Proposals to dispense with building control procedural requirements for the drilling of holes for fibre-optic cabling have been met with concern by the Fire Protection Association (FPA).
In its response to the government proposal, Improving proportionality and safety outcomes in building control: telecommunications work, the FPA voiced member concerns that penetrations through fire-resisting construction are already poorly managed and inadequately reinstated, suggesting that further relaxation of oversight could increase risk.
‘Two separate issues’
It said that “building control procedural requirements and the drilling of holes for anything, including fibre-optic cabling, are two separate issues. The procedural requirements ought to guarantee the fire safety protection measures are compliant. If they are not, then they are the wrong requirements.”
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