BS 7346-8:2013 PDF

1   Scope This British Standard gives recommendations for the planning, design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of smoke control systems , including smoke clearance, in and around buildings. The recommendations are applicable to systems intended for the protection of life and/or protection of property, including:

a) natural smoke ventilation;

b) mechanical smoke ventilation;

c) smoke barriers;

d) smoke and heat exhaust ducts ;

e) smoke dampers, and

their controls, power supplies and interconnections. This British Standard is not applicable to non-fire-related functions of smoke control systems . This British Standard does not give recommendations as to whether or not to install smoke control systems in any given premises.