BS 5588-11:1997
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Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shops, offices, industrial, storage and other similar buildings
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Superseded date
06-10-2008
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Language(s)
English
Published date
08-12-2004
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Foreword
Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Use of this code
Section 2. Analysis of the problem
5 Planning in relation to fire
6 Escape from fire
Section 3. Planning of escape
7 General
8 Escape routes within, and exits from, a storey
9 Stairs
10 Small premises
11 Process plant and structures
12 Wayfinding and spatial orientation (architectural
design, fire safety signs and messages)
Section 4. Construction
13 Construction
Section 5. Accommodation ancillary to the main use of the
building
14 General
15 Means of escape provisions for ancillary accommodation
16 Engineering services installations rooms
17 Walk-in refrigerated cold rooms and associated systems
18 Boiler rooms, fuel storage areas, transformer, battery
and switchgear rooms, and rooms housing internal
combustion engines
19 Waste storage and treatment
20 Main storage areas (including receiving and dispatch
areas)
21 Recommendation for car parks
22 Repair or maintenance workshops and reprographic rooms
23 Data processing areas
24 Laboratories
Section 6. Engineering services
25 General
26 Engineering services for means of escape
27 Enclosure of engineering services
28 Gas services
29 Electrical services
30 Lighting
31 Heating systems
32 Lifts, escalators and conveyor systems
33 Incinerators
Section 7. Fire protection facilities
34 General
35 Fire protection facilities for means of escape
36 Fire detection and alarm systems
37 Automatic fire protection systems and special risk
protection
38 Portable firefighting equipment
39 Smoke control provisions
40 Facilities for the fire service
Section 8. Management
Annex A (normative) Commissioning and hand-over of smoke
control systems
List of references
Planning, construction and facilities for occupant safety, advice to owners and management on fire safety.
| Committee |
FSH/14
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 91/46632 DC, BS 5588-2(1985), BS 5588-3(1983). (07/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2008. (12/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
126
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
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