Current
Core Supplement
BS EN
Applicable to systems designed to hold back smoke at a leaky physical barrier in a building, such as a door (either open or closed) or other similarly restricted openings. Intended to offer protection for means of escape (stairwells, corridors and lobbies) and to provide a protected firefighting bridgehead for the fire services. Details are given for calculation, test procedures, installation and commissioning.
Supersedes BS 5588-4:2005 and BS EN 12101-6:2005.
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