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Fire 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-buildingTable 2.3: Limitations on Travel Distances
Table 2.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Table 2.3 Limitations on travel distances Purpose group | Use of the building or part of the building | Maximum travel distance where travel is possible in – One direction only (m) | More than one di
fire-safetymeans-of-escapedwellingflatsnon-domesticpublic-buildingcommercialindustrialNote 5: Industrial and Storage Buildings Fire Risk
Table 2.3 Note (5)NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
In industrial and storage buildings the appropriate travel distance depends on the level of fire risk associated with the processes and materials being used. The dimensions given above assume that the
fire-safetymeans-of-escapeindustrialTable 4.2 Minimum periods of fire resistance
Table 4.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
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+ incl
fire-safetydwellingflatsresidentialcommercialofficeindustrialpublic-buildingstructuralMinimum periods of fire resistance by building use and height
Table 4.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Table 4.2 NEW 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+ i
fire-safetystructuraldwellingflatsnon-domesticcommercialindustrialhigh-riseRaised storage floors - Fire resistance exemptions
4.14NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Raised free-standing floors supported by racking are frequently erected for storage purposes and whether they are considered as a gallery or as a floor forming a storey the provisions for fire resista
industrialfire-safetystructuralmeans-of-escapeMaximum floor areas and volumes of buildings or compartments
Table 4.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Table 4.4 Maximum floor areas and volumes of buildings or compartments Purpose group of building (or part) | Height of top storey of building above ground level (m) | Floor area of any one storey in
non-domesticfire-safetycommercialindustrialassemblystorageSpecifying panel core materials
4.58NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Where at all possible the specification of panels with core materials appropriate to the application will help ensure an acceptable level of performance for panel systems, when involved in fire condit
fire-safetycommercialindustrialnon-domesticSpecifying materials, fixing and jointing systems for panel stability in fire
4.59NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The following are methods by which the stability of panel systems may be improved in the event of a fire, although they may not all be appropriate in every case. (a) Insulating envelopes, support syst
fire-safetystructuralnon-domesticcommercialindustrialMethod 2: Small Buildings and Compartments - Unprotected Areas
5.17NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
This method may be used for buildings and compartments of any purpose group which do not exceed 10 m in height [this height limit does not apply to buildings of Purpose Group 7(b)]. The maximum total
fire-safetydwellingnon-domesticcommercialindustrialTable 5.3: Unprotected Areas in Small Buildings and Compartments (Method 2)
Table 5.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Table 5.3 Unprotected areas in small buildings and compartments (Method 2) Minimum distance between side of building and relevant boundary (m) | Maximum total percentage of unprotected area (%) Purpo
fire-safetydwellingnon-domesticcommercialindustrialPermitted unprotected percentages in relation to enclosing rectangles (Method 3) – 21m and 24m high
Table 5.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Table 5.4 Permitted unprotected percentages in relation to enclosing rectangles (Method 3) (cont'd) Width of enclosing rectangle (m) Distance from relevant boundary for unprotected percentage not exc
fire-safetyexternal-spacenon-domesticcommercialindustrialClassification of purpose groups
Table A.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Classification of purpose groups Group | Title | Purpose for which the building or compartment of a building is intended to be used 1(a) | Residential (Dwellings) | Flat 1(b) | Residential (Dwellin
fire-safetydwellingflatsnon-domesticcommercialindustrialpublic-building