• Shopping Cart
    There are no items in your cart

BS 5588-8:1988

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

View Superseded by

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Superseded date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

Superseded by

BS 5588-8:1999

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-02-1988

€231.38
Excluding VAT

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

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.

Committee
FSH/14
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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

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

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.