BS 5588-3:1983
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Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for office buildings
Hardcopy , PDF
English
29-07-1983
15-07-1997
Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Use of this code
Section two. Analysis of the problem
4 Planning in relation to fire
5 Escape from fire
Section three. Planning of escape from office areas
6 General
7 Escape routes within, and exits from, a storey
8 Stairways and final exits
Section four. Construction and fire safety signs and
notices
9 Construction
10 Fire safety signs and notices
Section five. Engineering services (other than fire
protection facilities) and ancillary
accommodation
11 General
12 Electrical services
13 Lighting
14 Heating and fuel storage
15 Mechanical ventilation, air conditioning and
pressurization
16 Lifts
17 Waste storage and incinerators
18 Main storage areas (including receiving and dispatch
areas) and loading bays
19 Car parks
20 Repair or maintenance workshops and reprographic
rooms
21 Kitchens, restaurants and canteens
22 Data processing areas
Section six. Fire protection facilities
23 General
24 Fire alarms and fire detection and alarm systems
25 Automatic fire extinguishing systems and special
risk protection
26 Manual fire-fighting equipment
27 Water supplies for fire-fighting
28 Fireman's emergency switches for discharge lighting
installations
29 Access for fire-fighting
30 Smoke control provisions other than for fire-
fighting shafts
31 Plans for fire brigade use
Appendix
A Advice to management and procedure in case of fire
Planning, construction and protection of escape routes for occupants to use in the event of fire. Recommendations for fire precautions in engineering services and auxiliary accommodation, and for fire alarms and procedures, extinguishing and fire fighting equipment, water supplies, access for fire fighting and smoke control. Advice on the management of completed buildings.
| Committee |
FSH/14
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| DevelopmentNote |
REPLACES CP 3: CHAPTER 4: PART 3:1968.
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
52
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| UNE-EN 1614:2007 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 62343-2:2011 | Identical |
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