BS 5306-0:1986

Foreword
Committees responsible
Guide
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Range of information
Section two. Value of installed fire extinguishing
                systems
4 Historical development
5 Relation to other means of fire protection
Section three. Extinguishing media
6 General
7 Water
8 Gaseous extinguishing media
9 Foams
10 Powders
Section four. Effects of extinguishing media on people
                and materials
11 General
12 Water
13 Gaseous extinguishing media
14 Foams
15 Powders
Section five. Fixed systems and other fire
                extinguishing equipment
16 General
17 Hydrant systems, hose reels (water) and foam inlets
18 Automatic water systems
19 Portable fire extinguishers
20 Carbon dioxide systems
21 Halon systems
22 Foam systems
23 Powder systems
Section six. Dual use of media and systems
24 General
25 Examples of dual use of media and systems
Section seven. Control of fixed fire extinguishing
                systems
26 General
27 Water systems
28 Gaseous systems
29 Foam systems
30 Powder systems
Section eight. Characteristics of risks
31 General
32 Analysis
33 Information and advice
34 Questionnaire
Section nine. Selecting the system to suit the risk
35 General
36 Effect of system discharge on neighbouring
    occupancies
37 Effect of changing occupancies
Section ten. Installation, inspection and testing of
                systems and equipment
38 General
39 Installation
40 Acceptance testing
Section eleven. Servicing and maintenance of systems
41 General
42 Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets
43 Sprinkler and water spray systems
44 Carbon dioxide systems
45 Halon systems
46 Foam systems
47 Extinguishing powder systems
Section twelve. Responsibility for fire extinguishing
                equipment and systems on premises
48 Contract arrangements
Appendices
A Typical applications of fire extinguishing systems
B Bibliography
Tables
1 Classes of sprinkler system for different hazard
    classifications
2 Typical applications for gaseous systems
Figures
1 Hydrant system hose reel and foam inlet installed in
    building
2 Automatic sprinkler system
3 Water spray system for limited area of risk
4 Carbon dioxide total flooding system protecting a
    turbo-generator with initial and delayed discharge
    over the whole volume
5 Carbon dioxide local application system protecting
    quench tank
6 Halon piped total flooding system protecting oil-
    filled switchgear and transformers using heat-
    operated pneumatic detectors
7 Halon modular total flooding system protecting
    electronic data processing equipment and tape
    storage rooms, using smoke detection
8 Pre-mixed foam system protecting a specific hazard
9 Low expansion foam deluge system using open foam
    nozzles or aspirating foam sprinklers
10 High expansion foam system for total flooding of a
    warehouse or storage
11 Extinguishing powder system protecting a cooking
    range

Describes and compares the characteristics of extinguishing media, systems and equipment, the performance and possible hazards of use, and the most suitable applications.