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Amendment 8: Remove obsolete standard note
Amendment (8)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Page 11 In paragraph 0.3, delete "Note – BS 5588-10 applies more restrictive provisions to shop units with only one exit in covered shopping complexes.".
fire-safetycommercialShopping complex escape design – reference to BS 9999 for mall population and escape
Table 2.2 note (3)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Refer to the relevant recommendations of BS 9999 for detailed guidance on the calculation of mall population and means of escape in common areas in shopping complexes.
commercialmeans-of-escapeShopping mall travel distances and smoke control – reference to BS 9999
Table 2.3 note (4)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Maximum travel distances and smoke control provisions within shopping malls are given in the relevant recommendations of BS 9999.
commercialmeans-of-escapefire-safetyShopping complexes firefighting shafts - Diagram 6.1 amendment
(67) Page 148NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
For shopping complexes firefighting shafts should be provided in accordance with BS 9999.
fire-safetycommercialmeans-of-escapeSprinklers as Compensatory Feature
8.4NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
This Technical Booklet gives further recommendations for the provision of sprinklers as a compensatory feature in relation to – (a) shop store-rooms (see paragraph 2.103); (b) raised storage floors (s
fire-safetycommercialnon-domesticTable 4.2: Minimum periods of fire resistance
Table 4.2NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Table 4.2 Minimum periods of fire resistance Purpose group of building | Minimum period (minutes) for elements of structure and other components of the building forming part of Basement storey+ inclu
fire-safetystructuraldwellingflatscommercialindustrialnon-domestichrbhigh-riseMinimum periods of fire resistance for car parks (Table 4.2 cont'd)
Table 4.2NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Purpose group of building: 7 (b) car park for light vehicles – (i) open sided car park(7): Basement storey more than 10 m depth - Not applicable; Basement storey not more than 10 m depth - Not applica
commercialfire-safetynon-domesticNotes to fire resistance table for car parks
Table 4.2 (Notes)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
+ The floor over a basement (or if there is more than one basement, the floor over the topmost basement) should meet the provisions for the ground and upper storeys if that period is higher. * Increas
commercialfire-safetystructuralnon-domestic