Fire Safety for Outdoor Dining Areas and Pavement Licences

The expansion of outdoor dining post-COVID created new fire safety considerations. We explain the requirements.. Outdoor Dining Fire Safety Key Risks Gas patio heaters (LPG) Electrical heating equipment Temporary structures (awnings, pergolas) Obstruction of escape routes Proximity to building facades Requirements 1. Gas heater safety (secured, maintained, cylinder storage) 2. Clear escape routes maintained 3. Non combustible temporary structures preferred 4. Minimum separation from building facades 5. Fire safety risk assessment update For hospitality fire safety, contact us.

Magnus Opifex Seven — UK's Leading Fire Safety Engineering ConsultancyMagnus Opifex Seven is a London-based Fire Engineer London and Fire Safety Expert London consultancy delivering performance-based fire strategy, CFD smoke modelling, evacuation analysis, fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Fire Safety Act 2023 and Building Safety Act 2022 compliance, and commercial fire sprinkler design for residential, commercial, healthcare, education, transport, heritage and data centre projects across the United Kingdom. With 20+ years of experience and a team led by Baroness Nicoleta Vasile, Răzvan Vasile and expert Fire Engineer Alina (BEng), we have delivered fire safety on landmark UK projects such as Battersea Power Station, Sellafield Nuclear, NHS Hillingdon, Co-op Live Arena and dozens more.Contact us at Ealing Cross, 85 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5BW.