PAS 79:2012– Fire Risk Assessment. Guidance and a recommended methodology

[colin todd]

Be pleased to help, Kel. I await your call.

[Steven N]

Please what are Cb's?

[Golden]

Hi Steven, they are the certification bodies such as these for the BAFE scheme

http://www.bafe.org.uk/uploads/DOC50462A6CD9D4D.pdf

and Warrington (I believe) is the only one for the FRACS scheme.

[William 29]

Please what are Cb's?

and all this time I thought it stood for Colin's Boys?

[Clevelandfire 3]

No boys is wrong

Ive nothing against pas79 its a good tool but the inexperience can just use it as a tick box form without padding it out with justifying statements IMHO of course

[AndyLeather]

I have been a fan of the PAS79 template since the last update (2007), having "upgraded" to the 2012 version I am struggling with the templates in Adobe format great that they are easier to handle/fill but I cant print as standard pdf's or save as standard pdfs due to the restrictions/file/format, any suggestions?
We send all our FRA's out electronically as pdf's so cant do this now?  Also sometimes a picture will demonstrate a 1,00 words so again struggling to place these in the document?  Any help would be appreciated, spoke with BSI but not getting any joy after several phone calls.

[Tom W]

I have been a fan of the PAS79 template since the last update (2007), having "upgraded" to the 2012 version I am struggling with the templates in Adobe format great that they are easier to handle/fill but I cant print as standard pdf's or save as standard pdfs due to the restrictions/file/format, any suggestions?
We send all our FRA's out electronically as pdf's so cant do this now?  Also sometimes a picture will demonstrate a 1,00 words so again struggling to place these in the document?  Any help would be appreciated, spoke with BSI but not getting any joy after several phone calls.

Sounds like you shouldn't be a fan of it then Andy. I think writing and recording is a personal thing, a standardised format is a good idea as many people need a starting point but surely you should just use it as a guidance and take the time to write your own one where you can put pictures where you want etc

[Clevelandfire 3]

after paying a pretty penny to buy PAS 79 are you serious piglet

[Tom W]

I haven't bought the new one, sorry Colin.

Why would you not want to adapt it to make it more bespoke for your needs?

Why put a extension on a house if you've already bought a perfectly good one?

[colin todd]

Thomas, for you a copy is available at authors discount.

[Steven N]

Hi Steven, they are the certification bodies such as these for the BAFE scheme

http://www.bafe.org.uk/uploads/DOC50462A6CD9D4D.pdf

and Warrington (I believe) is the only one for the FRACS scheme.

Thank you Golden & apologies for the long time to respond.

[longjohn]

I have been a fan of the PAS79 template since the last update (2007), having "upgraded" to the 2012 version I am struggling with the templates in Adobe format great that they are easier to handle/fill but I cant print as standard pdf's or save as standard pdfs due to the restrictions/file/format, any suggestions?
We send all our FRA's out electronically as pdf's so cant do this now?  Also sometimes a picture will demonstrate a 1,00 words so again struggling to place these in the document?  Any help would be appreciated, spoke with BSI but not getting any joy after several phone calls.
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Can't you just use your 2007 Word template and make the necessary ammendents, that way you can use your own fonts, add pictures etc. If you have, like me purchased 2012 then surely that is permissable?