BS DD9999(2005) : 2005
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BUILDINGS
Hardcopy , PDF
06-10-2008
English
01-01-2005
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Risk assessment and risk profiles
6 Management systems
7 Designing so that a building can be managed
8 Means of escape
8.1 Principles of means of escape
8.2 Types of evacuation procedure
8.3 Internal subdivision and spatial/visual orientation
8.4 Designing means of escape
8.5 Allocation of risk profile
8.6 Minimum package of fire protection
8.7 Horizontal means of escape
8.8 Vertical means of escape
8.9 Additional fire protection measures
9 Construction
9.1 General
9.2 Fire resistance
9.3 Compartmentation
9.4 Openings
9.5 Concealed spaces
9.6 External fire spread
9.7 Materials and finishes
9.8 Accommodation ancillary to the main use of the
building
9.9 Engineering services
10 Access and facilities for fire-fighting
11 Special risk protection
12 Managing occupied buildings
Annex A (informative) Legal obligations and statutory duties
Annex B (normative) Additional considerations for property
and business protection
Annex C (normative) Recommendations for atria
Annex D (informative) Design solutions and exemplars for atria
Annex E (normative) Recommendations for places of assembly
Annex F (normative) Recommendations for shopping complexes
Annex G (normative) Process plant and outdoor structures
Annex H (normative) Recommendations for refuges and evacuation lifts
Bibliography
Gives recommendations and guidance on the construction and use of buildings to maximize fire safety including the provision of fire precautions and means of escape.
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FSH/14
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Draft
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268
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British Standards Institution
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Superseded
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| I.S. EN 1991-1-2:2002 | EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-2: GENERAL ACTIONS - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE |
| 07/19977411 DC : DRAFT FEB 2007 | BS 8214 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| BS 8214:2008 | Code of practice for fire door assemblies |
| I.S. EN 1991-1-2 NATIONAL ANNEX:2014 | IRISH NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-2: GENERAL ACTIONS - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE |
| BIP 3070 : 2005 | SOFTWARE CALCULATOR - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BUILDINGS (WEB-BASED SOFTWARE FOR DD 9999) |
| PD 6688-1-2:2007 | Background paper to the UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-2 |
| 93/68/EEC : 1993 AMD 2 1998 | COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/68/EEC OF 22.7.93 AMENDING DIRECTIVES 87/404/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 89/106/EEC, 89/336/EEC, 89/392/EEC, 89/686/EEC, 90/384/EEC, 90/385/EEC, 90/396/EEC, 91/263/EEC, 92/42/EEC AND 73/23/EEC |
| BS EN 1158:1997 | Building hardware. Door coordinator devices. Requirements and test methods |
| BS 7346-2:1990 | Components for smoke and heat control systems Specification for powered smoke and heat exhaust ventilators |
| BS EN 1021-1:2014 | Furniture. Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture Ignition source smouldering cigarette |
| BS 7346-3:1990 | Components for smoke and heat control systems Specification for smoke curtains |
| BS 7346-4:2003 | Components for smoke and heat control systems Functional recommendations and calculation methods for smoke and heat exhaust ventilation systems, employing steady-state design fires. Code of practice |
| BS 5906:1980 | Code of practice for storage and on-site treatment of solid waste from buildings |
| BS 7036:1988 | Code of practice for provision and installation of safety devices for automatic power operated pedestrian door systems |
| BS EN 54-7:2001 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Smoke detectors. Point detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization |
| BS EN 12101-2:2017 | Smoke and heat control systems Natural smoke and heat exhaust ventilators |
| BS EN 1634-1 : 2014 | FIRE RESISTANCE AND SMOKE CONTROL TESTS FOR DOOR AND SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES, OPENABLE WINDOWS AND ELEMENTS OF BUILDING HARDWARE - PART 1: FIRE RESISTANCE TEST FOR DOOR AND SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES AND OPENABLE WINDOWS |
| 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 EN 1155:1997 | Building hardware. Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors. Requirements and test methods |
| BS EN ISO 13943:2017 | Fire safety. Vocabulary |
| 89/106/EEC : 1988 | COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS |
| BS 5306-5.2:1984 | Code of practice for fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Halon systems Halon 1211 total flooding systems |
| BS EN 1634-3:2004 | Fire resistance and smoke control tests for door and shutter assemblies, openable windows and elements of building hardware Smoke control test for door and shutter assemblies |
| BS 5588-12:2004 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Managing fire safety |
| BS 5839-6:1995 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Code of practice for the design and installation of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings |
| BS EN 1991-1-2:2002 | Eurocode 1. Actions on structures General actions. Actions on structures exposed to fire |
| BS 5306-7:1988 | Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Specification for powder systems |
| 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 EN 60702-2 : 2002 | MINERAL INSULATED CABLES AND THEIR TERMINATIONS WITH A RATED VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 750 V - PART 2: TERMINATIONS |
| BS EN 1021-2:2014 | Furniture. Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture Ignition source match flame equivalent |
| BS EN ISO 1182:2010 | Reaction to fire tests for products. Non-combustibility test |
| BS 5306-0:1986 | Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Guide for the selection of installed systems and other fire equipment |
| BS 5395-3:1985 | Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design of industrial type stairs, permanent ladders and walkways |
| BS EN 81-1 : 1998 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 1: ELECTRIC LIFTS |
| BS 5266-7(1999) : 1999 | LIGHTING APPLICATIONS - EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
| DD ENV 1187:2002 | Test methods for external fire exposure to roofs |
| BS 8434-2(2003) : 2003 | METHODS OF TEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE FIRE INTEGRITY OF ELECTRIC CABLES - PART 2: TEST FOR UNPROTECTED SMALL CABLES FOR USE IN EMERGENCY CIRCUITS - BS EN 50200 WITH A 930 DEGREE C FLAME AND WITH WATER SPRAY |
| BS EN 13501-1 : 2007 | FIRE CLASSIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS AND BUILDING ELEMENTS - PART 1: CLASSIFICATION USING DATA FROM REACTION TO FIRE TESTS |
| BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 | REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS |
| BS 5852:1990 | Methods of test for assessment of the ignitability of upholstered seating by smouldering and flaming ignition sources |
| BS EN 12845:2015 | Fixed firefighting systems. Automatic sprinkler systems. Design, installation and maintenance |
| BS 5306-6.2:1989 | Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Foam systems Specification for medium and high expansion foam systems |
| BS 8434-1:2003 | Methods of test for assessment of the fire integrity of electric cables Test for unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits. BS EN 50200 with addition of water spray |
| BS 5839-3:1988 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment |
| BS 7157:1989 | Method of test for ignitability of fabrics used in the construction of large tented structures |
| BS 5410-2:1978 | Code of practice for oil firing Installations of 45 kW and above output capacity for space heating, hot water and steam supply services |
| BS 7346-6:2005 | Components for smoke and heat control systems Specifications for cable systems |
| BS 8300:2001 | Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice |
| PD 7974-7:2003 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Probabilistic risk assessment |
| BS 5395-2:1984 | Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design of helical and spiral stairs |
| PD 7974-1:2003 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Initiation and development of fire within the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 1) |
| BS 7974:2001 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Code of practice |
| BS EN 60702-1 : 2002 | MINERAL INSULATED CABLES AND THEIR TERMINATIONS WITH A RATED VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 750 V - PART 1: CABLES |
| BS ISO 14520-1:2006 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems. Physical properties and system design General requirements |
| BS EN 1154:1997 | Building hardware. Controlled door closing devices. Requirements and test methods |
| BS 6073-1:1981 | Precast concrete masonry units Specification for precast concrete masonry units |
| BS EN 1838:2013 | Lighting applications. Emergency lighting |
| BS EN 12416-2:2001 | Fixed firefighting systems. Powder systems Design, construction and maintenance |
| ISO 834-1:1999 | Fire-resistance tests Elements of building construction Part 1: General requirements |
| BS 5499-4:2000 | Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Code of practice for escape route signing |
| BS 7346-1:1990 | Components for smoke and heat control systems Specification for natural smoke and heat exhaust ventilators |
| DD ENV 1993-1.2 : DRAFT 2001 REPRINT | EUROCODE 3: DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES - PART 1.2: GENERAL RULES - STRUCTURAL FIRE DESIGN |
| BS EN ISO 306:2013 | Plastics. Thermoplastic materials. Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST) |
| BS 5867-2:1980 | Specification for fabrics for curtains and drapes Flammability requirements |
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