British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the development of standards for fire safety engineering in buildings.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (16)

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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 ISO/TS 24273	Fire safety engineering — Guidance for use of CFD calculation methods Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
PD ISO/TS 16733-2	Fire safety engineering — Selection of design fire scenarios and design fires. Part 2: Design fires Categories: Fire Protection. General Approval begins :	Approval
PD ISO/TR 25154	Fire safety engineering - Introducing digital workflows through Building Information Modelling Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-07-25	Drafting
PD ISO/TR 24679-4	Fire safety engineering — Performance of structures in fire — Part 4: Example of a fifteen-storey steel-framed office building Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-02-28	Drafting
PD ISO/TR 24679-2	Fire safety Engineering -- Performance of structure in fire. Part 2: Example of an airport terminal Categories: Fire Protection. General Approval begins :	Approval
PD ISO/TR 23801	Fire safety engineering – Approaches to fire safety design of buildings based on fire risk viewpoint Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-03-25	Drafting
PD ISO/TR 22898:2006/Amd 1	Review of outputs for fire containment tests for buildings in the context of fire safety engineering - Amendment 1 Categories: Fire Protection. General \| Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements Proposal begins :	Proposal
PD CEN/TS WI 00127473	Fire safety engineering. review and control in the building process Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-07	Drafting
ISO/TC 92/SC 4 N 1289, ISO/NP TS 21602	Fire safety engineering - Estimating the reduction in movement speed based on visibility and irritant species concentration Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Fire Protection \| Fire Protection. General \| Fire-fighting \| Fire protection equipment \| Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements \| Fire protection. Other \| Engineering Proposal begins : 2019-08-14	Proposal
BS ISO 24678-8	Fire Safety Engineering — Requirements Governing Algebraic formulae. Part 8: Flame spread on a solid surface Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal

Published (49)

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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 ISO/TS 29761:2015	Fire safety engineering. Selection of design occupant behavioural scenarios Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2015-12-18	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 21602:2022	Fire safety engineering. Estimating the reduction in movement speed based on visibility and irritant species concentration Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2023-02-01	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 17886:2024	Fire safety engineering. Design of evacuation experiments Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2024-01-15	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 16733-2:2021	Fire safety engineering. Selection of design fire scenarios and design fires. Design fires Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2021-05-27	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 13447:2013	Fire safety engineering. Guidance for use of fire zone models Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2013-08-15	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 24679-8:2022	Fire safety engineering. Performance of structures in fire. Example of a probabilistic assessment of a concrete building Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2022-07-20	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 24679-6:2017	Fire safety engineering. Performance of structures in fire. Example of an eight-storey office concrete building Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2017-12-19	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 24679-5:2023	Fire safety engineering. Performance of structures in fire. Example of a timber building in Canada Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2023-07-26	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 24679-4:2017	Fire safety engineering. Performance of structures in fire. Example of a fifteen-storey steel-framed office building Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2017-09-19	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 24679-3:2015	Fire safety engineering. Performance of structure in fire. Example of an open car park Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2015-08-26	Published standard

Withdrawn (15)

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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 7974-8:2012	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Property protection, business and mission continuity, and resilience Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-27	Withdrawn
PD 7974-7:2019	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Probabilistic risk assessment Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2021-01-28	Withdrawn
PD 7974-7:2003	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Probabilistic risk assessment Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-27	Withdrawn
PD 7974-6:2019	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Human factors. Life safety strategies. Occupant evacuation, behaviour and condition (Sub-system 6) Categories: Fire Protection. General \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-12-15	Withdrawn
PD 7974-6:2004	The application of fire safety engineering principles to fire safety design of buildings. Human factors. Life safety strategies. Occupant evacuation, behaviour and condition (Sub-system 6) Categories: Fire Protection. General \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-27	Withdrawn
PD 7974-5:2014	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Fire and rescue service intervention (Sub-system 5) Categories: Fire-fighting Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-26	Withdrawn
PD 7974-5:2002	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Fire service intervention. (Sub-system 5) Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2014-11-26	Withdrawn
PD 7974-3:2011	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Structural response and fire spread beyond the enclosure of origin Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-27	Withdrawn
PD 7974-3:2003	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Structural response and fire spread beyond the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 3) Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2011-11-30	Withdrawn
PD 7974-2:2002	Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Spread of smoke and toxic gases within and beyond the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 2) Categories: Fire protection equipment \| Buildings. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-27	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Architectural and Specialist Door Manufacturers Association
Association for Specialist Fire Protection
Association of British Theatre Technicians
Birmingham City University
British Cables Association
Building Standards Division of the Scottish Government
Chartered Institute of Building
Committee Manager
Deputy Chair
Effectis UK/Ireland Limited
F I A - Fire Industry Association
Fire Protection Association
Gypsum Products Development Association
H S E - Health and Safety Executive
I F E - Institution of Fire Engineers
International Fire Consultants Group
National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)
NIFSCC
Scottish Office - Home and Health Department
SOCOTEC UK
Standards Publishing Manager - Built Environment
University of Central Lancashire
University of Edinburgh
University of Greenwich
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - FSH/12
Chair - FSH/14
Chair - FSH/24/-/4
Chair - FSH/24/-/9
Chair - FSH/25
Chair - MHE/4
Individual Capacity - explosion engineering
Individual Capacity - Fire engineering
Individual Capacity - Structural Fire Engineer
Individual capacity – fire safety engineering consultant
Individual Capacity – Fixed Firefighting Systems
Liaison - B/525/-/32
Liaison - FSH/12
Liaison - FSH/25
Liaison - MHE/4
UK Expert - CEN/TC 127/WG 8
UK Expert - ISO/TC 92/SC 4/WGs
UK Expert - PD 7974-2

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

FSH/24 - Fire safety engineering

Committee standards activity