The UK Fire and Rescue Services attended 722,000 fire and false alarm incidents in the year 2008/09.*
BSI publications in this area are an essential reference for specifiers, designers and installers.
Fire safety is often a component of building safety, BSI publications are also important to architects, building professionals, building surveyors, consulting engineers, electrical contractors and local authorities.
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*Source: Fire Statistics Monitor published in March 2010 by the Department of Communities and Local Government
- Fire detection and alarm systems:
BS 10999:2010
Specification for distress signal units for the fire and rescue service
BS 5839-1:2002+A2:2008
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance
BS 5839-8:2008
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems
PAS 79:2007
Fire risk assessment. Guidance and a recommended methodology
The bestselling guide gives a nine-step approach to fire risk assessment in buildings
- Fire extinguishing/fighting equipment:
BS 336:2010
Specification for fire hose couplings and ancillary equipment
BS 5306:2009
Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice
BS 750:2006
Specification for underground fire hydrants and surface box frames and covers
BS EN 14339:2005
Underground fire hydrants
BS 9999:2008
Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
BS EN 12845+Amendment 1:2009
Fixed firefighting systems. Automatic sprinkler systems. Design, installation and maintenance
BS 476-10:2009
Fire tests on building materials and structures. Guide to the principles, selection, role and application of fire testing and their outputs
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