To the core, and then… Technical regulation reform and fire safety issues in the context of the modern regulatory framework

Introduction. Much attention is paid to the regulatory regulation of fire safety. However, the process of forming a new regulatory and technical framework and applying the relevant requirements has a number of problems.

Goals and objectives. The purpose of the paper is to study the problems of a set of regulatory requirements for fire safety, as well as to analyze the problems and effectiveness of their application, including the concept of a risk-based approach, calculation methods and tools in the form of special technical specifications.

The main part. The prerequisites for the emergence of a new regulatory and technical framework in the field of fire safety are considered. The problems of each of the parts of the existing system are described: the legal component, federal laws, regulatory documents, calculation methods and special technical conditions. The contradictions and disadvantages of the existing risk-based approach are revealed. Solutions to these problems are proposed and appropriate approaches are formulated.

Conclusions. The approach to ensuring fire safety, laid as a basis in the concept of the existing regulatory framework in the field of fire safety, should not be based only on standards, calculations and, in general, on technical requirements. A significant part of it, which currently requires serious study and implementation, is the legal component, which includes the most important component in the form of control (supervision). This will significantly optimize and improve the situation not only in the construction industry, but also in other sectors of the economy, and bring the approach to the fire safety system to a qualitatively new level, taking into account the prevailing economic and political realities.

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