(2006 edition incorporating 2010 and 2013 amendments)

Approved Document B: Fire Safety covers building work in England and Wales, such as the erection, extension or material alteration of a building, and how fire safety is designed into a building.

The Approved Document has been split into two volumes, Volume 1 deals with dwellinghouses and Volume 2 deals with buildings other than dwellinghouses.

Volume 1 includes updated standards for smoke alarms.

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