BS8519:2010 Life Safety & Fire Fighting

This is a new code of practice that provides guidance and recommendations for the “selection and installation of fire resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications”. The standard includes:

• Guidance for large and complex buildings
• Recommendations for services designers, installers, regulators, fire authorities and inspectors.
• Examples of life safety and fire fighting systems
• Categories of fire resistance for power and control cables
• Recommendations of to retain circuit integrity with regard to other cable components.
• Confirms that it DOES NOT give guidance for fire alarms or emergency escape lighting.

BS8519 Guide

A guide to the selection of cable types in accordance with the recommendations of BS 8519:2010