PD 7974-6:2004
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The application of fire safety engineering principles to fire safety design of buildings Human factors. Life safety strategies. Occupant evacuation, behaviour and condition (Sub-system 6)
Hardcopy , PDF
08-04-2019
English
01-07-2004
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principles
5 Design behavioural scenarios for quantification of
pre-movement and travel times
6 Occupant condition
7 Summary
Annex A (normative) Default alarm times
Annex B (normative) Pre-movement behaviours and
determinants
Annex C (normative) Default pre-movement time
distribution data and derivations
Annex D (normative) Guidance on travel speeds and flow
rates
Annex E (normative) Detailed information required for
ASET and RSET calculations
Annex F (normative) Features of design behavioural
scenario categories
Annex G (normative) Effects of smoke on walking speed and
proposed tenability endpoints for smoke,
toxic gases and heat
Annex H (informative) Generic worked examples for a number
or design behavioural scenarios
Annex I (informative) Example of interactions calculations
Bibliography
Figures
Tables
Provides guidance to designers, regulators and fire safety professionals on the engineering methods available for the evaluation of life safety aspects of a fire safety engineering design in relation to evacuation strategies.
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FSH/24
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| DevelopmentNote |
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI December 2011. (11/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
54
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| SupersededBy |
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| BS 9991:2015 | Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings. Code of practice |
| BS PAS 121(2007) : 2007 | SPECIFICATION FOR ACTIVE FIRE CURTAIN BARRIER ASSEMBLIES AND ACTIVE FIRE CURTAIN BARRIER ASSEMBLIES WITH SMOKE RATING |
| BS 7346-7:2006 | Components for smoke and heat control systems Code of practice on functional recommendations and calculation methods for smoke and heat control systems for covered car parks |
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| PD 7974-3:2011 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Structural response and fire spread beyond the enclosure of origin |
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| 11/30203947 DC : 0 | BS 9991 - FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| PD 7974-8:2012 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Property protection, business and mission continuity, and resilience |
| BS PAS 7(2013) : 2013 | FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - SPECIFICATION |
| 16/30314117 DC : 0 | BS 9999 - FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| 12/30205676 DC : 0 | BS 8524-2 - ACTIVE FIRE CURTAIN BARRIER ASSEMBLIES - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE |
| 06/30112774 DC : DRAFT APR 2006 | BS 7346-7 - COMPONENTS FOR SMOKE AND HEAT CONTROL SYSTEMS - PART 7: CODE OF PRACTICE ON FUNCTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND CALCULATION METHODS FOR SMOKE AND HEAT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR COVERED CAR PARKS |
| ISO/TR 16738:2009 | Fire-safety engineering Technical information on methods for evaluating behaviour and movement of people |
| ASTM E 2513 : 2007 : R2012 | Standard Specification for Multi-Story Building External Evacuation Platform Rescue Systems |
| ASTM E 2513 : 2007 | Standard Specification for Multi-Story Building External Evacuation Platform Rescue Systems |
| BS 9999:2017 | Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice |
| PD 7974-2:2002 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Spread of smoke and toxic gases within and beyond the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 2) |
| BS 7899-1:1997 | Code of practice for assessment of hazard to life and health from fire General guidance |
| PD 7974-2:2002 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Spread of smoke and toxic gases within and beyond the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 2) |
| BS DD240-1(1997) : 1997 | FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING IN BUILDINGS - GUIDE TO THE APPLICATION OF FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES |
| BS 7899-2:1999 | Code of practice for assessment of hazard to life and health from fire Guidance on methods for the quantification of hazards to life and health and estimation of time to incapacitation and death in fires |
| BS 5588-0:1996 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Guide to fire safety codes of practice for particular premises/applications |
| PD 7974-3:2003 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Structural response and fire spread beyond the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 3) |
| PD 7974-4:2003 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Detection of fire and activation of fire protection systems. (Sub-system 4) |
| BS ISO/TR 13387-8:1999 | Fire safety engineering Life safety. Occupant behaviour, location and condition |
| PD 7974-7:2003 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Probabilistic risk assessment |
| PD 7974-1:2003 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Initiation and development of fire within the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 1) |
| BS 7974:2001 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Code of practice |
| PD 7974-5:2002 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Fire service intervention. (Sub-system 5) |
| PD 7974-0:2002 | Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings Guide to design framework and fire safety engineering procedures |
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