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Child A person who is not over school age (to be construed in accordance with section 31 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980).
Combustible Capable of burning in the presence of oxygen
Element of structure Part of the structural frame of a building which is loadbearing.
Emergency door A door which may be a fire door and which is intended to be used only during an emergency.
Escape route A route forming part of the means of escape from any point in the building to the final exit.
Escape stair A stair or ramp forming part of an escape route.
Final exit Termination of an escape route from a building, giving direct access to a street or open space, where people are no longer in danger from fire.
Fire door A fire door is rated by its fire-resistance performance under test conditions: a door rated to 30 minutes (short duration) will be described as FD 30 (when tested to BS 476: Part 22) or E 30 (when tested to BS EN 1634: Part 1). A suffix is added to denote the door has a smoke control function giving FD 30S and E 30Sa respectively. An equivalent 60 minutes (medium duration) fire door will be designated FD 60S or E 60Sa. This test rating is an indication of test performance and not necessarily how a door will perform in a real fire.
Fire engineering The application of scientific and engineering principles to evaluate fire safety and calculate design and safety levels for the protection of people.
Fire-stopping The sealing between elements, components or any joints in the construction of the building in order to prevent the passage of fire or smoke through the building.
Hazard A situation that can give rise to a fire.
House in multiple occupation (HMO) Premises which require to be licensed under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 2000, as amended (or the replacement licensing scheme in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006). In general terms, an HMO may be any house, flat or building which is the only or principal residence of three or more people, who belong to three or more families and share a toilet, bathroom or cooking facilities.
Means of escape Safe routes provided for people to travel from any point in a building to an unenclosed safe area beyond the premises including fire safety measures to maintain those routes.
Non-combustible The material is certified as non-combustible throughout according to the test specified in BS 476: Part 4 or 11.
Protected circuit A circuit originating at the main incoming switch or distribution board, the conductors of which are protected against fire.
Protected door A fire door giving access to:
Protected zone That part of an escape route within a building, but not within a room, and to which access is only by way of a protected door from which there is an exit directly to an unenclosed safe area beyond the premises.
Risk The potential for a fire to occur and cause death or injury.
Unprotected zone That part of an escape route which is separated by walls, glazed screens or any other permanent form of demarcation from any space intended for human occupation, including a protected zone.
Young person Any person who has not attained the age of 18.