BS 5588-5:1991
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Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for firefighting stairs and lifts
Hardcopy , PDF
26-11-2004
English
30-08-1991
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Foreword
Code of Practice
Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Use of this code
Section 2. Planning and construction
4 Firefighting shafts
5 Firefighting stairs
6 Firefighting lobbies
7 Fire mains and landing valves
8 Smoke control
9 Construction of the firefighting shaft
Section 3. Firefighting lift Installation
10 General
11 Firefighting lift cars
12 Firefighting lift wells
13 Firefighting lift machine rooms
14 Firefighting lift control systems
15 Fire service communications systems
Section 4. Electrical services
16 Electrical services
Section 5. Routine inspection and maintenance
17 Routine inspection and maintenance
Appendices
A Resistance to damage of enclosing and separating partitions
B Examples of typical arrangements to keep the firefighting lift
well free from water
C Operational tests for firefighting lifts
D Model certificate for the commissioning of firefighting lifts
Table
1 Tests for partitions
Figures
0 Height and depth of a building
1 Minimum extent of firefighting stairs and lifts in tall buildings
and buildings with deep basements
1a Firefighting lift within escape stair
2 Typical firefighting shaft layouts at fire service access level
3 Banks of lifts that incorporate a firefighting lift
4 Examples of protection of the firefighting shaft from external
fire
5 Deleted
6 Water protection for firefighting lifts
7 Drain outlet to smoke shaft
8 Raised threshold to lift entrance
9 Drainage grid to lift entrance
10 Floor sloped away from lift entrance
Includes details of commissioning tests and routine inspection and maintenance.
| Committee |
FSH/14
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5588-5(1986), 89/44633 DC, 97/544071 DC. (07/2002)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
44
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 476-23:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure |
| BS 476-4:1970 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials |
| BS 5234-2:1992 | Partitions (including matching linings) Specification for performance requirements for strength and robustness including methods of test |
| BS 5588-9:1989 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for ventilation and air conditioning ductwork |
| BS 8214:1990 | Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves |
| BS 5839-1:1988 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Code of practice for system design, installation and servicing |
| BS 5655-10:1986 | Lifts and service lifts Specification for the testing and inspection of electric and hydraulic lifts |
| PD 6520:1988 | Guide to fire test methods for building materials and elements of construction |
| BS CP3:CH5-2(1972) : AMD 7908 | CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - LOADING - WIND LOADS |
| BS 5588-11:1997 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shops, offices, industrial, storage and other similar buildings |
| BS 476-11:1982 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for assessing the heat emission from building materials |
| BS 476-6(1989) : 1989 | FIRE TESTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES - PART 6: METHOD OF TEST FOR FIRE PROPAGATION FOR PRODUCTS |
| PD 6512-3:1987 | Use of elements of structural fire protection with particular reference to the recommendations given in BS 5588 \'Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings\' Guide to the fire performance of glass |
| BS 5588-6:1991 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for places of assembly |
| BS 476-20:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles) |
| BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 | REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS |
| BS 5588-10:1991 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shopping complexes |
| BS 476-21:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction |
| BS 5306-1:1976 | Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets |
| BS DD197(1990) : 1990 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VANDAL RESISTANT LIFTS |
| BS 5588-8:1988 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people |
| BS 5839-3:1988 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment |
| BS 5395-1:1977 | Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design of straight stairs |
| BS 5588-4:1978 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for smoke control in protected escape routes using pressurization |
| BS 5588-1:1990 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for residential buildings |
| BS 476-31.1:1983 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for measuring smoke penetration through doorsets and shutter assemblies - Method of measurement under ambient temperature conditions |
| BS 476-8:1972 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of building construction |
| BS 476-22:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction |
| BS 5588-7:1997 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for the incorporation of atria in buildings |
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