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  • BS 5588-8:1988

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    Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-05-1999

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  29-02-1988

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Committees responsible
    Code of practice
    Section one. General
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Use of this code
    Section two. Horizontal escape
    4 General
    5 Horizontal escape routes
    6 Refuges
    Section three. Vertical escape
    7 General
    8 Stairways
    9 Ramps
    10 Lifts
    Section four. Construction and fire warning systems
    11 Construction of refuges and evacuation lift
        enclosures
    12 Fire warning systems
    Appendices
    A Advice to management
    B Application of the code to existing buildings
    Figures
    1 Principles of evacuation
    2 Examples of refuges in buildings not provided with
        evacuation lifts
    3 Examples of refuges in buildings provided with
        evacuation lifts
    4 Wheelchair spaces in protected stairways
    5 Examples of fire plan strategies in buildings
        provided with evacuation lifts

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    Gives guidance for designers and the building construction team incorporating into new buildings, or alterations to existing buildings, measures that in the event of a fire, enable the safe evacuation of any disabled people. Applicable to all buildings except single-family dwelling houses, flats and maisonettes. it is not intended for application to a building used as a house in multiple occupation.

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    Committee FSH/14
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    16/30337004 DC : DRAFT MAR 2016 BS 8899 - IMPROVEMENT OF FIRE-FIGHTING AND EVACUATION PROVISIONS IN EXISTING LIFTS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    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 5588-1:1990 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for residential buildings
    BS 5588-10:1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shopping complexes
    BS 5266-1:1988 Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises other than cinemas and certain other specified premises used for entertainment
    BIP 3043 : 2005 BS 8300 - DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 5588-6:1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for places of assembly
    BS 5588-2:1985 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shops
    BS 8899:2016 Improvement of fire-fighting and evacuation provisions in existing lifts. Code of practice
    BS 5588-4:1998 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for smoke control using pressure differentials
    BS 5588-5:1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for firefighting stairs and lifts
    BS 5776:1996 Specification for powered stairlifts
    BS 8220-3:1990 Guide for security of buildings against crime Warehouses and distribution units
    BS DD222(1996) : 1996 SPECIFICATION FOR RACK AND PINION LIFTS
    BS 4467:1991 Guide to dimensions in designing for elderly people
    BS 7083:1996 Guide to the accommodation and operating environment for information technology (IT) equipment
    BS 5655-10.1.1:1995 Lifts and service lifts. Specification for the testing and examination of lifts and service lifts. Electric lifts Commissioning tests for new lifts
    BS 5655-10.2.1:1995 Lifts and service lifts. Specification for the testing and examination of lifts and service lifts. Hydraulic lifts Commissioning tests for new lifts
    BIP 3044 : 2005 BS 8300 - DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 5588-3:1983 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for office buildings
    PD 6523:1989 Information on access to and movement within and around buildings and on certain facilities for disabled people

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

    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
    PD 6512-1:1985 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 fire doors
    BS 5839-1:1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Code of practice for system design, installation and servicing
    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 476-21:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction
    BS 5588-5:1986 Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings. Code of practice for firefighting stairways and lifts
    BS 5839-3:1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment
    BS 5395-2:1984 Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design of helical and spiral stairs
    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 5588-1.1(1984) : 1984 FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS - RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING HOUSES
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