Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)·Page 21·6.21A, 6.21B
Evacuation Alert Systems in High-Rise Residential Buildings
Buildings containing flats with a top storey more than 11 m above ground level must provide an evacuation alert system (EAS) complying with BS 8629. The system enables fire and rescue services to initiate evacuation sounders in individual dwellings, floors, or the entire building as needed.
In a building containing flats with a top storey more than 11 m above ground level, an evacuation alert system (EAS) should be provided in accordance with BS 8629. The system should enable the fire and rescue service to initiate operation of evacuation alert sounders within each individual dwelling on any single floor, multiple floors and the entire building, according to circumstances.
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