Where to find more information about fire safety legislation
and standards.
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BS476: Fire tests on building materials and
structures
Part 7: Method for classification of the surface spread of flame of
products
Part 22: Methods for determination of the fire resistance of
non-load bearing elements of construction
BS 5266: Emergency lighting
Part 1: Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises
other than cinemas and certain other specified premises used for
entertainment
BS 5306: Fire-extinguishing installations and equipment on
premises
Part 1: Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam
inlets
Part 2: Specification for sprinkler systems
Part 3: Code of practice for selection, installation and
maintenance of portable fire extinguishers
Part 4: Specification for carbon dioxide systems
BS 5423: Portable fire extinguishers
BS 5446: Components of automatic fire alarm systems for
residential premises
Part 1: Specifications for self-contained smoke alarms and
point-type smoke detectors
BS 5499: Fire safety signs, notices and graphic
symbols
Part 23: Buildings and structures for agriculture: Code of practice
for fire precautions
BS 5588: Fire precautions in the design, construction
and use of buildings
Part 1: Code of practice for residential Premises
Part 4: Code of practice for smoke control in protected escape
routes using pressure differentials
BS 5655: Lifts and service lifts
BS 5725: Emergency exit devices
BS 5810: Code of practice for access for the disabled to
buildings
BS 5839: Fire detection and alarm systems for
buildings
Part 1: Code of practice for the design,
installation and servicing of fire detection and alarm systems for
buildings
Part 3: Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain
fire protection equipment
Part 6: Code of practice for the design, installation and servicing
of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings
Part 8: Code of practice for the design, installation and servicing
of voice alarm systems
BS 5908: Code of practice for fire precautions in the
chemical and allied industries
BS 7671: Requirements for electrical installation: IEE
Wiring Regulations
BS 7863: Recommendations for colour coding to indicate
the extinguishing media contained in portable fire
extinguishers
BS 7974: Fire Safety Engineering
BS 9999: Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management
and use of buildings
BS EN 3: Portable fire extinguishers
Part 5: Portable fire extinguishers - specifications and
supplementary tests
BS EN 2: Classification of fires
Health and Safety
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HSE Books
PO Box 1999
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A guide to risk assessment requirements
INDG218
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 1211 2 Single copies free, multiple
copies in priced packs
Fire safety - an employer's guide
ISBN 0
11 34 1229 0
A guide to the Health and Safety (Consultation with
Employees) Regulations 1996 L95
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0
7176 1234 1
Assessment of fire hazards from solid materials and the
precautions required for their safe storage and use: A guide for
manufacturers, suppliers, storekeepers and users
HSE Books 1991 ISBN 0 11 885654 5
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1559 6 Single copies free, multiple
copies in priced packs
Chemical Warehousing: The storage of packaged dangerous
substances HSG71
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1484 0
Dispensing petrol: Assessing and controlling the risk of
fire and explosion at sites where petrol is stored and dispensed as
a fuel HSG146 1996
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 1048
9
Electricity on the farm Information sheet
AS17
HSE Books 1990
Dust explosions in the food industry Information sheet
FIS2
HSE Books 1993
Fairgrounds and amusement parks: Guidance on safe
practise HSG175
HSE Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 1174 4
Fire safety in construction: Guidance for clients,
designers and those managing and carrying out construction work
involving significant fire risks HSG168
HSE Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 1332 1
Fire safety in the paper and board
industry
HSE Books 1995 ISBN 0 7176 08417
Fire safety in the printing industry
HSE Books 1992 ISBN 0 11 886375 4
Five steps to risk assessment INDG163
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1565 0 Single copies free, multiple
copies in priced packs.
Flame arresters: Preventing the spread of fires and
explosions in equipment that contains flammable gases and vapours
HSG158
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 11914
Lift trucks in potentially flammable atmospheres
HSG113
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 0706 2
Maintaining portable and transportable electrical
equipment HSG107
HSE Books 1994 ISBN 0 7176 07151
Maintaining portable and electrical equipment in hotels
and tourist accommodation INDG237
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 1273 2 Single copies free, multiple
copies in priced packs
Maintaining portable electrical equipment in offices and
other low risk environments INDG236
HSE Books 1996
ISBN 0 7176 12724 Single copies free, multiple copies in priced
packs
Management of health and safety at work. Management of
Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992. Approved Code of
Practice L21
HSE Books 1992 ISBN 0 7176 04128
Manual Handling. Manual Handling Operations Regulations
1992. Guidance on regulations L23
HSE Books 1998 ISBN
0 7176 24153
Memorandum on the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
Guidance on Regulations HSR25
HSE Books 1989 ISBN 0 7176 1602 9
Take care with oxygen: fire and explosion hazards in the
use of oxygen HSE8 (rev1)
HSE Books 1999
Permit to work systems INDG98
HSE Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 1331 3 Single copies free, multiple
copies in priced packs
Petrol filling stations: Construction and operation
HSG41
HSE Books 1990 ISBN 0 7176 0725 9
Safe handling of combustible dusts: Precautions against
explosions HSG103
HSE Books 1991 ISBN 0 7176 0725 9
Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and
appliances. The Gas Safety (Installations and Use) Regulations
1998. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 0870 0
Safety signs and signals. Health and Safety (Safety
Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 Guidance on Regulations
L64
HSE Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 0870 0
Safe use and handling of flammable liquids
HSG140
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 0967 7
Safe use and storage of cellular plastics
HSG92
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 1115 9
Safe use of work equipment: Provision and Use of Work
Equipment Regulations 1998. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance
L22
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1626 6
Safe work in confined spaces. Confined Spaces
Regulations 1997. Approved Code of Practice L101
HSE
Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 1405 0
Safe working with flammable substances INDG
227
HSE Books 1996 ISBN 0 7176 1154 X Single copies free,
multiple copies in priced packs
Storing and handling ammonium nitrate
INDG230
HSE Books 1996
Storage and handling of industrial nitrocellulose
HSG135
HSE Books 1995 ISBN 0 7176 0694 5
Storage and handling of organic peroxides
CS21
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 2403 X
Storage and use of sodium chlorate and other similar
strong oxidants CS3
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1500 6
The maintenance, examination and testing of local
exhaust ventilation HSG54
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1485 9
The safe use of compressed gases in welding, flame
cutting and allied processes HSG139
HSE Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 0680 5
The spraying of flammable liquids HSG178
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1483 2
The storage of flammable liquids in containers HSG51
Revised
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 07176 1471 9
The Storage of flammable liquids in tanks
HSG176
HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1470 0
Use of LPG in small bulk tanks Information Sheet
CHIS4
HSE Books 1999
Use of LPG in cylinders Information Sheet
CHIS5
HSE Books 1999
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The Building Regulations: Approved Document B: Fire
safety
Department of the Environment and Welsh Office HMSO
Guide to health, safety and welfare at pop concerts and
similar events
Health and Safety Commission / Home Office / Scottish Office HMSO
1993 ISBN 0 11 341072 7
Safer Communities: towards effective arson control. The
report of the arson scoping study
Home Office 1999
Guide to fire precautions in existing places of
entertainment and like premises
Home Office / Scottish Home and Health Department HMSO 1994 ISBN 0
11 340907 9
Firecode: Fire Safety in NHS: Operational Provisions,
Part K, Guidance on Risk Assessment in Complex Healthcare
Buildings HTM05-03
ISBN 978-0-11-322812-6
Other sources
How to combat arson in schools
Arson Prevention Bureau, 1993
Prevention and control of arson in industrial and
commercial premises
Arson Prevention Bureau, 1992
Prevention and control of arson in retail premises: A
management guide
Arson Prevention Bureau, 1995
A guide to good practice for the storage of aerosols in
manufacturing, wholesaling warehouses and retail
stores
British Aerosol Manufacturers Association, 1989
Bulk storage of LPG at fixed installations: LPGA CoP
No1, Part 1: Design, installation and operation of vessels located
above ground
LP Gas Association, 1998
CIBSE Fire Engineering guide E
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers 1997 ISBN 0
900 953 78 0
Design Approaches for smoke ventilation in enclosed
shopping centres BR186
Building Research Establishment
Fire Safety PB2281
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1995
Inspection and testing Guidance Note No 3
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Protection against fire Guidance Note No
4
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Safe practice for the storage of gases in transportable
cylinders intended for industrial use. Guidance Note
GN2
British Compressed Gases Association, 1988 ISBN 0 260 4809
Storage of full and empty LPG cylinders and cartridges
LPGA CoP No 7 (Third Edition)
LP Gas Association, 1998
The United Kingdom Working Party on Fire Safety in Historic
Buildings. Heritage under fire: A guide to the protection
of historic buildings(Second edition)
Fire Protection Association, 1995 ISBN 0 902167 90
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