BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice (Full)



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What is BS 9999 about?  


BS 9999 is a British standard on codes of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. 


BS 9999 gives recommendations and guidance on the design, management and use of buildings to achieve reasonable standards of fire safety for all people in and around buildings. 


BS 9999 also provides recommendations and guidance on the ongoing management of fire safety in a building throughout the entire life cycle of the building, including measures for designers to ensure that the overall design of a building assists and enhances the management of fire safety. 


Note: BS 9999 is not applicable to individual dwelling-houses and might have only limited applicability to certain specialist buildings and areas of buildings (e.g. hospitals and areas of lawful detention). 


Who is BS 9999 for? 


On fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings is relevant to:  


Architects 

Fire safety engineers 

Fire risk assessors 

Building control 

Installers of fire and smoke alarms, sprinklers, and smoke, and heat control systems 

Inspectorate for certification and installation schemes 

Why should you use BS 9999?  

Fire safety is a set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire. Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the development and effects of a fire after it starts. 


The recommendations and guidance given in BS 9999 are intended to safeguard the lives of building occupants and fire-fighters. Whilst some of the recommendations and guidance might also assist in the achievement of other fire safety objectives such as protection of property, the environment, communities and business/service viability. 


BS 9999 provides recommendations and guidance on the provision of measures to control or mitigate the effects of fire. The primary objective of BS 9999 is to ensure that an adequate standard of life safety can be achieved in the event of fire in the building. A secondary objective is to provide a level of protection for property and businesses against the impact of fire, e.g. in close proximity to residential buildings or as part of the same building or building complex. These measures will help facilitate safety in your surroundings. 


What’s changed since the last update?  


BS 9999:2017 supersedes BS 9999:2008, which is withdrawn 


BS 9999:2017 includes some principal changes with respect to BS 9999:2008. These are: 


Inclusion of flowchart showing the sequential steps in the design process, to assist users in the application of the standard 

Inclusion of watermist fire suppression systems 

Revision of recommendations for smoke and heat control 

Addition of recommendations for fire curtain barrier assemblies 

Revision of recommendations for shopping complexes



This standard BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice is classified in these ICS categories:

13.220.01 Protection against fire in general

91.040.01 Buildings in general

This British Standard gives recommendations and guidance on the design, management and use of buildings to achieve reasonable standards of fire safety for all people in and around buildings.


This British Standard is not applicable to the following types of building, which are covered in BS 9991:


dwellings (single-family dwelling houses, self-contained flats or maisonettes);


residential accommodation blocks (e.g. for students or hospital staff), with individual bedrooms and the provision of kitchen/sanitary facilities constructed within a fire compartment;


specialized housing.


It is not applicable to houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) or buildings in which occupants receive medical care. It might have only limited applicability to certain specialist buildings and areas of buildings (e.g. areas of lawful detention).


This British Standard is applicable to the design of new buildings, and to material alterations, extensions and material change of use of an existing building.


NOTE Attention is drawn to the Building Regulations 2010 [1] and equivalent national variations ([3] to [5]) in respect of the definition of material alterations, extensions and material change of use.


It also provides recommendations and guidance on the ongoing management of fire safety in a building throughout the entire life cycle of the building, including measures for designers to ensure that the overall design of a building assists and enhances the management of fire safety. It can be used as a tool for assessing existing buildings, although fundamental change in line with its recommendations might be limited or not practicable.


The recommendations and guidance given in this British Standard are intended to safeguard the lives of building occupants and fire-fighters. Whilst some of the recommendations and guidance might also assist in the achievement of other fire safety objectives – such as protection of property, the environment, communities and business/service viability – additional measures might be necessary which are outside the scope of this British Standard.


Contents

Foreword x

Section 1: General 1

0 Introduction 1

1 Scope 7

2 Normative references 7

3 Terms and definitions 12

4 General recommendations and background 24

4.1 Basis of design 24

4.2 Variation of recommendations 25

4.3 Property protection and business continuity 25

4.4 Environment 25

4.5 Mixed-use buildings incorporating residential use 26

4.6 Additional recommendations for specific building types/occupancies 26

4.7 Inclusive design 26

Section 2: Risk profiles and assessing risk 28

5 Assessing risk 28

6 Risk profiles 29

6.1 General 29

6.2 Occupancy characteristic 30

6.3 Fire growth rate 30

6.4 Creating the risk profile 32

6.5 Variation of risk profile 33

Section 3: Ensuring effective fire protection 34

7 Ensuring effective fire protection 34

7.1 General 34

7.2 The design stage 34

7.3 The construction stage 35

7.4 The maintenance stage 36

Section 4: Designing for the management of fire risk 37

8 Establishing fire risk management systems 37

8.1 General 37

8.2 Management system levels 37

8.3 Implementing fire risk management strategy 38

8.4 Designing fire risk management into buildings 41

9 Fire safety documentation 42

10 Designing so that a building can be managed 42

10.1 General 43

10.2 Management input 43

10.3 Designing for the management of fire prevention 44

10.4 Designing for the management of fire protection 47

Section 5: Designing means of escape 52

11 Principles of means of escape 52

12 Evacuation strategy 54

12.1 General 54

12.2 Total evacuation 55

12.3 Progressive evacuation 56

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13 Inter nal subdivision and spatial/visual orientation 56

13.1 Compartments 56

13.2 Open spatial (vertical) planning 57

13.3 Atria 57

13.4 High fire risk areas 57

13.5 Process plant and outdoor structures 57

14 Designing means of escape 58

14.1 General 58

14.2 Acceptable means of escape 61

14.3 Generally unacceptable means of escape 62

15 Minimum package of fire protection 62

15.1 General 62

15.2 Fire detection and fire alarm systems 63

15.3 Voice alarms and public address systems 64

15.4 Artificial and emergency escape lighting 64

15.5 Exit signs 64

15.6 Doors 65

15.7 Protected power circuits 67

15.8 Fire protection of lift installations 71

15.9 Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning systems 72

15.10 Refuse chutes and storage 72

16 Horizontal means of escape 72

16.1 General 72

16.2 Number of occupants 73

16.3 Layout and number of escape routes and exits 73

16.4 Travel distance 84

16.5 Cellular plan floors 85

16.6 Width of doors, corridors and escape routes 86

16.7 Methods of horizontal escape for disabled people 88

17 Vertical means of escape 88

17.1 General 88

17.2 Design of escape stairs 89

17.3 Number of escape stairs 91

17.4 Width of escape stairs 92

17.5 Basement stairs 93

17.6 Protected stairs 94

17.7 External escape stairs 95

17.8 Methods of vertical escape for disabled people 97

18 Additional fire protection measures 97

18.1 General 97

18.2 Automatic detection and informative warning systems 102

18.3 Effect of ceiling heights 102

18.4 Maximum acceptable variations 103

Section 6: Access and facilities for fire-fighting 105

19 General recommendations for fire-fighting facilities 105

20 Facilities for fire-fighting 106

20.1 Provision and siting of fire-fighting shafts 106

20.2 Layout of fire-fighting shafts 109

20.3 Construction of fire-fighting shafts 114

20.4 Firefighters lifts 117

21 Vehicle access 123

21.1 General 123

21.2 Buildings not fitted with fire mains 123

21.3 Access for high-reach appliances 125

21.4 Buildings fitted with fire mains 125

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22 Water supplies for fire and rescue service use 127

22.1 Fire mains 127

22.2 Location and access to external water supply 127

23 Communications systems for fire and rescue service use 128

24 Fire control centre 128

25 Fire-fighters’ emergency switches for discharge lighting installation 130

26 Drawings for fire and rescue service use 130

27 Heat and smoke control 131

27.1 Smoke control for fire-fighting shafts 131

27.2 Venting of smoke and heat from basements 138

27.3 Venting of smoke and heat from covered car parks 139

27.4 Smoke and heat ventilation from loading docks and covered service

roadways 139

27.5 Smoke and heat ventilation from protected lobbies and protected

corridors 140

28 Electrical services 140

Section 7: Designing the building structure (load-bearing and non-load-bearing

elements) 142

29 Designing the building structure – General 142

30 Fire resistance 143

30.1 Elements of structure 143

30.2 Minimum levels of fire resistance for elements of structure 144

30.3 Glazed fire-resisting elements 151

30.4 Glazing and the effects of sprinklers 155

31 Compartmentation 155

31.1 Fire resistance of compartments 156

31.2 Size of compartments 157

31.3 Provision of compartmentation 157

31.4 Construction of compartment walls and compartment floors 160

32 Openings 163

32.1 Fire doors 163

32.2 Shutter assemblies 171

32.3 Active fire curtain barrier assemblies 172

32.4 Access panels 172

32.5 Mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning systems 172

32.6 Fire-stopping 182

33 Concealed spaces 182

33.1 Provision of cavity barriers 183

33.2 Extensive cavities 186

33.3 Construction and fixings for cavity barriers 188

34 Materials and finishes 189

34.1 Classification and use of internal wall and ceiling linings 189

34.2 Special roof coverings 195

34.3 Insulating core panels 195

35 Exter nal fire spread and building separation 198

35.1 Boundaries 199

35.2 Unprotected area 202

35.3 Degree of separation 204

35.4 Roofs 205

35.5 External fire spread over the external faces of buildings 207

36 Accommodation ancillary to the main use of the building 209

36.1 Engineering services installation rooms 209

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36.2 Waste storage and treatment 211

36.3 Storage areas (including receiving and dispatch areas) 211

37 Engineering services 211

37.1 Gas services 211

37.2 Electrical services 212

37.3 Enclosure of engineering services 216

37.4 Lighting 216

37.5 Heating systems 217

37.6 Lifts, escalators, moving walks and goods conveyors 218

37.7 Incinerators 218

Section 8: Special risk protection 219

38 Special risk protection 219

Section 9: Managing occupied buildings 220

39 Commissioning and handover 220

39.1 Management issues 220

39.2 Approvals and certification 221

40 Managing occupied buildings 222

40.1 Appointment of fire safety manager and other personnel 222

40.2 Management organization and structure 222

40.3 Overview of the fire safety manager’s responsibilities 223

40.4 Buildings occupied by more than one organization 225

40.5 Public areas 225

40.6 Tenants, concessionaires and residents 226

40.7 Caretakers 226

40.8 Continuing control and audit procedures 226

40.9 Communications 226

41 Fire prevention 227

41.1 General 227

41.2 Housekeeping 228

41.3 Audience/crowd control 230

41.4 Arson 230

41.5 Conflicts between security and means of escape 230

41.6 Contractors and subcontractors on the premises and hot work 230

41.7 Maintenance of building plant and equipment 231

42 Ensuring that systems respond properly in an emergency 231

42.1 Escape routes 231

42.2 Maintenance of fire safety equipment and provisions 232

43 Planning the response to a fire 233

43.1 General 233

43.2 The fire routine 234

43.3 Provision for people at particular risk 235

43.4 Fire control centre functions 235

43.5 Evacuation management 236

43.6 Test evacuations (fire drills) 237

43.7 False alarms 238

43.8 Contingency planning for business interruption 238

43.9 Protection of building structure, contents, and the environment 239

43.10 Salvage and damage control 239

44 Emergency actions 240

44.1 General 240

44.2 Action on discovery 241

44.3 Warning and evacuation signals 241

44.4 Calling the fire and rescue service 242

44.5 Evacuation procedures 242

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44.6 Fighting the fire 243

44.7 Receiving the fire and rescue service 244

44.8 Completion of evacuation 244

44.9 Re-entry to the building 244

44.10 After the incident 245

45 Evacuation of disabled people 245

45.1 General 245

45.2 Mobility-impaired people 245

45.3 Wheelchair users 246

45.4 People who are Deaf or hard of hearing 246

45.5 Blind and partially sighted people 246

45.6 People with cognitive disabilities 247

45.7 Use of personal emergency evacuation plans 247

45.8 Use of refuges 248

45.9 Evacuation using lifts 248

45.10 Evacuation using stairways 249

45.11 Test evacuations for people requiring assistance 249

45.12 Fire instructions and training 250

46 Management of fire safety prior to full occupation of a building 250

47 Building works, alterations, decommissioning and demolition 251

47.1 General 252

47.2 Hot work 252

47.3 Change of use of buildings 252

47.4 Units in disuse and areas decommissioned 253

Annexes

Annex A (normative) Additional recommendations for property protection and

business continuity 255

Annex B (normative) Recommendations for atria 260

Annex C (informative) Design solutions and exemplars for atria 271

Annex D (normative) Recommendations for theatres, cinemas and similar

venues 294

Annex E (normative) Recommendations for shopping complexes 305

Annex F (normative) Process plant and outdoor structures 325

Annex G (normative) Recommendations for refuges and evacuation lifts 329

Annex H (normative) Fire safety manual 339

Annex I (normative) Routine inspection and maintenance of fire safety

installations 346

Annex J (normative) Fire control centre and evacuation management 351

Annex K (informative) Fire safety equipment, facilities and systems 353

Annex L (informative) Signs and signage 356

Annex M (normative) Phased evacuation 357

Annex N (informative) Typical arrangements to keep firefighters lift wells free

from water 359

Annex O (normative) Operational information (emergency packs) for the fire

and rescue service 362

Annex P (normative) Commissioning and handover of smoke control

systems 363

Annex Q (normative) Fire safety training 364

Annex R (normative) Control of conditions in public areas 366

Annex S (normative) Recommendations for owners of multi-occupancy

residential buildings 369

Annex T (informative) Examples of fire instruction notice text 371

Annex U (normative) Audience/crowd control 375

Annex V (normative) Hot work 377

Annex W (normative) Routine inspection and maintenance of ventilation and air

conditioning ductwork 378

Annex X (informative) Examples of evacuation strategies 379

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Bibliography 381

Index 389

List of figures

Figur e 1 – Example of the application of BS 9999 to a typical design process 4

Figur e 2 – Comparison of fire and time line development 52

Figur e 3 – Occupant response and travel time 53

Figur e 4 – Escape route on associated floor areas 58

Figur e 5 – Designing means of escape 59

Figur e 6 – Merging flow at final exit level 68

Figur e 7 – Escape routes 45° or more apart 75

Figur e 8 – Inner room and access room 77

Figur e 9 – Exits in a central core 78

Figure 10 – Dead-end corridors and corridors connecting alternative exits 80

Figure 11 – Recesses off corridors 82

Figure 12 – Extension of corridor beyond a protected stairway 82

Figure 13 – Progressive horizontal evacuation 84

Figure 14 – Measurement of door width 86

Figure 15 – External protection to protected stairways – Configurations of stairs

and external wall 90

Figure 16 – Fire resistance of areas adjacent to external stairs 95

Figure 17 – Process for assessing additional fire protection measures 98

Figure 18 – Hose distances for the location of fire-fighting shafts and additional

riser outlets 108

Figure 19 – Minimum extent of fire-fighting stairs and lifts in tall buildings and

buildings with deep basements 109

Figure 20 – Typical fire-fighting shaft layout at fire and rescue service access

level – Fire and rescue service access at lowest storey 110

Figure 21 – Typical fire-fighting shaft layout at fire and rescue service access

level – Fire and rescue service access directly from open air ground level in a

building with basements 111

Figure 22 – Passenger lifts within a fire-fighting shaft 112

Figure 23 – Protection of the fire-fighting shaft from external fire 115

Figure 24 – Firefighters lift within escape stair 119

Figure 25 – Example of fire-fighting shaft layout for a dual-entry firefighters

lift 120

Figure 26 – Example of building footprint and perimeter 124

Figure 27 – Relationship between building and hard-standing/access road for

high-reach fire appliances 126

Figure 28 – Free area of smoke ventilators 135

Figure 29 – Compartment floors 159

Figure 30 – Junction of a compartment wall with a roof 162

Figure 31 – Ductwork passing through protected routes (Method 2

or Method 3) 174

Figure 32 – Ductwork passing through protected routes (Method 4) 174

Figure 33 – Flues and compartment walls and floors 180

Figure 34 – Enclosure for drainage or water supply pipes 181

Figure 35 – Provisions for cavity barriers 184

Figure 36 – Cavity wall excluded from provisions for cavity barriers 185

Figure 37 – Fire-resisting ceiling below concealed space 186

Figure 38 – Provisions for cavity barriers in double-skinned insulated roof

sheeting 186

Figure 39 – Layout restrictions on Class 3 plastic rooflights, TP(b) rooflights

and TP(b) lighting diffusers 193

Figure 40 – Layout restrictions on small Class 3 plastic rooflights, TP(b) rooflights

and lighting diffusers 193

Figure 41 – Thermoplastic cored internal wall and ceiling panels – Typical

junction 196

Figure 42 – Relevant boundaries 200

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Figure 43 – Notional boundaries 201

Figure 44 – Combustible surface material as unprotected area 202

Figure 45 – Exclusions from unprotected area calculations 203

Figure 46 – Roof covering adjoining line of compartmentation 206

Figure 47 – Provisions for external surfaces of walls 208

Figure C.1 – Occupancy characteristic and atrium height – Initial decisions 272

Figure C.2 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height less than 30 m 273

Figure C.3 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height greater than 30 m 274

Figure C.4 – Exempla r 1 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height less

than 30 m simultaneous evacuation 275

Figure C.5 – Exempla r 2 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height less

than 30 m phased evacuation 276

Figure C.6 – Exempla r 3 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height greater

than 30 m simultaneous evacuation 277

Figure C.7 – Exempla r 4 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height greater

than 30 m phased evacuation 278

Figure C.8 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less than 18 m 279

Figure C.9 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less than 18 m not open

to floor areas 280

Figure C.10 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height greater than 18 m 281

Figure C.11 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium any height greater than 18 m

not open to floor areas 282

Figure C.12 – Exempla r 5 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less

than 18 m open to floor areas 283

Figure C.13 – Exempla r 6 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less

than 18 m not open to floor areas, not fire-resisting 284

Figure C.14 – Exempla r 7 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less

than 18 m not open to floor areas, minimum 30 min fire-resisting 285

Figure C.15 – Exempla r 8 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height greater

than 18 m open to floor areas 286

Figure C.16 – Exempla r 9 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Enclosed atrium of any

height greater than 18 m, not fire-resisting 287

Figure C.17 – Exemplar 10 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Enclosed atrium of any

height greater than 18 m, fire-resisting 288

Figure C.18 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height 289

Figure C.19 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height escape through

the atrium 290

Figure C.20 – Exemplar 11 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height

escape not through atrium 291

Figure C.21 – Exemplar 12 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height

escape through atrium smoke-separated 292

Figure C.22 – Exemplar 13 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height

escape through atrium not smoke-separated 293

Figure D.1 – Determination of seatway 295

Figure D.2 – Example illustrating protection of balconies with fixed seating 296

Figure D.3 – Seatway width and number of seats in a row 297

Figure D.4 – Transverse and radial gangways 299

Figure E.1 – Access to floor areas in complexes with top floor level less

than 7.5 m above fire and rescue service access level (without fire main) 310

Figure E.2 – Access to floor areas in complexes with top floor level not greater

than 7.5 m above fire and rescue service access level (with fire main) 311

Figure E.3 – Access to floor areas in complexes with top floor level greater

than 7.5 m above fire and rescue service access level 312

Figure E.4 – Alternative escape routes from units 313

Figure E.5 – Service corridors and goods lifts 315

Figure E.6 – Escape routes across service areas 317

Figure G.1 – Wheelchair spaces in protected stairways 331

Figure G.2 – Examples of refuges in buildings not provided with evacuation

lifts 332

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Figure G.3 – Examples of refuges in buildings provided with evacuation

lifts 334

Figure N.1 – Raised threshold to lift entrance 360

Figure N.2 – Drainage grid to lift entrance 360

Figure N.3 – Floor sloped away from lift entrance 361

Figure T.1 – Example of text for a suitable fire instruction notice for use in

multi-occupancy residential buildings 372

Figure T.2 – Example of text for a suitable fire instruction notice for use in

buildings provided with a single-stage alarm system 373

Figure T.3 – Example of text for a suitable fire instruction notice for use in

buildings provided with a two-stage alarm system 374

List of tables

Table 1 – Basic factors in assessing fire risks 29

Table 2 – Occupancy characteristics 30

Table 3 – Fire growth rates 31

Table 4 – Risk profiles 32

Table 5 – Management system levels 38

Table 6 – Key factors of any fire risk management strategy 39

Table 7 – Minimum level of fire detection and fire alarm system for premises 63

Table 8 – Provisions for emergency escape lighting 65

Table 9 – Examples of typical floor space factors 73

Table 10 – Minimum number of escape routes and exits from a room, tier or

storey 74

Table 11 – Maximum travel distance when minimum fire protection measures are

provided 85

Table 12 – Exit widths when minimum fire protection measures are provided 86

Table 13 – Minimum width of escape stairs for simultaneous evacuation 93

Table 14 – Permissible variations in travel distance, door width, corridor width

and stair width with ceiling height 103

Table 15 – Maximum travel distances when additional fire protection measures

are provided 104

Table 16 – Door widths when additional fire protection measures are

provided 104

Table 17 – Provision of fire-fighting facilities 106

Table 18 – Tests for partitions 116

Table 19 – Fire and rescue service vehicle access to buildings (excluding

dwellings) lower than 11 m not fitted with fire mains 123

Table 20 – Example of measurements for a typical vehicle access route 125

Table 21 – Recommendations for natural smoke ventilation of fire-fighting

shafts 134

Table 22 – Minimum fire resistance performance 146

Table 23 – Fire resistance periods for elements of structure (independent of

ventilation conditions) 149

Table 24 – Fire resistance periods for elements of structure (based on the

ventilation conditions given in Table 25) 149

Table 25 – Ventilation conditions for application of Table 24 150

Table 26 – Provisions for fire-protecting suspended ceilings 151

Table 27 – Limitations of non-insulating fire-resisting glazed elements 154

Table 28 – Maximum dimensions of compartments 157

Table 29 – Structural fire protection of areas of ancillary accommodation 164

Table 30 – Provisions for fire doors 167

Table 31 – Maximum nominal interior diameter of pipes passing through a

compartment wall/floor 181

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Table 32 – Maximum dimensions of cavities in non-domestic buildings 187

Table 33 – Classification of linings 190

Table 34 – Limitations applied to thermoplastic rooflights and lighting diffusers

in suspended ceilings and Class 3 plastic rooflights 192

Table 35 – Small residential unprotected area limits and boundary distances 205

Table 36 – Separation distances for roof coverings 207

Table D.1 – Number of seats in a row 296

Table D.2 – Maximum travel distances 298

Table E.1 – Compartment size limits for shopping complexes 307

Table F.1 – Maximum travel distances for weather housed plant buildings,

weather protected plant and external plant 327










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What is BS 9999 about?  


BS 9999 is a British standard on codes of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. 


BS 9999 gives recommendations and guidance on the design, management and use of buildings to achieve reasonable standards of fire safety for all people in and around buildings. 


BS 9999 also provides recommendations and guidance on the ongoing management of fire safety in a building throughout the entire life cycle of the building, including measures for designers to ensure that the overall design of a building assists and enhances the management of fire safety. 


Note: BS 9999 is not applicable to individual dwelling-houses and might have only limited applicability to certain specialist buildings and areas of buildings (e.g. hospitals and areas of lawful detention). 


Who is BS 9999 for? 


On fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings is relevant to:  


Architects 

Fire safety engineers 

Fire risk assessors 

Building control 

Installers of fire and smoke alarms, sprinklers, and smoke, and heat control systems 

Inspectorate for certification and installation schemes 

Why should you use BS 9999?  

Fire safety is a set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire. Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the development and effects of a fire after it starts. 


The recommendations and guidance given in BS 9999 are intended to safeguard the lives of building occupants and fire-fighters. Whilst some of the recommendations and guidance might also assist in the achievement of other fire safety objectives such as protection of property, the environment, communities and business/service viability. 


BS 9999 provides recommendations and guidance on the provision of measures to control or mitigate the effects of fire. The primary objective of BS 9999 is to ensure that an adequate standard of life safety can be achieved in the event of fire in the building. A secondary objective is to provide a level of protection for property and businesses against the impact of fire, e.g. in close proximity to residential buildings or as part of the same building or building complex. These measures will help facilitate safety in your surroundings. 


What’s changed since the last update?  


BS 9999:2017 supersedes BS 9999:2008, which is withdrawn 


BS 9999:2017 includes some principal changes with respect to BS 9999:2008. These are: 


Inclusion of flowchart showing the sequential steps in the design process, to assist users in the application of the standard 

Inclusion of watermist fire suppression systems 

Revision of recommendations for smoke and heat control 

Addition of recommendations for fire curtain barrier assemblies 

Revision of recommendations for shopping complexes



This standard BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice is classified in these ICS categories:

13.220.01 Protection against fire in general

91.040.01 Buildings in general

This British Standard gives recommendations and guidance on the design, management and use of buildings to achieve reasonable standards of fire safety for all people in and around buildings.


This British Standard is not applicable to the following types of building, which are covered in BS 9991:


dwellings (single-family dwelling houses, self-contained flats or maisonettes);


residential accommodation blocks (e.g. for students or hospital staff), with individual bedrooms and the provision of kitchen/sanitary facilities constructed within a fire compartment;


specialized housing.


It is not applicable to houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) or buildings in which occupants receive medical care. It might have only limited applicability to certain specialist buildings and areas of buildings (e.g. areas of lawful detention).


This British Standard is applicable to the design of new buildings, and to material alterations, extensions and material change of use of an existing building.


NOTE Attention is drawn to the Building Regulations 2010 [1] and equivalent national variations ([3] to [5]) in respect of the definition of material alterations, extensions and material change of use.


It also provides recommendations and guidance on the ongoing management of fire safety in a building throughout the entire life cycle of the building, including measures for designers to ensure that the overall design of a building assists and enhances the management of fire safety. It can be used as a tool for assessing existing buildings, although fundamental change in line with its recommendations might be limited or not practicable.


The recommendations and guidance given in this British Standard are intended to safeguard the lives of building occupants and fire-fighters. Whilst some of the recommendations and guidance might also assist in the achievement of other fire safety objectives – such as protection of property, the environment, communities and business/service viability – additional measures might be necessary which are outside the scope of this British Standard.


Contents

Foreword x

Section 1: General 1

0 Introduction 1

1 Scope 7

2 Normative references 7

3 Terms and definitions 12

4 General recommendations and background 24

4.1 Basis of design 24

4.2 Variation of recommendations 25

4.3 Property protection and business continuity 25

4.4 Environment 25

4.5 Mixed-use buildings incorporating residential use 26

4.6 Additional recommendations for specific building types/occupancies 26

4.7 Inclusive design 26

Section 2: Risk profiles and assessing risk 28

5 Assessing risk 28

6 Risk profiles 29

6.1 General 29

6.2 Occupancy characteristic 30

6.3 Fire growth rate 30

6.4 Creating the risk profile 32

6.5 Variation of risk profile 33

Section 3: Ensuring effective fire protection 34

7 Ensuring effective fire protection 34

7.1 General 34

7.2 The design stage 34

7.3 The construction stage 35

7.4 The maintenance stage 36

Section 4: Designing for the management of fire risk 37

8 Establishing fire risk management systems 37

8.1 General 37

8.2 Management system levels 37

8.3 Implementing fire risk management strategy 38

8.4 Designing fire risk management into buildings 41

9 Fire safety documentation 42

10 Designing so that a building can be managed 42

10.1 General 43

10.2 Management input 43

10.3 Designing for the management of fire prevention 44

10.4 Designing for the management of fire protection 47

Section 5: Designing means of escape 52

11 Principles of means of escape 52

12 Evacuation strategy 54

12.1 General 54

12.2 Total evacuation 55

12.3 Progressive evacuation 56

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13 Inter nal subdivision and spatial/visual orientation 56

13.1 Compartments 56

13.2 Open spatial (vertical) planning 57

13.3 Atria 57

13.4 High fire risk areas 57

13.5 Process plant and outdoor structures 57

14 Designing means of escape 58

14.1 General 58

14.2 Acceptable means of escape 61

14.3 Generally unacceptable means of escape 62

15 Minimum package of fire protection 62

15.1 General 62

15.2 Fire detection and fire alarm systems 63

15.3 Voice alarms and public address systems 64

15.4 Artificial and emergency escape lighting 64

15.5 Exit signs 64

15.6 Doors 65

15.7 Protected power circuits 67

15.8 Fire protection of lift installations 71

15.9 Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning systems 72

15.10 Refuse chutes and storage 72

16 Horizontal means of escape 72

16.1 General 72

16.2 Number of occupants 73

16.3 Layout and number of escape routes and exits 73

16.4 Travel distance 84

16.5 Cellular plan floors 85

16.6 Width of doors, corridors and escape routes 86

16.7 Methods of horizontal escape for disabled people 88

17 Vertical means of escape 88

17.1 General 88

17.2 Design of escape stairs 89

17.3 Number of escape stairs 91

17.4 Width of escape stairs 92

17.5 Basement stairs 93

17.6 Protected stairs 94

17.7 External escape stairs 95

17.8 Methods of vertical escape for disabled people 97

18 Additional fire protection measures 97

18.1 General 97

18.2 Automatic detection and informative warning systems 102

18.3 Effect of ceiling heights 102

18.4 Maximum acceptable variations 103

Section 6: Access and facilities for fire-fighting 105

19 General recommendations for fire-fighting facilities 105

20 Facilities for fire-fighting 106

20.1 Provision and siting of fire-fighting shafts 106

20.2 Layout of fire-fighting shafts 109

20.3 Construction of fire-fighting shafts 114

20.4 Firefighters lifts 117

21 Vehicle access 123

21.1 General 123

21.2 Buildings not fitted with fire mains 123

21.3 Access for high-reach appliances 125

21.4 Buildings fitted with fire mains 125

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22 Water supplies for fire and rescue service use 127

22.1 Fire mains 127

22.2 Location and access to external water supply 127

23 Communications systems for fire and rescue service use 128

24 Fire control centre 128

25 Fire-fighters’ emergency switches for discharge lighting installation 130

26 Drawings for fire and rescue service use 130

27 Heat and smoke control 131

27.1 Smoke control for fire-fighting shafts 131

27.2 Venting of smoke and heat from basements 138

27.3 Venting of smoke and heat from covered car parks 139

27.4 Smoke and heat ventilation from loading docks and covered service

roadways 139

27.5 Smoke and heat ventilation from protected lobbies and protected

corridors 140

28 Electrical services 140

Section 7: Designing the building structure (load-bearing and non-load-bearing

elements) 142

29 Designing the building structure – General 142

30 Fire resistance 143

30.1 Elements of structure 143

30.2 Minimum levels of fire resistance for elements of structure 144

30.3 Glazed fire-resisting elements 151

30.4 Glazing and the effects of sprinklers 155

31 Compartmentation 155

31.1 Fire resistance of compartments 156

31.2 Size of compartments 157

31.3 Provision of compartmentation 157

31.4 Construction of compartment walls and compartment floors 160

32 Openings 163

32.1 Fire doors 163

32.2 Shutter assemblies 171

32.3 Active fire curtain barrier assemblies 172

32.4 Access panels 172

32.5 Mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning systems 172

32.6 Fire-stopping 182

33 Concealed spaces 182

33.1 Provision of cavity barriers 183

33.2 Extensive cavities 186

33.3 Construction and fixings for cavity barriers 188

34 Materials and finishes 189

34.1 Classification and use of internal wall and ceiling linings 189

34.2 Special roof coverings 195

34.3 Insulating core panels 195

35 Exter nal fire spread and building separation 198

35.1 Boundaries 199

35.2 Unprotected area 202

35.3 Degree of separation 204

35.4 Roofs 205

35.5 External fire spread over the external faces of buildings 207

36 Accommodation ancillary to the main use of the building 209

36.1 Engineering services installation rooms 209

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36.2 Waste storage and treatment 211

36.3 Storage areas (including receiving and dispatch areas) 211

37 Engineering services 211

37.1 Gas services 211

37.2 Electrical services 212

37.3 Enclosure of engineering services 216

37.4 Lighting 216

37.5 Heating systems 217

37.6 Lifts, escalators, moving walks and goods conveyors 218

37.7 Incinerators 218

Section 8: Special risk protection 219

38 Special risk protection 219

Section 9: Managing occupied buildings 220

39 Commissioning and handover 220

39.1 Management issues 220

39.2 Approvals and certification 221

40 Managing occupied buildings 222

40.1 Appointment of fire safety manager and other personnel 222

40.2 Management organization and structure 222

40.3 Overview of the fire safety manager’s responsibilities 223

40.4 Buildings occupied by more than one organization 225

40.5 Public areas 225

40.6 Tenants, concessionaires and residents 226

40.7 Caretakers 226

40.8 Continuing control and audit procedures 226

40.9 Communications 226

41 Fire prevention 227

41.1 General 227

41.2 Housekeeping 228

41.3 Audience/crowd control 230

41.4 Arson 230

41.5 Conflicts between security and means of escape 230

41.6 Contractors and subcontractors on the premises and hot work 230

41.7 Maintenance of building plant and equipment 231

42 Ensuring that systems respond properly in an emergency 231

42.1 Escape routes 231

42.2 Maintenance of fire safety equipment and provisions 232

43 Planning the response to a fire 233

43.1 General 233

43.2 The fire routine 234

43.3 Provision for people at particular risk 235

43.4 Fire control centre functions 235

43.5 Evacuation management 236

43.6 Test evacuations (fire drills) 237

43.7 False alarms 238

43.8 Contingency planning for business interruption 238

43.9 Protection of building structure, contents, and the environment 239

43.10 Salvage and damage control 239

44 Emergency actions 240

44.1 General 240

44.2 Action on discovery 241

44.3 Warning and evacuation signals 241

44.4 Calling the fire and rescue service 242

44.5 Evacuation procedures 242

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44.6 Fighting the fire 243

44.7 Receiving the fire and rescue service 244

44.8 Completion of evacuation 244

44.9 Re-entry to the building 244

44.10 After the incident 245

45 Evacuation of disabled people 245

45.1 General 245

45.2 Mobility-impaired people 245

45.3 Wheelchair users 246

45.4 People who are Deaf or hard of hearing 246

45.5 Blind and partially sighted people 246

45.6 People with cognitive disabilities 247

45.7 Use of personal emergency evacuation plans 247

45.8 Use of refuges 248

45.9 Evacuation using lifts 248

45.10 Evacuation using stairways 249

45.11 Test evacuations for people requiring assistance 249

45.12 Fire instructions and training 250

46 Management of fire safety prior to full occupation of a building 250

47 Building works, alterations, decommissioning and demolition 251

47.1 General 252

47.2 Hot work 252

47.3 Change of use of buildings 252

47.4 Units in disuse and areas decommissioned 253

Annexes

Annex A (normative) Additional recommendations for property protection and

business continuity 255

Annex B (normative) Recommendations for atria 260

Annex C (informative) Design solutions and exemplars for atria 271

Annex D (normative) Recommendations for theatres, cinemas and similar

venues 294

Annex E (normative) Recommendations for shopping complexes 305

Annex F (normative) Process plant and outdoor structures 325

Annex G (normative) Recommendations for refuges and evacuation lifts 329

Annex H (normative) Fire safety manual 339

Annex I (normative) Routine inspection and maintenance of fire safety

installations 346

Annex J (normative) Fire control centre and evacuation management 351

Annex K (informative) Fire safety equipment, facilities and systems 353

Annex L (informative) Signs and signage 356

Annex M (normative) Phased evacuation 357

Annex N (informative) Typical arrangements to keep firefighters lift wells free

from water 359

Annex O (normative) Operational information (emergency packs) for the fire

and rescue service 362

Annex P (normative) Commissioning and handover of smoke control

systems 363

Annex Q (normative) Fire safety training 364

Annex R (normative) Control of conditions in public areas 366

Annex S (normative) Recommendations for owners of multi-occupancy

residential buildings 369

Annex T (informative) Examples of fire instruction notice text 371

Annex U (normative) Audience/crowd control 375

Annex V (normative) Hot work 377

Annex W (normative) Routine inspection and maintenance of ventilation and air

conditioning ductwork 378

Annex X (informative) Examples of evacuation strategies 379

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Bibliography 381

Index 389

List of figures

Figur e 1 – Example of the application of BS 9999 to a typical design process 4

Figur e 2 – Comparison of fire and time line development 52

Figur e 3 – Occupant response and travel time 53

Figur e 4 – Escape route on associated floor areas 58

Figur e 5 – Designing means of escape 59

Figur e 6 – Merging flow at final exit level 68

Figur e 7 – Escape routes 45° or more apart 75

Figur e 8 – Inner room and access room 77

Figur e 9 – Exits in a central core 78

Figure 10 – Dead-end corridors and corridors connecting alternative exits 80

Figure 11 – Recesses off corridors 82

Figure 12 – Extension of corridor beyond a protected stairway 82

Figure 13 – Progressive horizontal evacuation 84

Figure 14 – Measurement of door width 86

Figure 15 – External protection to protected stairways – Configurations of stairs

and external wall 90

Figure 16 – Fire resistance of areas adjacent to external stairs 95

Figure 17 – Process for assessing additional fire protection measures 98

Figure 18 – Hose distances for the location of fire-fighting shafts and additional

riser outlets 108

Figure 19 – Minimum extent of fire-fighting stairs and lifts in tall buildings and

buildings with deep basements 109

Figure 20 – Typical fire-fighting shaft layout at fire and rescue service access

level – Fire and rescue service access at lowest storey 110

Figure 21 – Typical fire-fighting shaft layout at fire and rescue service access

level – Fire and rescue service access directly from open air ground level in a

building with basements 111

Figure 22 – Passenger lifts within a fire-fighting shaft 112

Figure 23 – Protection of the fire-fighting shaft from external fire 115

Figure 24 – Firefighters lift within escape stair 119

Figure 25 – Example of fire-fighting shaft layout for a dual-entry firefighters

lift 120

Figure 26 – Example of building footprint and perimeter 124

Figure 27 – Relationship between building and hard-standing/access road for

high-reach fire appliances 126

Figure 28 – Free area of smoke ventilators 135

Figure 29 – Compartment floors 159

Figure 30 – Junction of a compartment wall with a roof 162

Figure 31 – Ductwork passing through protected routes (Method 2

or Method 3) 174

Figure 32 – Ductwork passing through protected routes (Method 4) 174

Figure 33 – Flues and compartment walls and floors 180

Figure 34 – Enclosure for drainage or water supply pipes 181

Figure 35 – Provisions for cavity barriers 184

Figure 36 – Cavity wall excluded from provisions for cavity barriers 185

Figure 37 – Fire-resisting ceiling below concealed space 186

Figure 38 – Provisions for cavity barriers in double-skinned insulated roof

sheeting 186

Figure 39 – Layout restrictions on Class 3 plastic rooflights, TP(b) rooflights

and TP(b) lighting diffusers 193

Figure 40 – Layout restrictions on small Class 3 plastic rooflights, TP(b) rooflights

and lighting diffusers 193

Figure 41 – Thermoplastic cored internal wall and ceiling panels – Typical

junction 196

Figure 42 – Relevant boundaries 200

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Figure 43 – Notional boundaries 201

Figure 44 – Combustible surface material as unprotected area 202

Figure 45 – Exclusions from unprotected area calculations 203

Figure 46 – Roof covering adjoining line of compartmentation 206

Figure 47 – Provisions for external surfaces of walls 208

Figure C.1 – Occupancy characteristic and atrium height – Initial decisions 272

Figure C.2 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height less than 30 m 273

Figure C.3 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height greater than 30 m 274

Figure C.4 – Exempla r 1 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height less

than 30 m simultaneous evacuation 275

Figure C.5 – Exempla r 2 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height less

than 30 m phased evacuation 276

Figure C.6 – Exempla r 3 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height greater

than 30 m simultaneous evacuation 277

Figure C.7 – Exempla r 4 – Occupancy characteristi c A – Atrium height greater

than 30 m phased evacuation 278

Figure C.8 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less than 18 m 279

Figure C.9 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less than 18 m not open

to floor areas 280

Figure C.10 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height greater than 18 m 281

Figure C.11 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium any height greater than 18 m

not open to floor areas 282

Figure C.12 – Exempla r 5 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less

than 18 m open to floor areas 283

Figure C.13 – Exempla r 6 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less

than 18 m not open to floor areas, not fire-resisting 284

Figure C.14 – Exempla r 7 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height less

than 18 m not open to floor areas, minimum 30 min fire-resisting 285

Figure C.15 – Exempla r 8 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Atrium height greater

than 18 m open to floor areas 286

Figure C.16 – Exempla r 9 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Enclosed atrium of any

height greater than 18 m, not fire-resisting 287

Figure C.17 – Exemplar 10 – Occupancy characteristi c B – Enclosed atrium of any

height greater than 18 m, fire-resisting 288

Figure C.18 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height 289

Figure C.19 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height escape through

the atrium 290

Figure C.20 – Exemplar 11 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height

escape not through atrium 291

Figure C.21 – Exemplar 12 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height

escape through atrium smoke-separated 292

Figure C.22 – Exemplar 13 – Occupancy characteristic Ciii – Atrium any height

escape through atrium not smoke-separated 293

Figure D.1 – Determination of seatway 295

Figure D.2 – Example illustrating protection of balconies with fixed seating 296

Figure D.3 – Seatway width and number of seats in a row 297

Figure D.4 – Transverse and radial gangways 299

Figure E.1 – Access to floor areas in complexes with top floor level less

than 7.5 m above fire and rescue service access level (without fire main) 310

Figure E.2 – Access to floor areas in complexes with top floor level not greater

than 7.5 m above fire and rescue service access level (with fire main) 311

Figure E.3 – Access to floor areas in complexes with top floor level greater

than 7.5 m above fire and rescue service access level 312

Figure E.4 – Alternative escape routes from units 313

Figure E.5 – Service corridors and goods lifts 315

Figure E.6 – Escape routes across service areas 317

Figure G.1 – Wheelchair spaces in protected stairways 331

Figure G.2 – Examples of refuges in buildings not provided with evacuation

lifts 332

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Figure G.3 – Examples of refuges in buildings provided with evacuation

lifts 334

Figure N.1 – Raised threshold to lift entrance 360

Figure N.2 – Drainage grid to lift entrance 360

Figure N.3 – Floor sloped away from lift entrance 361

Figure T.1 – Example of text for a suitable fire instruction notice for use in

multi-occupancy residential buildings 372

Figure T.2 – Example of text for a suitable fire instruction notice for use in

buildings provided with a single-stage alarm system 373

Figure T.3 – Example of text for a suitable fire instruction notice for use in

buildings provided with a two-stage alarm system 374

List of tables

Table 1 – Basic factors in assessing fire risks 29

Table 2 – Occupancy characteristics 30

Table 3 – Fire growth rates 31

Table 4 – Risk profiles 32

Table 5 – Management system levels 38

Table 6 – Key factors of any fire risk management strategy 39

Table 7 – Minimum level of fire detection and fire alarm system for premises 63

Table 8 – Provisions for emergency escape lighting 65

Table 9 – Examples of typical floor space factors 73

Table 10 – Minimum number of escape routes and exits from a room, tier or

storey 74

Table 11 – Maximum travel distance when minimum fire protection measures are

provided 85

Table 12 – Exit widths when minimum fire protection measures are provided 86

Table 13 – Minimum width of escape stairs for simultaneous evacuation 93

Table 14 – Permissible variations in travel distance, door width, corridor width

and stair width with ceiling height 103

Table 15 – Maximum travel distances when additional fire protection measures

are provided 104

Table 16 – Door widths when additional fire protection measures are

provided 104

Table 17 – Provision of fire-fighting facilities 106

Table 18 – Tests for partitions 116

Table 19 – Fire and rescue service vehicle access to buildings (excluding

dwellings) lower than 11 m not fitted with fire mains 123

Table 20 – Example of measurements for a typical vehicle access route 125

Table 21 – Recommendations for natural smoke ventilation of fire-fighting

shafts 134

Table 22 – Minimum fire resistance performance 146

Table 23 – Fire resistance periods for elements of structure (independent of

ventilation conditions) 149

Table 24 – Fire resistance periods for elements of structure (based on the

ventilation conditions given in Table 25) 149

Table 25 – Ventilation conditions for application of Table 24 150

Table 26 – Provisions for fire-protecting suspended ceilings 151

Table 27 – Limitations of non-insulating fire-resisting glazed elements 154

Table 28 – Maximum dimensions of compartments 157

Table 29 – Structural fire protection of areas of ancillary accommodation 164

Table 30 – Provisions for fire doors 167

Table 31 – Maximum nominal interior diameter of pipes passing through a

compartment wall/floor 181

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Table 32 – Maximum dimensions of cavities in non-domestic buildings 187

Table 33 – Classification of linings 190

Table 34 – Limitations applied to thermoplastic rooflights and lighting diffusers

in suspended ceilings and Class 3 plastic rooflights 192

Table 35 – Small residential unprotected area limits and boundary distances 205

Table 36 – Separation distances for roof coverings 207

Table D.1 – Number of seats in a row 296

Table D.2 – Maximum travel distances 298

Table E.1 – Compartment size limits for shopping complexes 307

Table F.1 – Maximum travel distances for weather housed plant buildings,

weather protected plant and external plant 327










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