Legislation
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Education Act 1996
Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996, SI 1996 No 825 and the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 SI 1998 No 2451
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No 2372)
Electromagnetic Compatibility (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994 No 3080)
Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994 No 3260)
Commission Decision 2000/553/EC of 6th September 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC
(European tests) Commission Decision 2000/367/ EC of 3rd May 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC
Commission Decision 2001/671/EC of 21 August 2001 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EC as regards the classification of the external fire performance of roofs and roof coverings Commission Decision 2005/823/EC of 22
November 2005 amending Decision 2001/671/EC regarding the classification of the external fire performance of roofs and roof coverings Commission Decision 2000/147/EC of 8th February 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC
Commission Decision 2000/367/EC of 3rd May 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC Commission Decision 96/603/EC of 4th October 1996
94/61 1/EC implementing Article 20 of the Council Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products
Construction Products Regulations 1991 (SI 1991 No 1620)
Construction Product (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994 No 3051)
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Health and Safety (Safety signs and signals) Regulations 1996
Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP)
ASFP Red book – Fire stopping and penetration
seals for the construction industry 2nd Edition ISBN: 1 87040 923 X
ASFP Yellow book – Fire protection for structural
steel in buildings 4th Edition ISBN: 1 87040 925 6
ASFP Grey book – Fire and smoke resisting
dampers ISBN: 1 87040 924 8
ASFP Blue book – Fire resisting ductwork 2nd
Edition ISBN: 1 87040 926 4 www.asfp.org.uk
The British Automatic Sprinkler Association (BAFSA)
Sprinklers for Safety: Use and Benefits of Incorporating Sprinklers in Buildings and Structures, (2006) ISBN: 0 95526 280 1 www.bafsa.org.uk
Building Research Establishment Limited (BRE)
BRE Digest 208 Increasing the fire resistance
of existing timber floors 1988 ISBN: 978 1 86081 359 7
BRE report (BR 368) Design methodologies
for smoke and heat exhaust ventilation 1999 ISBN: 978 1 86081 289 7
BRE report (BR 274) Fire safety of PTFE-based
materials used in buildings 1994 ISBN: 978 1 86081 653 6
BRE report (BR 135) Fire performance of external
thermal insulation for walls of multi-storey buildings 2003 ISBN: 978 1 86081 622 2
BRE report (BR 187) External fire spread:
Building separation and boundary distances 1991 ISBN: 978 1 86081 465 5
BRE report (BR128) Guidelines for the
construction of fire resisting structural elements
1988 ISBN: 0 85125 293 1
BRE 454 Multi-storey timber frame buildings
– a design guide 2003 ISBN: 1 86081 605 3 www.bre.co.uk
Builders Hardware Industry Federation and Guild of Architectural Ironmongers
Hardware for Fire and Escape Doors 2006 ISBN: 0 95216 422 1 www.firecode.org.uk
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Department for Communities and Local Government
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ISBN: 0 072 945 5
Fire safety in adult placements: a code of practice
www.communities.gov.uk
Department for Education and Skills
Building Bulletin (BB) 00 www.dfes.gov.uk
Department of Health
HTM 05 – 02 Guidance in support of functional provisions for healthcare premises
www.dh.gov.uk
Door and Shutter Manufacturers’ Association (DSMA)
Code of practice for fire-resisting metal
doorsets 999
www.dhfonline.org.uk
Environment Agency
Pollution Prevention Guidelines (PPG8)
Managing Fire Water and Major Spillages
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Football Licensing Authority
Concourses ISBN: 0 95462 932 9
www.flaweb.org.uk/home.php
Fire Protection Association (FPA) Design guide
www.thefpa.co.uk
Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF)
A guide to best practice in the specification and use of fire-resistant glazed systems
www.ggf.org.uk
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Workplace health, safety and welfare, The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 992, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance; The Health and Safety
Commission, L24; published by HMSO 992; ISBN: 0 886 333 9
www.hse.gov.uk
International Association of Cold Storage Contractors (IACSC)
Design, construction, specification and fire management of insulated envelopes for
temperature controlled environments 999
www.iarw.org/iacsc/european_division
Passive Fire Protection Federation
Ensuring best practice for passive fire protection
in buildings ISBN: 87040 99
www.pfpf.org
Steel Construction Institute (SCI)
SCI P197 Designing for structural fire safety:
A handbook for architects and engineers 999
ISBN: 85942 074 5
SCI Publication 288 Fire safe design: A new approach to multi-storey steel-framed buildings
(Second Edition) 2000 ISBN: 85942 69 5
SCI Publication P313 Single storey steel framed
buildings in fire boundary conditions 2002
ISBN: 85942 35 0 www.steel-sci.org
Timber Research and Development Associations (TRADA)
Timber Fire-Resisting Doorsets: maintaining performance under the new European test
standard ISBN: 9005 035 9 www.trada.co.uk
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Access controlEffect on escape routes 3.7
Access corridors See Corridor access
Access for fire service See Fire service facilities
Access panels
Fire protecting suspended ceilings Table A3
Access rooms
Definition Appendix E
Horizontal escape 3.0, Diagram 2 Escape from flats 2.5
Accommodation stairs 4.32 Definition Appendix E
Accreditation
Installers and suppliers 0.5, 0.6
Aggregate notional area
Space separation 3.5
Air changes See Ventilation
Air circulation systems for heating, etc.
Flats with a floor more than 4.5m above ground level 2.8
Air conditioning 5.46–5.53 See also Ventilation
Air supported structures 6.8
Aisles
Fixed seating 3.20, 5.29
Alarm systems
Phased evacuation .25, 4.26–4.29 See also Automatic fire detection and alarm system
Alterations
Material alteration 0.20 Fire detection and alarm systems .6
Alternative escape routes B.v, B.vii Definition Appendix E Flats 2.20 Horizontal escape 3.3, 3.5, 3.9 Diagram Small premises 3.37 Sub-division of corridors 3.26 Provision of cavity barriers 9.6
Alternative exits
Definition Appendix E Fire doors Table B Flats