Fire Safety, Security and Electrical Services for High-Rise Buildings in Hampshire and West Sussex
The Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 fundamentally changed the regulatory landscape for higher-risk residential buildings. The obligations on responsible persons are now significantly more demanding - from quarterly fire door inspections in communal areas to the requirement to maintain a Golden Thread of building safety information throughout the life of the building. Getting fire safety, security and electrical compliance right in high-rise premises requires specialist knowledge of this evolving regulatory framework.
We provide fire safety, security and electrical services for high-rise and higher-risk buildings across Hampshire and West Sussex - fire alarms, fire risk assessments, passive fire protection through our FIRAS-certified sister company Aran Fire Protection, access control, CCTV and EICR for communal areas, all managed through a single point of contact.
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BAFE SP203-accredited fire alarm installation and maintenance
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Fire risk assessments for higher-risk residential and commercial buildings
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Passive fire protection through Aran Fire Protection - FIRAS-certified
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Compartmentation surveys - identifying breaches in fire compartment walls and floors
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Fire door surveys and quarterly/annual inspection programmes
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Fire stopping installation - penetration seals and linear gap seals
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Access control for residential blocks - communal entrance and lift management
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CCTV for communal areas and building perimeter
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EICR for communal electrical installations - NICEIC-approved
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Fire Safety for High-Rise Buildings
Fire safety compliance for high-rise and higher-risk buildings is governed by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Building Safety Act 2022 and - for residential buildings over 11 metres - the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. The responsible person must ensure that all fire safety measures are in place, maintained and evidenced, and must engage with residents on fire safety matters in ways that meet the specific requirements of the Regulations.
Fire alarm systems for multi-storey residential buildings must be designed to BS 5839-1 and must be appropriate to the building's evacuation strategy - whether simultaneous evacuation, progressive horizontal evacuation or stay-put. The appropriate system and evacuation strategy is determined by the fire risk assessment. For high-rise residential blocks, BS 8629 emergency evacuation systems may also be required. We provide BAFE SP203-accredited fire alarm system design, installation and six-monthly maintenance for high-rise and higher-risk buildings.
All high-rise and higher-risk buildings require a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. For buildings subject to the Building Safety Act 2022, the fire risk assessment must be kept up to date as part of the Golden Thread of building safety information, and must be reviewed whenever there is a significant change to the building, its use or its management. Our fire risk assessors are experienced in the specific requirements of high-rise and higher-risk residential buildings, including the interface between the fire risk assessment and the building safety case.
Emergency lighting in communal areas of high-rise buildings must ensure that escape routes - stairwells, corridors, lobby areas and final exits - remain illuminated in the event of a mains power failure. Systems must be designed to BS 5266-1, tested monthly and inspected by a competent engineer every six months with full certification. For taller buildings with longer evacuation times, the duration and coverage of emergency lighting is particularly important. We provide emergency lighting installation, servicing and six-monthly certification for high-rise buildings across Hampshire and West Sussex.
Security Systems for High-Rise Residential Buildings
High-rise and multi-storey residential buildings present specific security challenges - controlling access to communal areas and individual floors, managing visitor access at the main entrance and providing CCTV coverage of communal areas that supports both resident safety and building management. Our SSAIB-certified security installations for high-rise buildings are designed for the specific requirements of multi-occupied residential premises.
Access control is essential in high-rise and multi-storey residential buildings. Door entry systems with intercom and video at the main entrance allow residents to vet visitors before granting access. Lift access control restricts access to residential floors and communal facilities. Fob or proximity card access to building entrances, bin stores, car parks and bicycle storage maintains security while remaining convenient for residents. Systems can be managed centrally with access rights updated remotely when residents change.
CCTV coverage of the building entrance, communal corridors, lift lobbies, car parks and bin stores provides an effective deterrent and an evidential record in the event of incidents. For high-rise residential buildings, CCTV is increasingly expected by residents and management companies as standard. We design and install CCTV systems for residential blocks that meet both the security and data protection requirements applicable to residential communal areas, with remote viewing capability for building management teams.
Electrical Compliance for High-Rise Buildings
The communal electrical installation in a high-rise or multi-storey residential building - communal lighting, door entry systems, lift controls, car park lighting and any other shared electrical infrastructure - must be periodically inspected and tested under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. For buildings subject to the Building Safety Act 2022, maintaining up-to-date EICR documentation for all communal electrical systems forms part of the Golden Thread of building safety information.
We carry out EICR inspections for the communal areas of residential blocks and high-rise buildings across Hampshire and West Sussex. All inspections are carried out by NICEIC-approved engineers with full certification on completion. Where the EICR identifies remedial works, we can carry these out and provide updated certification confirming that the installation is now satisfactory.
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Passive Fire Protection for High-Rise Buildings
Passive fire protection is the foundation of fire safety in high-rise buildings. The fire compartmentation strategy - fire-resistant walls and floors dividing the building into compartments, fire doors on all escape routes, fire stopping around all service penetrations, and cavity barriers in concealed voids - determines how long a fire can be contained within its area of origin. In a building where residents may be following a stay-put strategy or where evacuation takes significantly longer than in a single-storey building, the integrity of this compartmentation is critical.
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require responsible persons for multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres to carry out checks of all communal fire doors at least every three months, and checks of all flat entrance doors at least annually. These checks must be recorded. For many responsible persons, a professional fire door survey programme - with quarterly visits by a qualified surveyor and written reports for each inspection - is the most efficient and defensible way to meet this requirement.
We provide fire door survey and inspection programmes for residential blocks across Hampshire and West Sussex, with quarterly communal door inspections, annual flat entrance door checks and written reports providing the documentation required to demonstrate compliance with the Regulations.
A compartmentation survey assesses the integrity of fire compartmentation throughout a building - identifying unsealed service penetrations in compartment walls and floors, missing or displaced cavity barriers, and damaged fire stopping. For high-rise residential buildings where years of services maintenance may have created accumulated compartmentation breaches, a comprehensive survey provides the responsible person with a clear picture of the current state of passive fire protection and a prioritised programme of remedial works.
Where compartmentation surveys identify breaches - unsealed cable penetrations, missing fire stopping around pipes or ducts, displaced cavity barriers - we carry out the remedial works using products tested and certified to the relevant British Standards. All works are carried out by FIRAS-certified engineers through our sister company Aran Fire Protection, with post-works certification confirming that each breach has been correctly remediated.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The higher-risk building regime under the Building Safety Act 2022 applies to residential buildings that are 18 metres or more in height or have at least 7 storeys and contain at least 2 residential units. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 fire door inspection requirements apply to all multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres. Contact us to discuss what applies to your specific building and how we can help you meet your obligations.
Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, responsible persons for multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres must check all communal fire doors at least every three months, and all flat entrance doors at least annually. Records must be kept of all checks. We provide scheduled quarterly and annual fire door inspection programmes with written reports for each visit.
A compartmentation survey is a professional assessment of the integrity of fire compartmentation in a building - identifying unsealed service penetrations, missing fire stopping and absent or displaced cavity barriers. It is recommended following any significant building works or refurbishment, as part of the fire risk assessment action plan, and for buildings where the current state of passive fire protection has not been formally assessed. Contact us to arrange a survey.
High-Rise Fire Safety, Security and Electrical Services Across Hampshire and West Sussex
Passive fire protection, fire alarms, fire door inspections, security systems and electrical compliance for high-rise and higher-risk buildings across Hampshire and West Sussex.
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