BS 5588-8:1988
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Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people
Hardcopy , PDF
15-05-1999
English
29-02-1988
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Use of this code
Section two. Horizontal escape
4 General
5 Horizontal escape routes
6 Refuges
Section three. Vertical escape
7 General
8 Stairways
9 Ramps
10 Lifts
Section four. Construction and fire warning systems
11 Construction of refuges and evacuation lift
enclosures
12 Fire warning systems
Appendices
A Advice to management
B Application of the code to existing buildings
Figures
1 Principles of evacuation
2 Examples of refuges in buildings not provided with
evacuation lifts
3 Examples of refuges in buildings provided with
evacuation lifts
4 Wheelchair spaces in protected stairways
5 Examples of fire plan strategies in buildings
provided with evacuation lifts
Gives guidance for designers and the building construction team incorporating into new buildings, or alterations to existing buildings, measures that in the event of a fire, enable the safe evacuation of any disabled people. Applicable to all buildings except single-family dwelling houses, flats and maisonettes. it is not intended for application to a building used as a house in multiple occupation.
| Committee |
FSH/14
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
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| BS 5588-1:1990 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for residential buildings |
| BS 5588-10:1991 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shopping complexes |
| BS 5266-1:1988 | Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises other than cinemas and certain other specified premises used for entertainment |
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| BS 5588-6:1991 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for places of assembly |
| BS 5588-2:1985 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shops |
| BS 8899:2016 | Improvement of fire-fighting and evacuation provisions in existing lifts. Code of practice |
| BS 5588-4:1998 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for smoke control using pressure differentials |
| BS 5588-5:1991 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for firefighting stairs and lifts |
| BS 5776:1996 | Specification for powered stairlifts |
| BS 8220-3:1990 | Guide for security of buildings against crime Warehouses and distribution units |
| BS DD222(1996) : 1996 | SPECIFICATION FOR RACK AND PINION LIFTS |
| BS 4467:1991 | Guide to dimensions in designing for elderly people |
| BS 7083:1996 | Guide to the accommodation and operating environment for information technology (IT) equipment |
| BS 5655-10.1.1:1995 | Lifts and service lifts. Specification for the testing and examination of lifts and service lifts. Electric lifts Commissioning tests for new lifts |
| BS 5655-10.2.1:1995 | Lifts and service lifts. Specification for the testing and examination of lifts and service lifts. Hydraulic lifts Commissioning tests for new lifts |
| BIP 3044 : 2005 | BS 8300 - DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| BS 5588-3:1983 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for office buildings |
| PD 6523:1989 | Information on access to and movement within and around buildings and on certain facilities for disabled people |
| BS 476-23:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure |
| BS 476-4:1970 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials |
| PD 6512-1:1985 | Use of elements of structural fire protection with particular reference to the recommendations given in BS 5588 \'Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings\' Guide to fire doors |
| BS 5839-1:1988 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Code of practice for system design, installation and servicing |
| BS 476-20:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles) |
| BS 476-21:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction |
| BS 5588-5:1986 | Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings. Code of practice for firefighting stairways and lifts |
| BS 5839-3:1988 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment |
| BS 5395-2:1984 | Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design of helical and spiral stairs |
| BS 476-31.1:1983 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for measuring smoke penetration through doorsets and shutter assemblies - Method of measurement under ambient temperature conditions |
| BS 476-8:1972 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of building construction |
| BS 476-22:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction |
| BS 5588-1.1(1984) : 1984 | FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS - RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING HOUSES |
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