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BS 9991 - FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

10-31-2015

Language(s)

English

Foreword
Section 1: General
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General recommendations and background
Section 2: Designing means of escape
5 Genera
6 Means of escape and provision for rescue from houses
7 Means of escape from flats and maisonettes
8 Means of escape from special housing
9 Internal planning of flats
Section 3: Active fire protection
10 Fire detection and alarm systems
11 Fire suppression systems
12 Manual fire-fighting equipment
13 Special risk protection
14 Smoke control
15 Power supplies, cabling and installation
Section 4: Design for construction
16 Fire resistance
17 Compartmentation
18 External fire spread and building separation
19 Concealed spaces
20 Materials
21 Service ducts, pipes and shafts
22 Glazed fire-resisting elements
23 Active fire curtain/barrier assemblies
24 Openings
25 Floors and ramps on escape routes
26 Design and construction of common stairs
Section 5: Stairs and final exits
27 Number and siting of common stairs
28 Width of common stairs
29 Enclosure of common stairs
30 Basement stairs
31 Stairs within mixed-use developments
32 Access lobbies and corridors to protected stairways
33 External stairs
34 Discharge from common stairs and final exits
Section 6: Mechanical systems for ducted heating,
           ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
35 HVAC systems within individual dwellings
36 HVAC systems serving the whole building or interconnecting
   dwellings and other residential units
Section 7: Ancillary accommodation to flats and
           maisonettes
37 Ancillary accommodation
38 Installation of engineering services
39 Engineering service installation rooms
40 Gas services, installation and service pipes
41 Electrical services
42 Gas and electricity meters
43 Lighting
44 Lift machine rooms and machinery spaces
45 Communal heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
46 Refuse storage, disposal and incineration
47 Car parks and domestic garages
Section 8: Access and facilities for fire-fighting
48 General recommendations for fire-fighting facilities
49 Fire-fighting access
50 Water supplies for fire and rescue service fire-fighting use
51 Information for fire and rescue service use
Section 9: Management
52 Management of special housing
53 Evacuation of disabled occupants or occupants that require
   assistance to escape
54 Residents
55 Caretakers
56 Maintenance of fire protection measures
57 Maintenance of building plant and equipment
58 Ensuring that systems respond properly in an emergency
Section 10: Building works: Material alterations, extensions,
            refurbishment, change of use, disuse, decommissioning
            and demolition
59 Design of works
60 Change of use
61 Refurbishments
62 Dwellings in disuse and areas decommissioned
63 Managing building work and material alterations
64 Building works to occupied or partly occupied buildings
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Methods of smoke control
Annex B (informative) - Assessing the level of fire precautions for
        special housing
Annex C (normative) - Additional recommendations for property
        and business continuity protection
Annex D (normative) - Atria
Annex E (normative) - Private balconies (open or enclosed) and
        communal roof gardens
Annex F (informative) - Management of additional needs and disabilities
Annex G (informative) - Advice to occupiers of dwellings in residential
        buildings
Bibliography

BS 9991.

Committee
FSH/14
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
176
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded

BS 5234-2:1992 Partitions (including matching linings) Specification for performance requirements for strength and robustness including methods of test
BS 8414-1:2002 Fire performance of external cladding systems Test methods for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the face of a building
BS 5266-1:2011 Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises
BS 8414-2:2005 Fire performance of external cladding systems Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to and supported by a structural steel frame
BS 5234-1:1992 Partitions (including matching linings) Code of practice for design and installation
BS EN 1155:1997 Building hardware. Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors. Requirements and test methods
BS 5516-2:2004 Patent glazing and sloping glazing for buildings Code of practice for sloping glazing
BS 8524-1:2013 Active fire curtain barrier assemblies Specification
BS EN 1991-1-2:2002 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures General actions. Actions on structures exposed to fire
BS 7346-7:2013 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 EN ISO 1182:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products. Non-combustibility test
BS 9990:2015 Non automatic fire-fighting systems in buildings. Code of practice
BS 8524-2:2013 Active fire curtain barrier assemblies Code of practice for application, installation and maintenance
BS ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
DD ENV 1187:2002 Test methods for external fire exposure to roofs
BS EN ISO 14122-4:2016 Safety of machinery. Permanent means of access to machinery Fixed ladders
BS 7346-8:2013 Components for smoke control systems Code of practice for planning, design, installation, commissioning and maintenance
BS EN 12845:2015 Fixed firefighting systems. Automatic sprinkler systems. Design, installation and maintenance
BS EN ISO 11925-2:2010 Reaction to fire tests. Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame Single-flame source test
BS 8519:2010 Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications. Code of practice
BS 7157:1989 Method of test for ignitability of fabrics used in the construction of large tented structures
BS EN ISO 1716:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products. Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value)
BS 9266:2013 Design of accessible and adaptable general needs housing. Code of practice
PD 7974-7:2003 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Probabilistic risk assessment
BS EN 13823 : 2010 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM
PD 7974-6:2004 The application of fire safety engineering principles to fire safety design of buildings Human factors. Life safety strategies. Occupant evacuation, behaviour and condition (Sub-system 6)
BS 7974:2001 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Code of practice
BS 3251:1976 Specification. Indicator plates for fire hydrants and emergency water supplies
BS EN 1154:1997 Building hardware. Controlled door closing devices. Requirements and test methods
BS 5306-8:2012 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Selection and positioning of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice
BS 7273-4:2007 Code of practice for the operation of fire protection measures Actuation of release mechanisms for doors

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