Legislation and trends in fire protection quiz

Please answer the following 5 multiple choice questions, then click 'submit' to check the result. The pass mark for a CPD certificate is 4 out of 5, and you may retake the quiz as many times as you wish, but the questions will vary! Please note that one, two, three or all of the possible answers presented for each question may be right, and to gain a mark for that question all correct answers must be identified.

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Legislation and trends in fire protection

Which, if any, of the following statements is correct?

Using Approved Document B to design fire precautions in buildings in England & Wales is obligatory.
Using a fire safety engineering approach to the design of fire precautions in buildings can be an acceptable alternative to using Approved Document B.
A fire safety engineering approach to the design of fire precautions should be used in every building.
None of these.

The most common source of information on fire precautions in buildings in England in Wales is?

BS 9999
Approved Document B
Technical Handbook 2
Technical Booklet E

Board protection for structural steel is common in the UK. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Board protection is available in heavyweight and lightweight versions.
Heavy board is generally used when an aesthetic finish is important.
Board protection can be fitted around complex shapes.
All of the above

Which, of the following statements is/are correct

The costs of structural fire protection have remained relatively steady in real terms over the past 20 years
The costs of structural fire protection have increased in real terms over the past 20 years
The costs of structural fire protection have decreased rapidly in real terms over the past 20 years
The costs of structural fire protection have decreased a little in real terms over the past 20 years

Which of the following statements is/are true?

Building Regulations in England & Wales are prescriptive and give detailed instruction on fire precautions in buildings
Building Regulations in England & Wales are functional. They describe what must be achieved but not how it is achieved.
The Government in England and Wales published Approved Document B as one method by which the requirements of the Building Regulations can be met.
Approved Document B is not mandatory