BS 5588-8:1999
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people
Hardcopy , PDF
06-10-2008
English
08-12-2004
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Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Use of this code
5 Provision for escape
6 Escape routes
7 Horizontal escape routes
8 Refuges
9 Stairways
10 Ramps
11 Lifts
12 Fire safety signs
13 Advice to management
14 Deleted
15 Deleted
16 Deleted
17 Construction of refuges and evacuation lift enclosures
18 Fire alarm systems
Annex A (normative) Application of this part of BS 5588
to existing buildings
Annex B (informative) Sources of information
Bibliography
Gives guidance, additional to that in the other parts of BS 5588, for designers, the building construction team and building managements on incorporating into new buildings, or buildings that are being altered, measures that enable disabled people to be assisted to safety in the event of a fire.
| Committee |
FSH/14
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5588-8(1988), 97/543322 DC. (07/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2008. (12/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| 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 7036:1988 | Code of practice for provision and installation of safety devices for automatic power operated pedestrian door systems |
| 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 8214:1990 | Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves |
| BS 6206:1981 | Specification for impact performance requirements for flat safety glass and safety plastics for use in buildings |
| BS 5839-1:1988 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Code of practice for system design, installation and servicing |
| BS 5268-4.1:1978 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 4: FIRE RESISTANCE OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - SECTION 4.1: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CALCULATING FIRE RESISTANCE OF TIMBER MEMBERS |
| PD 6520:1988 | Guide to fire test methods for building materials and elements of construction |
| BS EN 1125:2008 | Building hardware. Panic exit devices operated by a horizontal bar, for use on escape routes. Requirements and test methods |
| BS 5268-4.2(1990) : 1990 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - FIRE RESISTANCE OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - RECOMMENDATION FOR CALCULATING FIRE RESISTANCE OF TIMBER STUD WALLS AND JOISTED FLOOR CONSTRUCTIONS |
| BS 5950-8:1990 | Structural use of steelwork in building Code of practice for fire resistant design |
| 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 476-20:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles) |
| BS 5810:1979 | Code of practice for access for the disabled to buildings |
| BS 476-21:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction |
| BS 5568:1978 | Specification for folding wheelchairs for adults |
| BS 5839-3:1988 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment |
| BS 476-24:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of ventilation ducts |
| BS 5395-2:1984 | Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design of helical and spiral stairs |
| 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 6262:1982 | Code of practice for glazing for buildings |
| BS 476-22:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction |
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