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  • 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

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  26-11-2004

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-08-1991

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    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

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    Includes details of commissioning tests and routine inspection and maintenance.

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    Committee FSH/14
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5588-5(1986), 89/44633 DC, 97/544071 DC. (07/2002)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    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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