International Fire Safety Standards: common principles UN approved standard for safety in buildings

摘要

The International Fire Safety Standards: Common Principles: "Safe Buildings Save Lives" document was approved by the UN as a global standard in November 2020. It will be published as a UN ECE standard and invited representatives of national and local governments and stakeholders are to apply the common principles to promote the safety of buildings. Three Chartered Architectural Technologists were selected to join the Standards Expert Panel and Writing Committee for this new venture; Professor Sam Allwinkle PPBIAT MCIAT, Dr Graham Smith MCIAT and Frances Peacock MCIAT.