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  • BS 5588-12:2004

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    Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Managing fire safety

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  06-10-2008

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  26-11-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General
    5 Developing management levels
    6 Fire safety manual
    7 Designing so that a building can be managed
    8 Commissioning and hand-over
    9 Managing occupied buildings
    10 Fire prevention
    11 Ensuring that systems respond properly in an emergency
    12 Planning the response to a fire
    13 Emergency actions
    14 Evacuation of disabled people
    15 Management of fire safety prior to full occupation of a
       building
    16 Building works, alterations, decommissioning and
       demolition
    Annex A (normative) Fire safety manual
    Annex B (normative) Fire control centre and evacuation
                          management
    Annex C (informative) Fire safety equipment, facilities
                          and systems
    Annex D (informative) Signs and signage
    Annex E (normative) Commissioning and hand-over of smoke
                          control systems
    Annex F (normative) Training
    Annex G (normative) Control of conditions in public areas
    Annex H (normative) Recommendations for owners of
                          multi-occupancy residential buildings
    Annex I (informative) Advice to occupiers of domestic
                          residential buildings
    Annex J (informative) Examples of fire instruction notices
    Annex K (normative) Audience/crowd control
    Annex L (normative) Routine inspection and maintenance of
                          fire safety installations
    Annex M (normative) Routine inspection and maintenance of
                          ventilation and air conditioning
                          ductwork
    Annex N (normative) Phased evacuation
    Annex O (informative) Examples of evacuation strategies
    Annex P (informative) Example messages for use in a phased
                          evacuation
    Annex Q (normative) Operational information (emergency packs)
                          for the fire service
    Annex R (normative) Hot work
    Bibliography

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    Gives recommendations for the management of fire safety over the lifetime of a building, including guidance for designers to ensure that the overall design of a building assists and enhances the management of fire safety.

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    Committee FSH/14
    Development Note Supersedes 01/540751 DC. (12/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS DD9999(2005) : 2005 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BUILDINGS
    BS 9990:2006 Code of practice for non-automatic fire-fighting systems in buildings
    BS 7346-7:2006 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 5588-5:2004 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Access and facilities for fire-fighting
    BS 5306-1:2006 Code of practice for fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Hose reels and foam inlets
    BS PAS 79(2005) : 2005 FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT - GUIDANCE AND A RECOMMENDED METHODOLOGY
    BS PAS 121(2007) : 2007 SPECIFICATION FOR ACTIVE FIRE CURTAIN BARRIER ASSEMBLIES AND ACTIVE FIRE CURTAIN BARRIER ASSEMBLIES WITH SMOKE RATING
    06/30112774 DC : DRAFT APR 2006 BS 7346-7 - COMPONENTS FOR SMOKE AND HEAT CONTROL SYSTEMS - PART 7: CODE OF PRACTICE ON FUNCTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND CALCULATION METHODS FOR SMOKE AND HEAT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR COVERED CAR PARKS
    PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries
    BS PAS 88(2008) : 2008 GUIDANCE ON ACCESSIBILITY OF LARGE HOTEL PREMISES AND HOTEL CHAINS
    ISO/TR 16738:2009 Fire-safety engineering Technical information on methods for evaluating behaviour and movement of people

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

    BS 7346-2:1990 Components for smoke and heat control systems Specification for powered smoke and heat exhaust ventilators
    BS EN 12101-2:2017 Smoke and heat control systems Natural smoke and heat exhaust ventilators
    BS 8214:1990 Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves
    BS EN 1155:1997 Building hardware. Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors. Requirements and test methods
    BS EN ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety. Vocabulary
    BS 5306-5.2:1984 Code of practice for fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Halon systems Halon 1211 total flooding systems
    BS 5306-6.1:1988 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Foam systems Specification for low expansion foam systems
    BS 5306-0:1986 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Guide for the selection of installed systems and other fire equipment
    BS EN 81-72:2015 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts Firefighters lifts
    BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BS 5588-5:2004 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Access and facilities for fire-fighting
    BS EN 12845:2015 Fixed firefighting systems. Automatic sprinkler systems. Design, installation and maintenance
    BS 5306-6.2:1989 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Foam systems Specification for medium and high expansion foam systems
    BS 5306-1:1976 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets
    BS 6187:2000 Code of practice for demolition
    BS 5839-4:1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for control and indicating equipment
    BS 5720:1979 Code of practice for mechanical ventilation and air conditioning in buildings
    BS EN 12416-2:2001 Fixed firefighting systems. Powder systems Design, construction and maintenance
    BS 5552:1978 Code of practice for in-core instrumentation for neutron fluence rate (flux) measurements in power reactors
    BS 5306-3:2003 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Code of practice for the inspection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers
    BS 5867-2:1980 Specification for fabrics for curtains and drapes Flammability requirements
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