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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-buildingMeans 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-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-escapeFire Safety in Protected Buildings
1.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Some variation of the provisions set out in this booklet may be appropriate where Part E applies to protected buildings, where adherence to the guidance in this booklet might prove to be unduly restri
fire-safetypublic-buildingNumber of escape routes and exits by occupant capacity
2.43 and Table 2.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The number of escape routes and exits should be not less than the number given in Table 2.1 for the relevant occupant capacity of the room or storey as appropriate. The escape routes and exits should
means-of-escapefire-safetypublic-buildingnon-domesticFloor space factors for occupancy calculation
Table 2.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Floor space factors Item Type of accommodation (1)(2) Floor space factor m2 per person 1 Standing spectator areas 0.3 2 Amusement arcade, assembly hall (including a general purpose place of assembly)
fire-safetymeans-of-escapenon-domesticcommercialassemblypublic-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-buildingcommercialindustrialChild care accommodation location and exits
2.46NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Where a building has an ancillary use for child care the accommodation for children should be located in the ground storey adjacent to an external wall and should have not less than two exits, one of
means-of-escapepublic-buildingfire-safetyExternal escape stairs
2.75NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Where more than one escape route is available from a storey (or part of a building), one or more than one, of those routes may be by way of an external escape stair provided that – (a) there is at lea
fire-safetymeans-of-escapestairspublic-buildingnon-domesticSeating and gangways design
2.86NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Permanent or retractable seating for closely seated audiences or spectators should be designed in accordance with the relevant recommendations of BS 9999 Clauses 8.1 to 8.4 of BS 5588-6.
fire-safetypublic-buildingmeans-of-escapePanic fastenings for escape doors in assembly and commercial buildings
2.88NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
In the case of places of assembly, shop and commercial buildings, doors on escape routes from rooms with an occupant capacity of more than 60 should either not be fitted with lock, latch or bolt faste
fire-safetymeans-of-escapepublic-buildingcommercialTable 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-buildingstructuralScope of Regulation 23(2) - Building Types Included
5.4D Note 1NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
The above includes any building with a storey at least 18m above ground level that contains student accommodation, care homes, nursing homes, sheltered housing, hospitals, dormitories in boarding scho
dwellinghigh-risefire-safetyhrbpublic-buildingLimitations on roof coverings by designation and distance
Table 5.7NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
Table 5.7 Limitations on roof coverings Designation of covering of roof or part of roof | Minimum distance from any point on relevant boundary --- | --- National Class | European Class | Less than 6
fire-safetydwellingnon-domesticpublic-buildingClassification 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-buildingReferenced British Standards for Fire Safety
NI-wide·Technical Booklet E Fire Safety
BS 5266: Emergency lighting Part 1: 2005 2016 Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises. BS 5306: Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Part 1: 1976 (1988) Hydrant s
fire-safetymeans-of-escapedwellingnon-domesticpublic-building