BS 7346-8:2013

This standard BS 7346-8:2013 Components for smoke control systems is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.220.01 Protection against fire in general
• 91.140.30 Ventilation and air-conditioning systems

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:

1. natural smoke ventilation;

2. mechanical smoke ventilation;

3. smoke barriers;

4. smoke and heat exhaust ducts;

5. 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.