BS 5306-0:2011

Foreword
Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Range of information
Section 2. Relation to other fire safety measures
5 General
Section 3. Fire-fighting media
6 General
7 Water
8 Gaseous media
9 Foams
10 Powders
Section 4. Effects of fire-fighting media on people, property
           and the environment
11 General
12 Water
13 Gaseous media
14 Foams
15 Powders
Section 5. Fixed systems and other fire-fighting equipment
16 General
17 Hydrant systems, hose reels (water) and foam inlets
18 Automatic water systems
19 Portable fire extinguishers
20 Inert gas and halocarbon agent systems
21 Carbon dioxide systems
22 Halon systems
23 Foam systems
24 Powder systems
Section 6. Dual use of media and systems
25 General
26 Examples of dual use of media and systems
Section 7. Control of fixed fire-fighting systems
27 General
28 Water systems
29 Gaseous systems
30 Foam systems
31 Powder systems
Section 8. Characteristics of fire hazard
32 General
33 Risk assessment
34 Information and advice
Section 9. Selecting the system to suit the fire hazard
35 General
36 Effect of system discharge on neighbouring occupancies
37 Effect of changing occupancies or building redundancy
Section 10. Installation, inspection and testing of systems
            and equipment
38 General
39 Installation
40 Acceptance testing
Section 11. Servicing and maintenance of systems
41 General
42 Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets
43 Sprinkler, water spray and watermist systems
44 Gaseous systems
45 Foam systems
46 Powder systems
Section 12. Responsibility for fire-fighting equipment and
            systems on premises
47 Contract arrangements
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Typical applications of fire-fighting
        systems
Annex B (informative) - Halon
Bibliography

Provides guidance on the selection, use and application of automatic water sprinkler, water spray, watermist, gaseous, foam and powder fire-fighting systems and hypoxic air fire-prevention systems. It also gives guidance on installed equipment for fire and rescue service use, and on the application of portable fire extinguishers.

This part of BS5306 gives guidance on the selection, use and application of automatic water sprinkler, water spray, watermist, gaseous, foam and powder fire-fighting systems and hypoxic air fire-prevention systems. It also gives guidance on installed equipment for fire and rescue service use, and on the application of portable fire extinguishers. It complements the more detailed information given in the specialized parts of this standard and other relevant standards.

This part of BS5306 does not cover fire-fighting systems for use on ships, in aircraft, on vehicles and mobile fire appliances or for below ground systems in the mining industry.

It also does not cover powdered aerosol extinguishing agents.