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Standards that may affect your
business:
- 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 2: Code of practice for shops
Part 4: Code of practice for smoke control in
protected escape routes using pressure differentials
Part 5: Code of practice for fire-fighting stairs
and lifts
Part 6: Code of practice for places of
assembly
Part 7: Code of practice for the incorporation of
atria in buildings
Part 8: Code of practice for means of escape for
disabled people
Part 9: Code of practice for ventilation and air
conditioning ductwork
Part 10: Code of practice for shopping
complexes
Part 11: Code of practice for shops, offices,
industrial storage and other similar buildings
- 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 EN 3: Portable fire extinguishers
Part 5: Portable fire extinguishers -
specifications and supplementary tests
- BS EN 2: Classification of fires
- British Standards for Development 240: Fire
safety engineering in buildings
Part 1: Guide to the application of fire safety
engineering principles
Part 2: Commentary on the equations given in Part
1