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Relevant Standards & Regulations

Below are listed some of the rules and regulations we need to consider during the design and management of our projects:

General

BS7083 Recommendations for the accommodations & operating environment for data centres


Construction

  Building Regulations 1998
CDM HSE Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 1994
SMM7 Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works
BS7083 Floor construction and point loading limits
BS5958 Part 1 & 2: Anti static floor coverings
CP290 Code of practice for the installation of suspended ceilings


Electrical Services

BS8206
Part 1: Lighting in a computer environment
BS6651 Protection against lightening strike
IEC364 International Electro-technical committee
IEE Regs IEE Regulations 16th Edition


Fibre & Data Installations

IEE Regs IEE Regulations 16th Edition
BS7718 Code of practice for fibre installations
EN50173 Generic cabling systems (European Standard)
ISO/IEC1180 Generic cabling systems (International Standard)
EIA/TIA-568-A Cabling Standard
EIA/TIA-569 Pathways and space-ways Standard
BS6701 Code for telecommunications wiring


Fire Safety

BS5839

Fire detection and alarm systems in buildings
Part 1: Code of Practice for installation and service
Part 2: Specification for manual call points

BS5306

Fire extinguishing installation and equipment on premises
Part 0: Guide for the selection of installed systems and other fire equipment

BS5499

Fire safety signs, notices and graphic symbols
Part 1: Specification for safety signs

BS5588

Fire precautions in the design & construction of buildings
Part 3: Code of practice for office buildings

BS6266

Code of practice for fire protection for electronic equipment

BS5266

Emergency Lighting
Part 1: Code of practice for installations of emergency lighting

BS5270

Code of practice for mechanical ventilation and air conditioning

BS5925

Code of practice for design of buildings:  ventilation principles and designing for natural ventilation

BS5446

Part 1: 1990 Specification of self-contained smoke alarms and point-type smoke detectors

BS5839

Part 1: 1988 Code of Practice for System Design, Installation and Servicing
Part 2: 1988 Specification for manual call points
Part 3: 1988 Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment
Part 4: 1988 Specification for control and indicating equipment
Part 5: 1988 Specification for optical beam smoke detectors
Part 6: 1995 Code of practice for the design and installation of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings
Part 7: (Draft for public comment) Specification for flame detectors for special risks
Part 8: 1997 Code of practice for the design, installation and servicing of voice alarm systems

PD6531

1997 Queries and interpretations on BS5839 Parts 1 and 4

BS6266

1992 Code of practice for fire protection for electronic processing installations

BS7273

Part 1: 1990 Electrical actuation of gaseous total flooding extinguishing systems
Part 2: 1992 Mechanical actuation of gaseous total flooding and local application extinguishing systems

BS7807

1995 Code of practice for design, installation and servicing of integrated systems incorporating fire detection and alarm systems and/or other security systems for buildings
Other than dwellings

EN54

Part 1: 1990 Automatic fire detection systems – introduction
Part 2: (Draft) Control and indicating equipment
Part 3: (Draft) Audible fire alarm devices
Part 4: (Draft) Power supply equipment
Part 5: 1977 Point heat detectors
Part 6: (Draft) Point heat detectors without fixed temperature element
Part 7: 1984 Point type smoke detectors
Part 8: 1984 High temperature heat detectors
Part 9: 1984 Sensitivity to fire tests
Part 10: (Draft) Flame detectors
Part 11: (Draft) Manual call points
Part 12: (Draft) Optical beam smoke detectors
Part 13: (Draft) Fire detection and fire alarm system requirements
Part 14: (Draft) Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning
Part 15: (Draft) Multi-sensor detectors

B5306

Part 0: 1986 Guide for the selection of installed systems and other fire equipment
Part 1: 1976 Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets
Part 2: 1990 Specification for sprinkler systems
Part 4: 1986 Requirements for carbon dioxide systems
Part 5.1: 1992 Specification for Halon 1301 total flooding systems
Part 5.2: 1984 Halon 1211 total flooding systems
Part 6.1: 1988 Specification for low expansion foam systems
Part 6.2: 1989 Specification for medium and high expansion foam systems
Part 7: 1988 Specification for powder systems

BS6535

Part 1: 1990 Fire extinguishing media
Part 2.1: 1990 Fire extinguishing media
Part 1: Specification for Halon 1211 and 1301
Part 2.2: 1990 fire extinguishing media
Part 2.2: Code of practice for safe handling and transfer procedure

DD240

Part 1: 1997 Guide to the application of fire safety engineering principles
Part 2: 1997 Commentary on the equations given in Part 1

BS5306

Part 3: 1985 Code of practice for the selection, installation and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers

BS6165

1992 Specification for Small Disposable Fire Extinguishers of the Aerosol Type

BS6575

1985 Specification for fire blankets

BS6643

Part 1: 1985 Recharging fire extinguishers (manufactured to BS5423 ‘Specification for portable fire extinguishers’): Specification for procedure and materials
Part 2: 1985 Specification for powder refill charges

BS7863

1996 Recommendations for colour coding to indicate the extinguishing media contained in portable fire extinguishers

BS7867

1997 Specification for portable fire extinguishers for use in aircraft

EN3

Part 1: 1996 Portable fire extinguishers – Description, Duration of Operation and Tests
Part 2: 1996 Portable fire extinguishers – retention of charges, dielectric, compaction and special provisions
Part 3: 1994 Portable fire extinguishers – Construction, resistance to pressure, mechanical tests
Part 4: 1996 Portable fire extinguishers – Charges, Minimum Fire Performance
Part 5: 1996 Portable fire extinguishers – Complementary requirements and tests
Part 6: 1996 Portable fire extinguishers – Provisions for the attestation of Conformity to Parts 1-5

EN1866

(Draft) Mobile extinguishers

EN1869

1997 Fire blankets

EN12367

(Draft) Extinguisher maintenance

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