References

BS EN 2:

Classification of fires

BS 5306:

Fire-extinguishing installations and equipment on premises

Part 3: Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of portable fire

extinguishers

BS EN 3:

Portable fire extinguishers

Part 5: Portable fire extinguishers - specifications and supplementary tests

BS EN 671:

Part 1: Fixed firefighting systems — Hose systems — Part 1: Hose reels with semi-rigid hose

Part 3: Fixed firefighting systems – Hose systems – Part 3: Maintenance of hose reels with semi-rigid hose and hose systems with lay-flat hose

BS 7944:

Type 1 heavy duty fire blankets and type 2 heavy duty heat protective blankets

BS EN 1869:

Fire blankets

BS 5839:

Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings

Part 1: Code of practice for the design, installation and servicing of fire detection and alarm

systems for buildings

Part 3: Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment

Part 6: Code of practice for the design, installation and servicing of fire detection and alarm

systems in dwellings

BS 5446:

Components of automatic fire alarm systems for residential premises

Part 1: Specifications for self-contained smoke alarms and point-type smoke detectors

BS 5266:

Emergency lighting

Part 1: Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises other than cinemas and

certain other specified premises used for entertainment

BS 5499:

Fire safety signs, notices and graphic symbols

BS 5588:

Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings

Part 5: Code of practice for firefighting stairs and lifts

Part 8: Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people

Part 9: Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings – Part 9: Code of practice for ventilation and air conditioning ductwork

BS 5655:
Parts 1-12

Lifts and service lifts

BS 5725:

Emergency exit devices

BS 5810:

Code of practice for access for the disabled to buildings

BS 7863:

Recommendations for colour coding to indicate the extinguishing media contained in portable fire extinguishers

BS 7176:

Specification for resistance to ignition of upholstered furniture for non-domestic seating by testing composites

BS 7177:

Specification for resistance to ignition of mattresses, divans and bed bases

BS EN 1634-1:

Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies –Part 1: Fire doors and shutters

BS EN 1634-3:

Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies —Part 3: Smoke control doors and Shutters

BS EN 1125:

Building hardware — Panic exit devices operated by a horizontal bar — Requirements and test methods

BS EN 179:

Building hardware — Emergency exit devices operated by a lever handle or push pad — Requirements and test methods

BS 5720:

Code of practice for Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning in buildings

BS 6206-1:

Specification for impact performance requirements for flat safety glass and safety plastics for use in buildings.

BS 6262-4:

Glazing for buildings — Part 4: Safety related to human impact

BS 5852:

Methods of test for Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered seating by smouldering and flaming ignition sources

BS 5867-2:

Specification for Fabrics for curtains and drapes — Part 2: Flammability requirements

BS 4790:

Method for Determination of the effects of a small source of ignition on textile floor coverings (hot metal nut method)

BS 5287:

Labelling of textile floor coverings tested to BS 4790

BS 5776:

Specification for Powered stairlifts

BS 6440:

Powered lifting platforms for use by disabled persons – Code of practice

• A guide to risk assessment requirements INDG218 HSE Books 1996 Single copies free multiple copies in priced packs
• A guide to the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 L95 HS Books 1996
• Five steps to risk assessment INDG163 HSE Books 1998 Single copies free, multiple copie in priced packs
• Maintaining portable and transportable electrical equipment HSG107 HSE Books 1994
• Management of health and safety at work. Management of Health and Safety at Work
• Regulations 1992. Approved Code of Practice L21 HSE Books 1992
• Manual handling. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. Guidance on Regulation L23 HSE Books 1998
• Memorandum on the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. Guidance on Regulations HSR2 HSE Books
• Take care with oxygen: fire and explosion hazards in the use of oxygen HSE8 (rev1) HS Books 1999
• Permit to work systems INDG98 HSE Books 1997 Single copies free, multiple copies i priced packs
• Safety signs and signals. Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
• Guidance on Regulations L64 HSE Books 1997

• The Building Regulations: Approved Document B: Fire Safety
• The Building Regulations: Approved Document M: Access to and use of buildings
• Estate Services Directorate. Northern Ireland Firecode: Fire safety in residential care premise
• Other useful publications
• The Care Homes Regulations 2001
• The Children’s Homes Regulations 2001
• The National Care Standards Commission (Inspection of Schools and Colleges) Regulations 2002
• The Fostering Services Regulations 2002
• Care Homes for Older People – National Minimum Standards
• Children’s Homes - National Minimum Standards
• Care Homes for Younger Adults and Adult Placements - National Minimum Standards
• Independent Health Care - National Minimum Standards
• Residential Special Schools - National Minimum Standards
• Boarding Schools - National Minimum Standards
• Accommodation of Students under Eighteen by Further Education Colleges - National Minimum Standards
• Fostering Services - National Minimum Standards