Standards referred to:
I.S. 36-1: 1986 Bitumen Roofing Felts - Part 1: Fibre and Glass Fibre Based Felts (Table A4 note)
I.S. 36-2: 1987 Bitumen Roofing Felts Part 2: Polyester Based Felts
I.S. 440: Timber Frame Construction, Dwellings and Other Buildings
I.S. 3218: 2013 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems for Building: System Design Installation, Commissioning, Servicing and Maintenance.
I.S. EN 771-3: 2011 - Specification for Masonry Units – Part 3: Aggregate Concrete Masonry Units using an NSAI, System 2+ Certificate of factory production control.
I.S. EN 1155 : 1998 Building Hardware – Electrically powered hold open devices for swing doors – Requirements and Test Method
I.S. EN 1329-1: 2014 Plastic piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure. Unplasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) specifications for pipes, fittings and the system.
I.S. EN 1364-1: 2015- Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements, Part 1 – Wall
I.S. EN 1364-2: 2000 - Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements, Part 2 – Ceilings
I.S. EN 1364-3: 2014 - Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements, Part 3 - Curtain walls - full configuration
I.S. EN 1364-4: 2014 - Fire resistance tests for loadbearing elements, Part 4 - Columns
I.S. EN 1365-1: 2012 - Fire resistance tests for loadbearing elements, Part 1 - Walls
I.S. EN 1365-2: 2014 - Fire resistance tests for loadbearing elements, Part 2 - Floors and roofs
I.S. EN 1365-3: 2000 - Fire resistance tests for loadbearing elements, Part 3 - Beams
I.S. EN 1365-4: 2000 - Fire resistance tests for loadbearing elements, Part 4 - Columns
I.S. EN 1365-5: 2004 - Fire resistance tests for loadbearing elements, Part 5 - Balconies and walkways
I.S. EN 1365-6: 2004 - Fire resistance tests for loadbearing elements, Part 6 - Stairs
I.S. EN 1366-1: 2014 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 1 - Ducts
I.S. EN 1366-2: 2015 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 2 - Fire dampers
I.S. EN 1366-3: 2009 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 3 - Penetration seals
I.S. EN 1366-4: 2006+ A1 2010 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 4 - Linear joint seals
I.S. EN 1366-5: 2010 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 5 - Service ducts and shafts
I.S. EN 1366-6: 2004 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 6 - Raised access and - hollow core floors
I.S. EN 1366-7: 2004 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 7 - Conveyor systems and their closures
I.S. EN 1366-8: 2004 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 8 - Smoke extraction ducts
I.S. EN 1366-9: 2008 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 9 - Single compartment smoke extraction ducts
I.S. EN 1366-10: 2011 - Fire resistance tests for service installations, Part 10 - Smoke control dampers
I.S. EN 1634-1: 2014 - Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies, Part 1 - Fire doors and shutters
I.S. EN 1634-2: 2008- Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies, Part 2 - Fire door hardware
I.S. EN 1634-3: 2004 - Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies, Part 3 - Smoke control doors and shutters
I.S. EN 1935: 2002 Building Hardware. Single – Access Hinges. Requirements and Test Methods
I.S. EN 12101-6: 2005 - Smoke and heat control systems. Specifications for pressure differential systems, kits.
I.S. EN 13238: 2010 - Reaction to fire tests for building products-conditioning procedures and general rules for selection of substrates
I.S. EN 13501-1: 2007 - Fire classification of construction products and building elements, Part 1 - Classification using data from reaction to fire tests
I.S. EN 13501-2: 2016 - Fire classification of construction products and building elements, Part 2 Classification using data from fire resistance tests (excluding ventilation services)
I.S. EN 13501-3: 2005+A1 2009 - Fire classification of construction products and building elements, Part 3 - Classification using data from fire resistance tests on components of normal building service installations (other than smoke control systems)
I.S. EN 13501-4: 2007 +A1 2009 - Fire classification of construction products and building elements, Part 4 - “Classification using data from fire resistance tests on smoke control systems.”
I.S. EN 13501-5: 2006+A1 2009 Fire classification of construction products and building elements, Part 5 – Classification using test data from external fire exposure to roof tests
I.S. EN 13823: 2010+A1 2014 - Reaction to fire tests for building products - Building products excluding floorings exposed to the thermal attack by a single burning item
I.S. EN 16034: 2014 - Pedestrian doorsets, industrial, commercial, garage doors and openable windows. Product standard, performance characteristics . Fire resisting and/or smoke control characteristics.
I.S. EN ISO 306: 2013 Plastics. Thermoplastic materials. Determination of Vicat Softening Temperature (VST).
I.S. EN ISO 1182: 2010, Reaction to fire tests for building products - Non combustibility test
I.S. EN ISO 1716: 2010, Reaction to fire tests for building products - Determination of the gross calorific value
I.S. EN ISO 11925-2: 2010 - Reaction to fire tests for building Products, Part 2 - Ignitability when subjected to direct impingement of a flame
I.S.CEN/TS 15447: 2006 - Mounting and fixing in reaction to fire tests under the CPD.
I.S. ENV 1187: 2002 Test Methods for external fire exposure to roofs.
Eurocodes:
I.S. EN 1991-1-2: 2002 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures. General actions. Actions on structures exposed to fire
I.S. EN 1992-1-2: 2004 Eurocode 2. Design of concrete structures. General rules. Structural fire design
I.S. EN 1993-1-2:2005 Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. General rules. Structural fire design
I.S. EN 1994-1-2:2005 Eurocode 4. Design of composite steel and concrete structures. General rules. Structural fire design
I.S. EN 1995-1-2: 2004 Eurocode 5. Design of timber structures. General. Structural fire design
I.S. EN 1996-1-2: 2005 Eurocode 6. Design of masonry structures. General rules. Structural fire design
I.S. EN 1999-1-2: 2007 Eurocode 9. Design of aluminium structures. Structural fire design BS 476 - Fire tests on building materials and structures
Part 3: 2004 - Classification and method of test for external fire exposure to roofs.
Part 4: 1970 (1984) - Non-combustibility test for materials
Part 6: 1989 + A1: 2009 - Method of test for fire propagation for products
Part 7:1997 - Method of test to determine the classification of the surface spread of flame of products
Part 8: 1972 –Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of building construction.
Part 11: 1982 (1988) - Method for assessing the heat emission from building products
Part 20: 1987 AMD 6487 - Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles)
Part 21: 1987 - Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction
Part 22: 1987 - Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction
Part 23: 1987 - Methods for determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure
Part 24: 1987 - Method for determination of the fire resistance of ventilation ducts
Part 31:1983 - Methods of measuring smoke penetration through doorsets and shutter assemblies. Section 31.1 Measurement under ambient temperature conditions
BS 2782 -0: 2011 - Methods of testing plastics. Introduction
- Annex A: Method 508A: Performs so that the test flame extinguishes before the first mark, and the duration of flaming or afterglow does not exceed 5 seconds following removal of the burner
BS 4514: 2001 - Unplasticized PVC soil and ventilating pipes of 82.4 mm minimum mean outside diameter, fittings and accessories of 82.4 mm and of other sizes. Specification.
BS 5255: 1989 - Specification for thermoplastic waste pipe and fittings
BS 6336: 1998 - Guide to development and presentation of fire tests and their use in hazard assessment
BS 8214: 2016 - Code of Practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves
BS 8217: 2005- Reinforced bitumen membranes for roofing. Code of practice
BS 8313:1997- Code of Practice of Building Services in Ducts
BS 9251: 2014- Fire Sprinkler systems for Domestic and Residential Occupancy Code of Practice.
BS 9991: 2015 Fire Safety in the Design, Management and use of Residential Buildings
PD 6520: 1988 - Guide to fire test methods for building materials and elements of construction
Publications referred to:
Architectural, Heritage Protection Guidelines for Planning Authorities Chapter 6 (page 89) and Chapter 17 published by the Heritage Section DEHLG 2005
BRE Digest 398 – Continuous Mechanical Ventilation on Dwellings. Design, installation and operation
Code of Practice for Fire Resisting metal door sets 2010 published by Door and Hardware Federation http://www.dhfonline.org.uk
Commission Decision 2000/367/EC of 3rd May 2000
Commission Decision 2000/553/EC of 6th September 2000
Commission Decision 2003/424/EC of 6 June 2003
Commission Decision 2003/629/EC of 27 August 2003 amending Commission Decision 2000/367/EC of 3 May 2000
Commission Decisions 2005/823/EC amending Decision 2001/671/EC of 22 November 2005
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/364 of the 1 July 2015
Ensuring best practise for passive fire protection (PFP) systems in buildings. Association of Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP)
ET101: 2008: National Rules for Electrical Installations produced by the Electro-Technical Council of Ireland.
External fire spread: building separation and boundary distances. Building Research Establishment, (BR 187) 2014
Fire Grading of Buildings, Part 1. General Principles and Structural Precautions. Post-War Building Studies No. 20. HMSO, 1946
Fire protection in old buildings and historic town centres. The Fire Protection Association, London
Fire protection measures for the Royal Palaces (The Bailey Report). Department of National Heritage, London
Fire Safety in Community Dwelling Houses : Code of Practice for safety in new and existing community dwelling houses.
Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003
Fire Stopping and penetration seals for the construction industry (2004) by the Association of Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP)
Guide for Practitioners 6: Conservation of Traditional Buildings, Historic Scotland, http://www.histroicscotland.gov.uk
Guidelines for the construction of fire-resisting structural elements. Building Research Establishment (BR 128) http://www.brebookshop.com
Hardware for Fire and Escape Doors Code of Practice published by the Door and Hardware Federation (2012) http://www.dhfonline.org.uk
Heritage under fire. A guide to the protection of historic buildings. The United Kingdom Working Party on fire safety in historic buildings
Increasing the fire resistance of existing timber floors. Building Research Establishment (Digest 208)
New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations (NANDO) ec.europa.eu/growth/toolsdatabases/nando/
Recommendation for Site Development Works for housing areas
Technical Guidance Document D – Materials and Workmanship
Technical Guidance Document J - Heat Producing Appliances
Technical Guidance Document K - Stairways, Ladders, Ramps and Guards
Timber and fire-resisting doorsets: maintaining performance under the new European test standard” (2002) published by TRADA. Technology http://www.trada.co.uk/techinfo/library