BS 5588-5 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings — Part 5: Access and facilities for fire-fighting

1 Scope
This part of BS 5588 gives recommendations and guidance on access and facilities for fire-fighting. It is not
applicable to buildings under construction.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
BS 3251, Specification — Indicator plates for fire hydrants and emergency water supplies.
BS 5266-1, Emergency lighting — Part 1: Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises other than cinemas and certain other specified premises used for entertainment.
BS 5306-1, Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises — Part 1: Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets.
BS 5306-2, Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises — Part 2: Specification for sprinkler systems.
BS 5395-1, Stairs, ladders and walkways — Part 1: Code of practice for the design, construction and maintenance of straight stairs and winders.
BS 5499-1, Graphical symbols and signs — Part 1: Safety signs, including fire safety signs — Specification for geometric shapes, colours and layout.
BS 5588-4, Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings — Part 4: Code of practice for smoke control using pressure differentials.
BS 5839-1, Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings — Part 1: Code of practice for system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
BS 5839-3, Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings — Part 3: Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment.
BS 5839-9, Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings — Part 9: Code of practice for the design,installation, commissioning and maintenance of emergency voice communication systems.
BS 6387, Specification for performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions.
BS 7671, Requirements for electrical installations — IEE Wiring Regulations — Sixteenth edition.
BS 7846, Electric cables — 600/1 000 V armoured fire-resistant cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire.
BS EN 81-1:1998, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Part 1: Electric lifts.
BS EN 81-2:1998, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Part 2: Hydraulic lifts.
BS EN 81-72:2003, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Part 72: Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts — Firefighters lifts.
BS EN 1155, Building hardware — Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors — Requirements and test methods.
BS EN 12845, Fixed firefighting systems — Automatic sprinkler systems — Design, installation and maintenance.