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BS 5588-12:2004

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Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Managing fire safety
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

06-10-2008

Language(s)

English

Published date

26-11-2004

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Developing management levels
6 Fire safety manual
7 Designing so that a building can be managed
8 Commissioning and hand-over
9 Managing occupied buildings
10 Fire prevention
11 Ensuring that systems respond properly in an emergency
12 Planning the response to a fire
13 Emergency actions
14 Evacuation of disabled people
15 Management of fire safety prior to full occupation of a
   building
16 Building works, alterations, decommissioning and
   demolition
Annex A (normative) Fire safety manual
Annex B (normative) Fire control centre and evacuation
                      management
Annex C (informative) Fire safety equipment, facilities
                      and systems
Annex D (informative) Signs and signage
Annex E (normative) Commissioning and hand-over of smoke
                      control systems
Annex F (normative) Training
Annex G (normative) Control of conditions in public areas
Annex H (normative) Recommendations for owners of
                      multi-occupancy residential buildings
Annex I (informative) Advice to occupiers of domestic
                      residential buildings
Annex J (informative) Examples of fire instruction notices
Annex K (normative) Audience/crowd control
Annex L (normative) Routine inspection and maintenance of
                      fire safety installations
Annex M (normative) Routine inspection and maintenance of
                      ventilation and air conditioning
                      ductwork
Annex N (normative) Phased evacuation
Annex O (informative) Examples of evacuation strategies
Annex P (informative) Example messages for use in a phased
                      evacuation
Annex Q (normative) Operational information (emergency packs)
                      for the fire service
Annex R (normative) Hot work
Bibliography

Gives recommendations for the management of fire safety over the lifetime of a building, including guidance for designers to ensure that the overall design of a building assists and enhances the management of fire safety.

Committee
FSH/14
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 01/540751 DC. (12/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
88
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS DD9999(2005) : 2005 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BUILDINGS
BS 9990:2006 Code of practice for non-automatic fire-fighting systems in buildings
BS 7346-7:2006 Components for smoke and heat control systems Code of practice on functional recommendations and calculation methods for smoke and heat control systems for covered car parks
BS 5588-5:2004 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Access and facilities for fire-fighting
BS 5306-1:2006 Code of practice for fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Hose reels and foam inlets
BS PAS 79(2005) : 2005 FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT - GUIDANCE AND A RECOMMENDED METHODOLOGY
BS PAS 121(2007) : 2007 SPECIFICATION FOR ACTIVE FIRE CURTAIN BARRIER ASSEMBLIES AND ACTIVE FIRE CURTAIN BARRIER ASSEMBLIES WITH SMOKE RATING
06/30112774 DC : DRAFT APR 2006 BS 7346-7 - COMPONENTS FOR SMOKE AND HEAT CONTROL SYSTEMS - PART 7: CODE OF PRACTICE ON FUNCTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND CALCULATION METHODS FOR SMOKE AND HEAT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR COVERED CAR PARKS
PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries
BS PAS 88(2008) : 2008 GUIDANCE ON ACCESSIBILITY OF LARGE HOTEL PREMISES AND HOTEL CHAINS
ISO/TR 16738:2009 Fire-safety engineering Technical information on methods for evaluating behaviour and movement of people

BS 7346-2:1990 Components for smoke and heat control systems Specification for powered smoke and heat exhaust ventilators
BS EN 12101-2:2017 Smoke and heat control systems Natural smoke and heat exhaust ventilators
BS 8214:1990 Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves
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
BS 5306-5.2:1984 Code of practice for fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Halon systems Halon 1211 total flooding systems
BS 5306-6.1:1988 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Foam systems Specification for low expansion foam systems
BS 5306-0:1986 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Guide for the selection of installed systems and other fire equipment
BS EN 81-72:2015 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts Firefighters lifts
BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
BS 5588-5:2004 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Access and facilities for fire-fighting
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 5306-1:1976 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets
BS 6187:2000 Code of practice for demolition
BS 5839-4:1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for control and indicating equipment
BS 5720:1979 Code of practice for mechanical ventilation and air conditioning in buildings
BS EN 12416-2:2001 Fixed firefighting systems. Powder systems Design, construction and maintenance
BS 5552:1978 Code of practice for in-core instrumentation for neutron fluence rate (flux) measurements in power reactors
BS 5306-3:2003 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Code of practice for the inspection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers
BS 5867-2:1980 Specification for fabrics for curtains and drapes Flammability requirements

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