Thread by @cyrilmoseley

@HRRBFireSafety @sued62 @MattHodgesLong @lgahousing Hi Phil, looking at the example guidance, I suppose it could be argued that the cladding breaches the compartmentation of any block fitted with it. Under these circumstances it would seem right to dispense with the "stay put" policy and provide a suitable fire detection & alarm

@HRRBFireSafety @sued62 @MattHodgesLong @lgahousing .... system to facilitate a controlled evacuation process. The "cladding" compartmentation breach can be overcome by the installation of sprinklers. The mhlgc acknowledges that in their own studies sprinklers were shown to reduce the risk to life by up to 75% and other studies

@HRRBFireSafety @sued62 @MattHodgesLong @lgahousing .... showed that this safety factor was even higher. In fact in studies by the Sprinkler Association they were shown to have a reliability factor of 97% and an efficiency factor of 99%. There is no reliable way in which the integrity of the compartmentation in these tower blocks

@HRRBFireSafety @sued62 @MattHodgesLong @lgahousing ... can be established other than through investigation by qualified structural engineers & other specialists. This would be incredibly expensive & long-winded. The most sensible approach would be to assume that the compartmentation is likely to be compromised to dlme extent in

@HRRBFireSafety @sued62 @MattHodgesLong @lgahousing .... some extent in most cases and cater for that situation. Forget about the cladding and wooden balconies and concentrate on sprinklers, fire detection & alarm, passive fire precautions and an evacuation procedure. Stop waking watch immediately as it is ineffective.