This non-binding standard describes from the view of insurers: principles of risk control and fire engineering as part of building design process; potential benefits and negative consequences of fire engineering, especially computer calculation models; necessary measures for quality assurance in the development and application of calculation models including training and qualification.
It has been developed by prevention bodies, under the initiative of the insurers or their representatives grouped at European level in the Insurance Europe Prevention Forum:
https://www.insuranceeurope.eu/prevention-forum
The prevention bodies are:
- ANPI asbl, Belgium,
- CEPREVEN, Spain,
- CNPP, France,
- FPA (Fire Protection Association), United Kingdom,
- VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH, Germany.