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Scope of Technical Booklet E
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The guidance contained in this Technical Booklet relates only to the requirements of regulations 23(2), 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37, 37A and 37B. The work will also have to comply with all other relevant r
fire-safetyStatus and Use of Guidance
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
If the guidance in a Technical Booklet is followed there will be a presumption of compliance with the requirements of those Building Regulations covered by that guidance. However, this presumption can
fire-safetyMaterials and Workmanship Requirements
Regulation 23NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Any building work which is subject to requirements imposed by Part A of the Building Regulations should be carried out in accordance with regulation 23 of those regulations. Guidance on meeting these
fire-safetyApplication of Named Standards
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Where this Technical Booklet makes reference to a named standard, the relevant version of the standard is the one listed in Appendix C. However, if this version has been replaced or updated by the iss
fire-safetyUse of Diagrams in Technical Booklet E
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The diagrams in this Technical Booklet supplement the text. They do not show all the details of construction and are not intended to illustrate compliance with any other requirement of the Building Re
fire-safetyProtected Buildings - Special Consideration for Compliance
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
District councils have a duty to take account of the desirability to preserve the character of protected buildings when carrying out their functions under Building Regulations. Therefore, where work i
fire-safetyconservationScope - Relationship to Other Legislation
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The provisions of this Technical Booklet relate to the requirements of Building Regulations and do not include measures which may be necessary to meet the requirements of other legislation. Such other
fire-safetyFire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and Fire Safety Regulations
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The main legislation in this area is the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and the associated Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010. This legislation imposes a general d
fire-safetyWorkplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations - Applicability to Buildings
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (the Workplace Regulations) contain some requirements which affect building design. The main requirements are now covered
flatsfire-safetydwellingConstruction (Design and Management) Regulations - Scope and Fire Safety in Construction
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 2016 impose requirements which affect building design. These include, amongst other things, the need for co-ordination, co-
fire-safetyEnforcement of Fire Safety During Construction
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
When the construction work is being carried out on a building which, apart from the construction site part of the building, is occupied, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board is responsib
fire-safetyFire Safety Classification Standards
Commission Decision 2000/367/ECNI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Commission Decision of 3 May 2000 (2000/367/EC) implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the resistance to fire performance of construction products, construction wor
fire-safetynon-domesticdwellingflatscommercialindustrialpublic-buildingApplication and Interpretation - Regulation 32
32NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
32.—(1) Regulations 33 and 35(3) shall not apply to a prison within the meaning of the Prisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 or any other place of lawful detention. (2) Regulation 37B applies when a bui
fire-safetyInterpretation - Key Definitions
32(2)(3)NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
In this Part— "Above ground level" has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 23(4)(b) in Part B; "Dwelling" means a self-contained unit of residential accommodation occupied (whether or not as a so
fire-safetydwellingflatsDefinition of Fire Safety Information
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
"Fire safety information" means as-built information relating to the design and construction of a building or extension, and the services, fittings and equipment provided in or in connection with a bu
fire-safetyDefinition of Means of Escape
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
"Means of escape" means structural means whereby, in the event of a fire, a safe route or routes is or are provided for people to travel from any point in a building to a place of safety
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeDefinition of Place of Safety
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
"Place of safety" means a place, outside the building, in which people are in no danger from fire within the building.
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeDefinition of Internal Linings
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
"Internal linings" means the materials lining any partition, wall, ceiling or other internal structure
fire-safetyRegulation 33: Means of Escape
33NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
A building shall be so designed and constructed that in the event of a fire there is— (a) where appropriate, adequate means of automatic detection; (b) adequate means of giving warning; and (c) adequa
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeRegulation 34: Internal Fire Spread – Linings
34NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
To inhibit the spread of fire within a building the internal linings shall— (a) offer adequate resistance to the spread of flame over their surfaces; and (b) where they are located in a circulation sp
fire-safetyRegulation 35: Internal Fire Spread – Structure
35NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
A building shall be so designed and constructed that, in the event of a fire, its stability will be retained for a reasonable period. (2) A wall common to two or more buildings shall be so designed an
fire-safetystructuralExternal fire spread
36NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The external walls and roof of a building shall be so designed and constructed that they afford adequate resistance to the spread of fire over them, and from one building to another, having regard to—
fire-safetyexternal-spaceFacilities and access for the Fire and Rescue Service
37NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
A building shall be designed and constructed with such reasonable facilities as are necessary to assist the Fire and Rescue Service in ensuring the safety of people in and about the building in the ev
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeFire safety information
37ANI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Where a building is a relevant premises or contains one or more flats, the person carrying out the work shall— (a) provide adequate fire safety information to the person with fire safety duties in a b
fire-safetyflatsAutomatic fire suppression systems
37BNI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
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-safetyhigh-risehrbflatsMeans of escape - Performance requirements
0.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 33 in Part E will be met if there is sufficient means for giving early warning of fire for persons in a building and – (a) if there
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeIntroduction to means of escape provisions
0.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The guidance in Section 2 is concerned with ensuring that occupants are given warning of, and have a means of escape from, a fire. It only refers to structural fire precautions where these are necessa
fire-safetymeans-of-escapedwellingSmoke control in escape routes
0.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The primary danger in the early stages of a fire is not flame but smoke and other products of combustion which can directly affect the occupants of the building and obscure the escape routes. Measures
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeBasic principles for design of means of escape
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The basic principles for the design of means of escape are – (a) there should be alternative means of escape from most locations so that people can turn their back on a fire and travel away from it to
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeProtected stairways as places of relative safety
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
A protected stairway is considered to be a place of relative safety within which people can proceed at their own pace to a place of safety. Smoke and flames must be excluded from protected stairways b
fire-safetymeans-of-escapestairsUnacceptable means of escape
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The following are not acceptable for means of escape – (i) a lift (except a suitably designed and installed evacuation lift); (ii) a passenger conveyor or escalator; (iii) a portable or throw-out ladd
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeMeans of escape for shopping complexes
0.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Although the guidance in Section 2 may be readily applied to individual shops, shopping complexes present a different set of escape problems. The design of shop units within a shopping complex should
fire-safetymeans-of-escapecommercialMeans of escape for health care premises
0.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Health care premises including hospitals and residential health care buildings are quite diverse and can be used by a variety of patients, often requiring different types of care to suit their specifi
fire-safetymeans-of-escapepublic-buildingFire safety guidance for health care buildings
0.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has produced a set of guidance documents on fire precautions in health care buildings under the general title of the Northern Ireland Fireco
public-buildingfire-safetymeans-of-escapeMeans of escape in assembly buildings
0.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
There are particular problems that arise when fixed seating impinges on people's ability to escape in the event of a fire. This may occur at sports grounds, theatres, lecture halls and conference cent
public-buildingfire-safetymeans-of-escapeMeans of escape in houses in multiple occupation
0.6NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
A suitable approach for the design of means of escape in a house in multiple occupation is given in the relevant provisions of Section 5 of DOE Circular 12/92: Houses in multiple occupation. The licen
dwellingfire-safetymeans-of-escapeMeans of escape in hotels and boarding houses
0.7NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
A suitable approach for the design of means of escape in a Hotel or Boarding House is given in the relevant provisions of Chapters 13 and 14 of the Guide to fire precautions in premises used as hotels
commercialfire-safetymeans-of-escapeFire safety guidance for schools
0.8NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Although the guidance in this Technical Booklet applies to schools, additional life safety guidance in respect of means of escape may be found in BB 100: Design for fire safety in schools.
public-buildingfire-safetymeans-of-escapeInternal fire spread – Linings Performance
0.9NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 34 in Part E will be met if the spread of flame over the internal linings of a building is restricted by making provision for them
fire-safetyall-buildingsIntroduction to provisions in Section 3 – Internal Linings
0.10NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The materials used for the linings of walls and ceilings in a building can significantly affect the spread of fire and its rate of growth. The guidance in Section 3 restricts the spread of fire over i
fire-safetyall-buildingsInternal fire spread – Structure Performance
0.11NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 35 in Part E will be met – (a) if the loadbearing elements of structure of a building are capable of withstanding the effects of fi
fire-safetystructuralall-buildingsFire-resisting elements of construction
0.12NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Fire-resisting elements of construction – the objective of providing the elements of structure and certain other components of the building with a minimum standard of fire resistance is to minimise th
fire-safetystructuralCompartmentation
0.12NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Compartmentation – the spread of fire within a building can be restricted by subdividing it into compartments separated from one another by walls and/or floors of fire-resisting construction. The obje
fire-safetyCavity barriers
0.12NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Cavity barriers – concealed and extensive spaces within construction provide a ready route for the hidden spread of smoke and flame. The objectives of cavity barriers are to limit the extent of such s
fire-safetyProtection of penetrations
0.12NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Protection of penetrations – in order that the fire integrity of elements of structure intended to provide fire separation is maintained, penetrations of such construction, by pipes, ducts, cables, et
fire-safetyFire-stopping
0.12NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Fire-stopping – the objective of fire-stopping is to adequately seal or protect every joint, imperfection of fit, opening and penetration in an element of structure intended to provide fire separation
fire-safetySealing and subdivision of hidden voids
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
if any hidden voids in the construction are sealed and subdivided to inhibit the unseen spread of fire and products of combustion, in order to reduce the risk of structural failure, and the spread of
fire-safetystructuralCar parks for light vehicles
0.12NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
In buildings or separated parts of buildings used as parking for cars and other light vehicles the fire load is well defined and not particularly high. Fire spread is not likely to occur between one v
fire-safetynon-domesticExternal fire spread - Performance requirements
0.13NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 36 in Part E will be met – (a) if the external walls are constructed so that (i) the risk of ignition from an external source, and
fire-safetyexternal-spaceIntroduction to external fire spread provisions - Control principles
0.14NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The guidance in Section 5 which relates to the extent to which fire may spread over and between buildings depends on the size and intensity of the fire, the construction of the external walls and roof
fire-safetyexternal-space