PAS9980

[VFS]

-PAS9980 is likely to be introduced towards the end of the year, how will this affect the FRA process? on tall buildings (Hotels,Student Accommodation for example
Can you foresee any issues being introduced by PAS9980? at the end of the year
Thank you

[AnthonyB]

Unless they extend the scope of the Building Safety Act it won't make much difference other than to residential buildings - which will need external consideration as part of the Fire Safety Act. More work for the specialists with all heights of resi being in scope for consideration of external structure - mainly because some insurers are (from experience) being reluctant to allow anything on EWS under their cover, even um-ing and ar-ing about making a statement on a simple 2 or 3 storey brick build without a separately insured specialist report.

Obviously the BSA deliberately has the option of scope widening, but unless there are some big non residential disasters memories are short and I doubt there will be the will to go further.