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    BS 9991 - FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE

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    Superseded date:  31-10-2015

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Section 1: General
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General recommendations and background
    Section 2: Designing means of escape
    5 Genera
    6 Means of escape and provision for rescue from houses
    7 Means of escape from flats and maisonettes
    8 Means of escape from special housing
    9 Internal planning of flats
    Section 3: Active fire protection
    10 Fire detection and alarm systems
    11 Fire suppression systems
    12 Manual fire-fighting equipment
    13 Special risk protection
    14 Smoke control
    15 Power supplies, cabling and installation
    Section 4: Design for construction
    16 Fire resistance
    17 Compartmentation
    18 External fire spread and building separation
    19 Concealed spaces
    20 Materials
    21 Service ducts, pipes and shafts
    22 Glazed fire-resisting elements
    23 Active fire curtain/barrier assemblies
    24 Openings
    25 Floors and ramps on escape routes
    26 Design and construction of common stairs
    Section 5: Stairs and final exits
    27 Number and siting of common stairs
    28 Width of common stairs
    29 Enclosure of common stairs
    30 Basement stairs
    31 Stairs within mixed-use developments
    32 Access lobbies and corridors to protected stairways
    33 External stairs
    34 Discharge from common stairs and final exits
    Section 6: Mechanical systems for ducted heating,
               ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
    35 HVAC systems within individual dwellings
    36 HVAC systems serving the whole building or interconnecting
       dwellings and other residential units
    Section 7: Ancillary accommodation to flats and
               maisonettes
    37 Ancillary accommodation
    38 Installation of engineering services
    39 Engineering service installation rooms
    40 Gas services, installation and service pipes
    41 Electrical services
    42 Gas and electricity meters
    43 Lighting
    44 Lift machine rooms and machinery spaces
    45 Communal heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
    46 Refuse storage, disposal and incineration
    47 Car parks and domestic garages
    Section 8: Access and facilities for fire-fighting
    48 General recommendations for fire-fighting facilities
    49 Fire-fighting access
    50 Water supplies for fire and rescue service fire-fighting use
    51 Information for fire and rescue service use
    Section 9: Management
    52 Management of special housing
    53 Evacuation of disabled occupants or occupants that require
       assistance to escape
    54 Residents
    55 Caretakers
    56 Maintenance of fire protection measures
    57 Maintenance of building plant and equipment
    58 Ensuring that systems respond properly in an emergency
    Section 10: Building works: Material alterations, extensions,
                refurbishment, change of use, disuse, decommissioning
                and demolition
    59 Design of works
    60 Change of use
    61 Refurbishments
    62 Dwellings in disuse and areas decommissioned
    63 Managing building work and material alterations
    64 Building works to occupied or partly occupied buildings
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Methods of smoke control
    Annex B (informative) - Assessing the level of fire precautions for
            special housing
    Annex C (normative) - Additional recommendations for property
            and business continuity protection
    Annex D (normative) - Atria
    Annex E (normative) - Private balconies (open or enclosed) and
            communal roof gardens
    Annex F (informative) - Management of additional needs and disabilities
    Annex G (informative) - Advice to occupiers of dwellings in residential
            buildings
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee FSH/14
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5234-2:1992 Partitions (including matching linings) Specification for performance requirements for strength and robustness including methods of test
    BS 8414-1:2002 Fire performance of external cladding systems Test methods for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the face of a building
    BS 5266-1:2011 Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises
    BS 8414-2:2005 Fire performance of external cladding systems Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to and supported by a structural steel frame
    BS 5234-1:1992 Partitions (including matching linings) Code of practice for design and installation
    BS EN 1155:1997 Building hardware. Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors. Requirements and test methods
    BS 5516-2:2004 Patent glazing and sloping glazing for buildings Code of practice for sloping glazing
    BS 8524-1:2013 Active fire curtain barrier assemblies Specification
    BS EN 1991-1-2:2002 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures General actions. Actions on structures exposed to fire
    BS 7346-7:2013 Components for smoke and heat control systems Code of practice on functional recommendations and calculation methods for smoke and heat control systems for covered car parks
    BS EN ISO 1182:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products. Non-combustibility test
    BS 9990:2015 Non automatic fire-fighting systems in buildings. Code of practice
    BS 8524-2:2013 Active fire curtain barrier assemblies Code of practice for application, installation and maintenance
    BS ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
    DD ENV 1187:2002 Test methods for external fire exposure to roofs
    BS EN ISO 14122-4:2016 Safety of machinery. Permanent means of access to machinery Fixed ladders
    BS 7346-8:2013 Components for smoke control systems Code of practice for planning, design, installation, commissioning and maintenance
    BS EN 12845:2015 Fixed firefighting systems. Automatic sprinkler systems. Design, installation and maintenance
    BS EN ISO 11925-2:2010 Reaction to fire tests. Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame Single-flame source test
    BS 8519:2010 Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications. Code of practice
    BS 7157:1989 Method of test for ignitability of fabrics used in the construction of large tented structures
    BS EN ISO 1716:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products. Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value)
    BS 9266:2013 Design of accessible and adaptable general needs housing. Code of practice
    PD 7974-7:2003 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Probabilistic risk assessment
    BS EN 13823 : 2010 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM
    PD 7974-6:2004 The application of fire safety engineering principles to fire safety design of buildings Human factors. Life safety strategies. Occupant evacuation, behaviour and condition (Sub-system 6)
    BS 7974:2001 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Code of practice
    BS 3251:1976 Specification. Indicator plates for fire hydrants and emergency water supplies
    BS EN 1154:1997 Building hardware. Controlled door closing devices. Requirements and test methods
    BS 5306-8:2012 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Selection and positioning of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice
    BS 7273-4:2007 Code of practice for the operation of fire protection measures Actuation of release mechanisms for doors
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