DIN Standards Committee Building and Civil Engineering
Fire Safety Engineering - Performance-based fire safety inspection of buildings - Part 1 Principles, Process and reporting requirements
Abstract
This document will specify requirements for planning, conducting and reporting performance-based fire safety inspections of buildings and building projects. It will cover: a) classification of inspections as holistic or targeted; b) application of the inspection process to the following lifecycle stages: design, construction, commissioning, operation, and renovation/rehabilitation; c) minimum process requirements, including: definition of scope, functional requirements and deliverables, document review, inspection planning and sampling, site visit activities, evaluation of findings, prioritisation of recommended actions, reporting, and recommendations for follow-up and re-inspection; d) minimum component categories for structuring findings and reporting, including: 1. means of escape; 2. internal fire spread - internal linings; 3. structural fire resistance; 4. compartmentation (including doors, penetrations and dampers); 5. external fire spread; 6. fire brigade access and facilities; 7. active fire systems; 8. fire safety management; 9. miscellaneous building-specific topics; 10. review of new fire risk; e) evidence recording, declaration of inspection limitations, and assignment of confidence levels for findings; f) minimum reporting content, including an executive summary and findings register with evidence references and prioritisation. This document is first applicable to residential buildings, office building and buildings receiving public. It may be applied to other building types provided that the inspection objectives, scope and evidence requirements are defined accordingly. However it may also concern industrial buildings
Begin
2026-06-24
WI
00127493
Planned document number
prCEN/TS 18426-1
