Cladding Remediation Programme: Single Building Assessment specification

Sets out the methodology for the proper carrying out of a Single Building Assessment (SBA). This forms part of the standards specified in Section 25(1)(c) of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill and for the carrying out of an Additional Work Assessment (AWA) as specified by Section 26A of the Bill.


Appendix I. Bibliography

Standard Publications

BS 8414-1, Fire performance of external cladding systems – Part 1: Test method for non-loadbearing external classing systems fixed to, and support by, a masonry substrate.

BS 8414-2, Fire performance of external cladding systems – Part 2: Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to, and supported by, a structural steel frame.

BS 9414, Fire performance of external cladding systems. The applications of results from BS 8414-1 and BS 8414-2 tests.

PAS 9980, Fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats – Code of Practice

PAS 79-2, Fire risk assessment – Part 2: Housing - Code of Practice

Other Publications

BRE. Fire performance of external thermal insulation for walls of multi-storey buildings. BR 135. Third edition

UK Government, Fire Safety Act 2021.

The Institution of Fire Engineers and Fire Industry Association. Proportionality and risk when carrying out FRAEWs to PAS 9980

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Advice for building owners of multi-storey, multi-occupied residential buildings.

National Fire Chiefs Council – Guidance to support a temporary change to a simultaneous evacuation strategy in purpose-built block of flats.

Scottish Government – Ministerial Working Group on Mortgage Lending and Cladding.

Scottish Government, Scottish Advice Note: Determining the fire risk posed by external wall systems in existing multi-storey residential buildings.

Scottish Government – Practical Fire Safety Guidance for Existing High Rise Domestic Buildings.

Scottish Government – Practical Fire Safety Guidance for Existing Non-Residential Premises.

Website Links

Scottish Government ‘Building and Fire Safety: Ministerial Working Group’ https://www.gov.scot/groups/ministerial-working-group-building-and-fire-safety/

Scottish Government ‘Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill’ https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/housing-cladding-remediation-scotland-bill

Practical Fire Safety Guidance For Existing High Rise Domestic Premises and Guidance https://www.gov.scot/publications/practical-fire-safety-guidance-existing-high-rise-domestic-buildings-2/pages/2/

Fire safety - existing non-residential premises: practical guidance https://www.gov.scot/publications/practical-fire-safety-guidance-existing-non-residential-premises-2/

Contact

Email: claddingremediationprogramme@gov.scot

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