{"id":661,"date":"2013-10-14T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adjacentgovernment.co.uk\/dev\/?p=661"},"modified":"2023-03-03T10:42:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T10:42:57","slug":"approved-document-b","status":"publish","type":"ebook","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/ebook\/approved-document-b\/661\/","title":{"rendered":"Approved Document B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Fire Safety Volume 1 &amp; 2<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This section covers the technical guidance contained in Part B (Approved Document B) of schedule 1 of the Building Regulations concerned with the requirements with respect to fire safety.<\/p>\n<p>Each volume deals with 5 specific areas:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Means of warning and escape;<\/li>\n<li>Internal fire spread (linings)<\/li>\n<li>Internal fire spread (structure)<\/li>\n<li>External fire spread<\/li>\n<li>Access and facilities for fire and rescue services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Volume 1 \u2013 Dwelling Houses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the recent edition of Approved Document B \u2013 Volume 1: Dwellings. It supersedes the original 2006 edition by incorporating the changes made as a result of the Building Regulations 2010 and Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2010. This is Volume 1 of the revised Approved Document B and should be used with Volume 2 for all applications received after 6 April 2007.<\/p>\n<p>To view the document &#8211; click on the link below<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planningportal.gov.uk\/buildingregulations\/approveddocuments\/partb\/bcapproveddocumentsb\/bcapproveddocbvol1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.planningportal.gov.uk\/buildingregulations\/approveddocuments\/partb\/bcapproveddocumentsb\/bcapproveddocbvol1\/<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volume 2 \u2013 Buildings other than dwellings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the current edition of Approved Document B \u2013 Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings. It incorporates amendments made to reflect any changes arising as a result of the Building Regulations 2010. The changes mainly reflect regulation number changes as a result of re-ordering. 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