BS 6266:2011

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Risk assessment
5 Fire detection and fire protection strategy
6 Separation and construction of electronic equipment
   areas
7 Building engineering services for electronic equipment
   areas
8 Fire detection and alarm systems
9 Fixed systems and other fire-fighting equipment
10 Smoke control
11 Fire safety management for electronic equipment areas
12 Protection of information: contingency and recovery
   measures
13 Business-critical ancillary facilities
14 Inspection, testing and commissioning
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Spacing and location of aspirating
        sampling holes, point smoke detectors and
        optical beam smoke detectors
Annex B (normative) - Smoke pellet performance test
Annex C (normative) - Paper burn performance test
Annex D (normative) - Overheated enamel wire
        performance test
Annex E (normative) - Overheated PVC/LSF wire
        performance tests
Annex F (normative) - Overheated resistor performance
        tests
Annex G (normative) - Polyurethane mat performance test
Annex H (normative) - Potassium chlorate/lactose
        performance test
Annex I (informative) - Description of the approach for
        determining the maximum detection coverage
        recommended in Annex A
Bibliography

Provides recommendations for the protection against fire of electronic equipment installations, including the equipment (e.g. computers, servers and systems for communications, design, manufacturing and distribution), and the areas containing such equipment (e.g. computer rooms, internet hosting centres, switching centres and data centres).

This British Standard gives recommendations for the protection against fire of electronic equipment installations, including the equipment (e.g. computers, servers and systems for communications, design, manufacturing and distribution), and the areas containing such equipment (e.g. computer rooms, internet hosting centres, switching centres and data centres).

It also gives recommendations for the protection against fire in adjacent areas. This British Standard covers electronic equipment installations categorized as medium, high and critical risk.

Low risk environments are not addressed in this standard. The standard may however be used as guidance for the protection of such environments.

The standard is applicable to new installations; the recommendations may however be used with an existing installation, and when alterations are made to existing areas containing electronic equipment.