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Separation of combustible material from fireplaces and flues
3.18NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Combustible material should not be located where the heat dissipating through the walls of a fireplace or flue could ignite it. The minimum separation distances for combustible material should be – (a
fire-safetyprotection-from-fallingdwellingnon-domesticHearth Construction Requirements
3.22NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
A hearth should be constructed of suitably robust materials and to appropriate dimensions so that, in normal use, it prevents the combustion appliance setting fire to the building fabric and furnishin
fire-safetyprotection-from-fallingCombustible material beneath constructional hearth
3.25NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Combustible material should not be placed beneath a constructional hearth unless – (a) there is an air-space of not less than 50 mm between the underside of the hearth and the combustible material; or
non-domesticdwellingfire-safetyprotection-from-fallingHearth location and non-combustible surface requirement
3.26NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
An appliance should be located on a hearth so that it is surrounded by a surface free of combustible material as shown in Diagram 3.9. This surface may be part of the surface of the constructional hea
dwellingnon-domesticprotection-from-fallingShielding of gas-fired appliances
4.36NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
A gas-fired appliance should be located where accidental contact is unlikely and it should be surrounded by a non-combustible surface which provides adequate separation from combustible materials. The
non-domesticcombustion-appliancesfire-safetyprotection-from-fallingLPG Tank Location and Separation Requirements
6.8NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
The LPG tank should be installed in the open air and not within an open pit. The tank should be adequately separated from buildings, the boundary and any fixed sources of ignition to enable safe dispe
fire-safetyfuel-storageprotection-from-fallingDistance to combustible material
B.11NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
The designation of the minimum distance from the outer surface of the chimney to combustible material is given as xx expressed in millimetres (e.g. the distance 'XX' identified in paragraph 2.37 and D
combustion-applianceschimneyflue-systemsfire-safetyprotection-from-falling