Fire precautions in health care buildings - Northern Ireland Firecode

The Department of Health has produced a set of guidance documents on fire precautions in health care buildings under the general title of the Northern Ireland Firecode. A suitable approach for the design of means of escape in health care premises is given in the relevant publications contained in the HTM 05 suite of documents published by the Department of Health (England). (These documents may also be used for non-NHS health care premises). HTM 05-02 gives specific guidance on fire safety in the design of new healthcare premises and major extensions to existing healthcare premises. Note – For residential care in Northern Ireland the HTM 05 suite does not cover this area and therefore the relevant guidance contained in the NI Firecode documents should be used.