Fire Safety Section of a Construction Project

Fire Safety Section of a Construction Project

The fire safety section of a construction project describes how fire safety is ensured in a building and what solutions are used to limit the spread of fire, smoke and danger. It is an important part of the construction project and helps assess the building’s compliance with fire safety requirements already at the design stage.

Tondi Tulekaitse prepares the fire safety section of construction projects based on the EVS 932:2017 “Construction Project” standard and the specific characteristics of each site.

Why is the fire safety section important?

A professionally prepared fire safety section helps prevent questions and problems that may arise during construction or later use of the building. A well-considered fire safety solution helps to:

• take fire safety requirements into account already at the early design stage;

• reduce the risk of later changes and additional costs;

• support the building permit, occupancy permit or occupancy notice procedure;

• ensure that the building’s use, evacuation and rescue access possibilities have been carefully considered;

• avoid situations where fire safety solutions need to be redesigned later.

What does the fire safety section cover?

Depending on the site, the fire safety section of a construction project may cover, for example:

• the building’s purpose of use and requirements related to its fire safety class;

• evacuation solutions;

• limiting the spread of fire and smoke;

• fire resistance of load-bearing structures;

• rescue team access and operational possibilities;

• fire safety installations and technical systems;

• primary fire extinguishing equipment;

• fire safety solutions arising from the specific characteristics of the site.

Who prepares the fire safety section?

The fire safety section of a construction project is prepared by a certified fire safety expert. This helps ensure that the solution complies with the requirements, is practically feasible and takes into account the specific characteristics of the building.

The task of the fire safety expert is to assess which fire safety requirements and solutions are relevant for the specific site and how they should be clearly and properly presented in the construction project.

Standard and basis

When preparing the fire safety section of a construction project, we follow the EVS 932:2017 “Construction Project” standard. If the fire safety section is prepared professionally and takes into account the specific characteristics of the site, many questions, problems and additional costs that may arise during construction and operation can be avoided.