British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Categories: Ventilation and air-conditioning | Fire protection equipment | Fire-fighting | Plug-and-socket devices. Connectors | Spools. Bobbins

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the co-ordination, drafting and maintenance of standards for fixed fire fighting systems and co-ordinating input to work in CEN/TC191 and ISO/TC21.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (19)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS WI 00191330	Guidance on design, selection and installation of vents to safeguard the structural integrity of enclosures protected by gaseous fire — Extinguishing system Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
Decision 6/2023:	NWIP for revision of EN 15276-2:2019 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Fire Protection \| Fire-fighting Proposal begins : 2023-03-23	Proposal
Decision 5/2024	Activate PWI 00191369; EN 14972-2 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-03-11	Proposal
Decision 5/2023:	NWIP for revision of EN 15276-1:2019 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Fire Protection \| Fire-fighting Proposal begins : 2023-03-23	Proposal
Decision 4/2023: NWIP to create Amd2 to EN 12259-14 2020	Fixed firefighting systems - Components for sprinkler and water spray systems - Part 14: Sprinklers for residential applications Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Fire Protection \| Fire Protection. General \| Fire-fighting \| Fire protection equipment Proposal begins : 2023-02-14	Proposal
Decision 36/2024	: NWI for 2nd Amd to EN 12845:2015 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-12-30	Proposal
Decision 34/2023: PWI for li-iron batteries test protocol	Test protocol for fires of Lithium-Ion batteries as energy storage for automatic fire extinguishing systems Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Testing \| Health and Safety \| Fire Protection \| Fire Protection. General \| Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements \| Engineering \| Cells and batteries \| Electronics Proposal begins : 2023-12-07	Proposal
Decision 30/2023: Activate	PWI 00191362; EN 17450-3 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2023-12-20	Proposal
Decision 29/2023: Activate	PWI 00191361; EN 14972-13 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2023-12-20	Proposal
Decision 28/2023:	Activate PWI 00191369; EN 14972-2 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2023-12-20	Proposal

Published (5)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN ISO 21805:2023	Guidance and recommendations on design, selection and installation of vents to safeguard the structural integrity of enclosures protected by gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Categories: Fire-fighting \| Ventilation and air-conditioning Published standard begins : 2023-03-09	Published standard
BS EN 671-3:2009	Fixed firefighting systems. Hose systems. Maintenance of hose reels with semi-rigid hose and hose systems with lay-flat hose Categories: Fire-fighting Published standard begins : 2009-06-09	Published standard
BS EN 671-2:2012	Fixed firefighting systems. Hose systems. Hose systems with lay-flat hose Categories: Fire-fighting Published standard begins : 2012-06-06	Published standard
BS EN 671-1:2012	Fixed firefighting systems. Hose systems. Hose reels with semi-rigid hose Categories: Fire-fighting Published standard begins : 2012-06-06	Published standard
BS 5306-0:2020	Fire protection installations and equipment on premises. Guide for selection, use and application of fixed firefighting systems and other types of fire equipment Categories: Fire-fighting Published standard begins : 2020-08-27	Published standard

Withdrawn (17)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
DD 8489-7:2011	Fixed fire protection systems. Industrial and commercial watermist systems. Tests and requirements for watermist systems for the protection of low hazard occupancies Categories: Fire protection equipment Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-27	Withdrawn
DD 8489-6:2011	Fixed fire protection systems. Industrial and commercial watermist systems. Tests and requirements for watermist systems for the protection of industrial oil cookers Categories: Fire protection equipment Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-27	Withdrawn
DD 8489-5:2011	Fixed fire protection systems. Industrial and commercial watermist systems. Tests and requirements for watermist systems for the protection of combustion turbines and machinery spaces with volumes up to and including 80 m<sup>3</sup> Categories: Fire protection equipment Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-27	Withdrawn
DD 8489-4:2011	Fixed fire protection systems. Industrial and commercial watermist systems. Tests and requirements for watermist systems for local applications involving flammable liquid fires Categories: Fire protection equipment Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-27	Withdrawn
DD 8489-1:2011	Fixed fire protection systems. Industrial and commercial watermist systems. Code of practice for design and installation Categories: Fire protection equipment Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-27	Withdrawn
BS EN 671-3:2000	Fixed fire fighting systems. Hose systems. Maintenance of hose reels with semi-rigid hose and hose systems with lay-flat hose Categories: Fire-fighting Withdrawn begins : 2009-06-08	Withdrawn
BS EN 671-2:2001	Fixed fire fighting systems. Hose systems. Hose systems with lay-flat hose Categories: Fire protection equipment Withdrawn begins : 2012-04-25	Withdrawn
BS EN 671-1:2001	Fixed fire fighting systems. Hose systems. Hose reels with semi-rigid hose Categories: Fire protection equipment Withdrawn begins : 2012-04-25	Withdrawn
BS EN 1568-4:2008	Fire extinguishing media. Foam concentrates. Specification for low expansion foam concentrates for surface application to water-miscible liquids Categories: Fire-fighting Withdrawn begins : 2010-05-04	Withdrawn
BS EN 1568-3:2008	Fire extinguishing media. Foam concentrates. Specification for low expansion foam concentrates for surface application to water-immiscible liquids Categories: Fire-fighting Withdrawn begins : 2010-05-04	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

B R E - Building Research Establishment
British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA)
Building Standards Division of the Scottish Government
Committee Manager
Deputy Chair
Environment Agency
F I A - Fire Industry Association
FM Approvals Ltd
H S E - Health and Safety Executive
Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning Manufactures Association
Her Majesty's Prison Service
I F E - Institution of Fire Engineers
National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)
National Residential Landlords Association
Nuclear Industry FSCC
Water UK

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - FSH/18/11
Chair - FSH/18/2
Chair - FSH/25
Expert – CEN/TC 191/WG 5/TG 2
Secretary - CEN/TC191

BSI roles

Committee Chair
Editorial Project Manager

Standards Development

FSH/18 - Fixed fire fighting systems

Committee standards activity