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Fire prevention, Detection and Suppression in Archives: a Survey of Regulations in Australia, France, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and the USA
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| Section Title | Page |
|---|---|
| Introduction | 1 |
| Why this study? | 1 |
| Fire prevention: | 1 |
| 120’ in category I (building up to 8 m height, 700 m2 useful | 3 |
| 180’ in category II (building up to 11 m height, 1000 m2 use | 3 |
| Fire resistance, doors and other closures of openings in fir | 3 |
| Combustibility of materials, including furnishings and finis | 4 |
| Besides the fire resistance ratings of structural materials | 4 |
| In other cases the non-combustibility requirement is limited | 4 |
| Fire compartments and fire loads | 5 |
| In most specifications it is recommended that, in order to a | 5 |
| The Australian specification AS 2118.1 defines the term comp | 5 |
| “… a space completely enclosed by walls and a ceiling. The w | 5 |
| But there is no indication of the desirable dimensions of th | 5 |
| Table 1 Summary of detector types mentioned in fire protecti | 7 |
| Nation | 7 |
| Types of detectors | 7 |
| Australia | 7 |
| France | 7 |
| Italy | 7 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Spain | 7 |
| Sweden | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
| Portable fire extinguishers | 7 |
| Table 2 Type of portable extinguishers in national specifica | 9 |
| Nation | 9 |
| Extinguisher | 9 |
| Australia | 9 |
| France | 9 |
| Italy | 9 |
| Spain | 9 |
| Automatic fire suppression systems | 9 |
| Table 3 Types of automatic fire suppression systems | 9 |
| In the UK, BS 5454:2000 states | 10 |
| Appendix: National Specificiations | 12 |
| Australia | 12 |
| AS 2118 - Parts 1-10, 1999 | 12 |
| France | 12 |
| Italy | 12 |
| New Zealand | 12 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Sweden | 13 |