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This Technical Circular gives guidance on the use of fire doors (FD20) within dwellings to comply with Building Regulations
Requirement B1.
The guidance applies solely to locations within a dwelling, i.e. either within a single family dwelling house or a within an individual flat where the Approved Document B 2006 guidance refers to the use of a door to provide an FD20 standard of fire protection.
The guidance also only applies to the installation of new fire doors. In instances where it is proposed to upgrade existing doorsets reference should be made to BCA Technical Guidance Note 4 which covers the upgrading of existing door leafs and
framesets.
For the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems which automatically broadcast speech or warning tones, in response to signals from their associated fire detection and fire alarm systems. Includes systems with a manual facility for the transmission of live voice messages as well as automatically generated messages for emergency purposes.
Gives guidance on functional recommendations and calculation methods for smoke and heat control systems for covered parking areas for cars and light commercial vehicles. Covering open-sided and enclosed car parks as well as systems intended to protect means of escape for occupants of the car park or the building housing the car park, systems intended to assist active fire-fighting operations and systems intended to provide smoke clearance following suppression of a fire.
Details four test methods to determine the Vicat softening temperature (VST) of thermoplastic materials.