Meet The Trainer

Neil Eaton

Technical Director for BB7

Neil is a Technical Director at BB7 Consulting. He has been involved in fire-related work for over 40 years, having worked for 25 years in a variety of roles in a local authority fire service prior to taking up roles in fire engineering. Neil’s fire service roles included operational firefighting and incident command, fire investigation and technical fire safety inspection and enforcement.

As a fire engineer Neil brings a wealth of experience from his fire service background to inform and complement his technical knowledge and experience in fire safety design of buildings across many sectors including healthcare, residential, defence, schools, universities, leisure, commercial and industrial premises. Neil has experience in conducting fire safety assessments and audits.

CPD

6 Hours

Price

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