Resources
Fire engineering guides
Plain guides to the documents and terms UK fire engineers work with. Each guide links to its sources.
Guides
Guidance and reports
- Approved Document B: B1 to B5. The two volumes and the five requirements.
- What goes in a fire strategy report. Typical contents, Regulation 38 and Gateway 2.
- BS 9991 vs BS 9999. Scope, editions and how they relate to Approved Document B.
- PAS 9980 and FRAEW. What a fire risk appraisal of external walls does, and who carries it out.
Tools
Software and terms
- Fire engineering software. The main types, and how to choose.
- Fire engineering glossary. Key UK terms in plain English.
Guidex
How Guidex fits in
- Fire engineering AI. Cited answers from the guidance you select.
- Fire strategy AI. A first draft in your own template.
- How Guidex checks its answers. The method, and what Guidex does not do.
- About Guidex. Why it was built, and who built it.
- Guidex Academy. Free AI training and certification for fire engineers.
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