BS 5306 8 2000 fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premisess

BS 5306 8 2000 fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premisess BS 5306 8 2000 fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premisess BS 5306 8 2000 fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premisess BS 5306 8 2000 fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premisess BS 5306 8 2000 fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premisess BS 5306 8 2000 fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premisess

[...]... BRITAIN The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 and The Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 London: The Stationery Office [4] Guide to Fire Precautions in Existing Places of Entertainment and Like Premises London: The Stationery Office, 1999 [5] Guide to Fire Precautions in Premises used as Hotels and Boarding Houses which require a Fire Certificate London: The Stationery... information on national, European and international standards through its Library and its Technical Help to Exporters Service Various BSI electronic information services are also available which give details on all its products and services Contact the Information Centre Tel: 020 89 96 7111 Fax: 020 89 96 70 48 Subscribing members of BSI are kept up to date with standards developments and receive substantial... editions of standards Buying standards Orders for all BSI, international and foreign standards publications should be addressed to Customer Services Tel: 020 89 96 9001 Fax: 020 89 96 7001 In response to orders for international standards, it is BSI policy to supply the BSI implementation of those that have been published as British Standards, unless otherwise requested Information on standards BSI provides... blankets and type 2 heavy duty heat protective blankets BS 786 7, Specification for portable fire extinguishers for use in aircraft Other documents Licensed copy:RMJM, 30/ 08/ 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, © BSI [1] GREAT BRITAIN Fire Precautions Act 1971 London: The Stationery Office [2] GREAT BRITAIN Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Management Regulations) 1992 London: The Stationery Office... impossible to follow the recommendations given in 7.1 and an extinguisher has unavoidably to be kept on ground or floor level in conditions where dampness may cause corrosion, such extinguishers should be of the free-standing type conforming to BS EN 3 10 © BSI 10 -2000 BS 5306- 8: 2000 Annex A (informative) System of rating extinguishers by fire tests in BS EN 3 A.1 Class A rating BS EN 3 provides for a series... Specification for residential park homes BS 4626, Specification for touring trailer caravans BS 5499-1, Fire safety signs, notices and graphic symbols Ð Part 1: Specification for fire safety signs BS 6643-1, Recharging fire extinguishers (manufactured to BS 5423 ªSpecification for portable fire extinguishersº) Ð Part 1: Specification for procedure and materials BS 7499, Specification for type 1 heavy duty fire. .. substantial discounts on the purchase price of standards For details of these and other benefits contact Membership Administration Tel: 020 89 96 7002 Fax: 020 89 96 7001 Copyright Copyright subsists in all BSI publications BSI also holds the copyright, in the UK, of the publications of the international standardization bodies Except as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1 988 no extract may... then the appropriate factors above apply 14 © BSI 10 -2000 BS 5306- 8: 2000 Table C.1 Ð Dimensions of class B test fires Designation of test fire Volume of fuel Dimensions of tray Approximate diameter Depth Thickness of walls Approximate surface area mm mm mm m2 L 21B 34B 55B 70B 89 B 113B 144B 183 B 233B 21 34 55 70 89 113 144 183 233 920 1 170 1 480 1 670 1 89 0 2 130 2 400 2 710 3 050 150 150 150 150 200... to the BS EN 3 test fire for a particular extinguisher In these circumstances an extinguisher is to be regarded not as a first-aid but as a specialized fire- fighting appliance Recommendations for this type of application are not within the scope of this code © BSI 10 -2000 15 Licensed copy:RMJM, 30/ 08/ 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, © BSI 16 blank BS 5306- 8: 2000 Bibliography Standards publications BS 3632,... Institution BSI is the independent national body responsible for preparing British Standards It presents the UK view on standards in Europe and at the international level It is incorporated by Royal Charter Revisions British Standards are updated by amendment or revision Users of British Standards should make sure that they possess the latest amendments or editions It is the constant aim of BSI to improve . STANDARD BS 5306-8:2000 ICS 13.220.10 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Ð Part 8: Selection and. Office Independent Fire Equipment Distributors Association Institute of Fire Safety London Fire and Civil Defence Authority Loss Prevention Certification Board Loss Prevention Council Nationwide Fire Services Society. person having control of a workplace. Advice on such matters can always be obtained from fire authorities, the Health and Safety Executive and fire insurers. Many fire safety consultants and fire