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    BS 5306-0 - FIRE PROTECTION INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT ON PREMISES - PART 0: GUIDE FOR THE SELECTION OF INSTALLED SYSTEMS AND OTHER FIRE EQUIPMENT

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Section 1. General
    1 Scope
    2 Terms and definitions
    3 Range of information
    Section 2. Value of installed fire extinguishing systems
    4 Relation to other means of fire protection
    Section 3. Extinguishing media
    5 General
    6 Water
    7 Gaseous extinguishing media
    8 Foams
    9 Powders
    Section 4. Effects of extinguishing media on people,
               materials and environment
    10 General
    11 Water
    12 Gaseous extinguishing media
    13 Foams
    14 Powders
    Section 5. Fixed systems and other fire extinguishing
               equipment
    15 General
    16 Hydrant systems, hose reels (water) and foam inlets
    17 Automatic water systems
    18 Portable fire extinguishers
    19 Inert gas and halocarbon agent systems
    20 Carbon dioxide systems
    21 Halon systems
    22 Foam systems
    23 Powder systems
    Section 6. Dual use of media and systems
    24 General
    25 Examples of dual use of media and systems
    Section 7. Control of fixed fire extinguishing systems
    26 General
    27 Water systems
    28 Gaseous systems
    29 Foam systems
    30 Powder systems
    Section 8. Characteristics of fire hazard
    31 General
    32 Analysis
    33 Information and advice
    Section 9. Selecting the system to suit the fire hazard
    34 General
    35 Effect of system discharge on neighbouring occupancies
    36 Effect of changing occupancies or building redundancy
    Section 10. Installation, inspection and testing of systems
                and equipment
    37 General
    38 Installation
    39 Acceptance testing
    Section 11. Servicing and maintenance of systems
    40 General
    41 Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets
    42 Sprinkler, water spray and water mist systems
    43 Gaseous systems
    44 Foam systems
    45 Powder systems
    Section 12. Responsibility for fire extinguishing equipment
                and systems premises
    46 Contract arrangements
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Typical applications of fire
            extinguishing systems
    Annex B (informative) - Halon
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    Committee FSH/18
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

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

    NFPA 750 : 2015 WATER MIST FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    CEN/TS 14972:2011 Fixed firefighting systems - Watermist systems - Design and installation
    DEFSTAN 42-24/1(1976) : 1976 AMD 3 FOAM LIQUID, FIRE EXTINGUISHING (FLUOROCHEMICAL TYPE)
    BS EN 13565-1 : 2003 FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS - FOAM SYSTEMS - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS FOR COMPONENTS
    BS EN 3-7 : 2004 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - PART 7: CHARACTERISTICS, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    DEFSTAN 42-22/1(1976) : 1976 AMD 1 FOAM LIQUID, FIRE EXTINGUISHING (FLUOROPROTEIN TYPE)
    BS EN 12845:2015 Fixed firefighting systems. Automatic sprinkler systems. Design, installation and maintenance
    BS 9251:2005 Sprinkler systems for residential and domestic occupancies. Code of practice
    BS 4422:2005 Fire. Vocabulary
    BS EN 12416-2:2001 Fixed firefighting systems. Powder systems Design, construction and maintenance
    BS EN 12416-1:2001 Fixed firefighting systems. Powder systems Requirements and test methods for components
    DEFSTAN 42-21/1(1976) : 1976 AMD 1 FOAM LIQUID, FIRE EXTINGUISHING (PROTEIN TYPE)
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