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High-rise building safety measures - evacuation alert systems, signage, and information storage
0.15(e)(f)(g)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
(e) if where necessary an evacuation alert system is installed for use by the fire and rescue service; (f) if where necessary there is sufficient storey identification signs and dwelling indicator sig
hrbhigh-risefire-safetydwellingAutomatic sprinkler system for buildings with storey above 30 m
2.66(d)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
(d) an automatic sprinkler system should be installed in accordance with Section 8 throughout the building where the building has a storey more than 30 m above ground level;
hrbhigh-risefire-safetysprinklersAmendment to paragraph 6.3 - Firefighting shaft requirements
(64) Page 147NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Delete 1st paragraph of 6.3 and substitute – "6.3 A building should be provided with a firefighting shaft or shafts, to serve all storeys, where – (a) it has a storey more than 18 m above fire and res
fire-safetynon-domestichigh-riseFirefighting lift requirement based on height
Diagram 6.0, Note 3NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
A firefighting lift is required if the building has a floor more than 18m above, or more than 10m below, fire service vehicle access level.
fire-safetyhigh-risehrbFirefighting shafts for large buildings
6.3ANI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
A minimum of two firefighting shafts (each containing a firefighting lift) should be provided to buildings with a storey that has a floor area of 900 m2 or more and a floor level 18 m or more above fi
hrbhigh-risefire-safetynon-domesticLocation of firefighting shafts: hose laying distances
Diagram 6.1BNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Diagram 6.1B Location of firefighting shafts: hose laying distances See para 6.3C With sprinklers: 60m hose laying distance Without sprinklers: 45m hose laying distance Floor plan within 60m hose la
fire-safetyhrbhigh-risemeans-of-escapeDesign and construction of firefighting shafts
6.6NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Firefighting shafts should be designed and constructed in accordance with the relevant recommendations BS 9999. Where a building falls within paragraph 6.3(a) or (c) all firefighting shafts should hav
hrbhigh-risefire-safetyflatsmeans-of-escapeTravel distance to firefighting shaft
6.8(a)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
50 m
hrbhigh-risefire-safetymeans-of-escapeBasement sprinkler system requirement
6.16(a)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
the basement has a sprinkler system fitted in accordance with Section 8; and
hrbhigh-risefire-safetyDistance measurement for basement access
6.19(a)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
all points within
hrbhigh-risefire-safetymeans-of-escapeDistance measurement for dwelling basement access
6.19(b)(i)NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
all points within each individual dwelling
hrbhigh-risefire-safetydwellingmeans-of-escapeEvacuation Alert Systems in High-Rise Residential Buildings
6.21A, 6.21BNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
In a building containing flats with a top storey more than 11 m above ground level, an evacuation alert system (EAS) should be provided in accordance with BS 8629. The system should enable the fire an
flatshrbhigh-risefire-safetyEAS System Independence from Other Systems
6.21CNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
An evacuation alert system is not, and should not be confused with, a fire alarm system. The EAS should not be integrated with a fire detection and fire alarm system (or any other system), nor should
flatshrbhigh-risefire-safetyWayfinding Signage Requirement
6.21DNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
To assist the fire and rescue service to identify each floor in a building containing flats with a top storey more than 11 m above ground level, floor identification signs and flat indicator signs sho
flatshrbhigh-risefire-safetyFloor Identification Sign Specifications
6.21ENI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
The floor identification signs should meet all of the following—(a) the signs should be located on every landing of a protected stairway and every protected corridor/lobby (or open access balcony) int
flatshrbhigh-risefire-safetyFloor Number Designation System
6.21FNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
The floor number designations should meet all of the following conditions—(a) The floor closest to the mean ground level should be designated as either Floor 0 or Ground Floor; (b) Each floor above th
flatshrbhigh-risefire-safetySecure information boxes for high-rise flat buildings
6.21JNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
A building containing flats with a top storey more than 11 m above ground level should be provided with a secure information box.
flatshrbhigh-risefire-safetySecure information box design and location requirements
6.21KNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
The box should meet all of the following conditions— (a) sized to accommodate all necessary information; (b) easily located and identified by firefighters (c) secured to resist unauthorised access but
flatshrbhigh-risefire-safetySecure information box guidance reference
6.21LNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
Best practice guidance can be found in Sections 2 to 4 of the 'Code of Practice for the Provision of Premises Information Boxes in Residential Buildings' published by the Fire Industry Association (FI
flatshrbhigh-risefire-safetyMandatory Sprinkler Provision Requirements
8.3NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
This Technical Booklet requires automatic sprinkler provision – (a) where phased evacuation is employed in a building with a storey more than 30 m above ground level (see paragraph 2.66); (b) in certa
fire-safetyhrbhigh-risemeans-of-escapeRegulation 37B - Mandatory Sprinkler Installation
8.5NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
To satisfy the requirements of Regulation 37B, an automatic sprinkler system should be provided in – (a) a building, containing one or more flats, with a storey more than 11 m above ground level; (b)
fire-safetyflatsdwellinghigh-riseAutomatic fire suppression systems
37BNI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)
A building shall be designed and constructed with a suitable automatic fire suppression system. This regulation applies only to— (a) a building, containing one or more flats, with a storey more than 1
fire-safetyhrbhigh-riseflatsTable 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-rise