FPA - Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) - Safe Distances - Guides RE1 & RE2

Please find attached Need to Know Guides RE1 and RE2 - Battery energy storage systems (BESS), received from the Fire Protection Association (FPA) regarding BESS units to be located 3m from cabins. See section 3 Point 2 on RE1.

RISCAuthority membership comprises a group of UK insurers that actively support a number of expert working groups developing and promulgating best practice for the protection of people, property, business and the environment from loss due to fire and other risks. The technical expertise for this document has been provided by the technical directorate of the FPA, external consultants, and experts from the insurance industry who together form the various RISCAuthority Working Groups. Although produced with insurer input it does not (and is not intended to) represent a pan-insurer perspective. Individual insurance companies will have their own requirements which may be different from or not reflected in the content of this document.