Foreword

Publishing information

This British Standard is published by BSI Standards Limited, under licence from The British Standards Institution, and came into effect on 31 December 2016.

It was prepared by Subcommittee B/538/1, Windows and doors, under the authority of Technical Committee B/538, Doors, windows, shutters, hardware and curtain walling. A list of organizations represented on these committees can be obtained on request to their secretary.

Supersession

This British Standard supersedes BS 8214:2008, which is withdrawn.

Information about this document

This is a full revision of the standard, and introduces the following principal changes:

• limitation of the scope to timber-based door assemblies only;
• complete revision of recommendations for joints between timber-based door frames and walls;
• removal of colour codes from the normative text;
• general update to take into account the publication of new and revised standards since 2008.

Fire doors perform a vital function in the provision of an adequate means of escape from a building and, depending upon the intended use of the building, BS 9999, BS 9991 and other documents recommend both the performance rating and the position of the fire doors required to ensure safe egress. Similarly, guidance in support of national building regulations includes provision for the control of the spread of internal fire, by means of compartmentation or other techniques, and again adequately rated fire doors contribute to this containment. The rating of such doors is specified by the design team/designer, possibly in conjunction with fire safety professionals, using the recommendations given in these documents, or by the fire strategy that has been developed to meet the functional objectives. The fire resistance provisions of the structure, including the fire door assemblies, will have been determined, when designing to meet the functional requirements of the regulations, as those which are necessary to control the hazard from fire to acceptable levels of risk.

This British Standard identifies the important parameters in the specification, installation and maintenance of fire doors that contribute to the successful attainment and retention of the level of performance deemed appropriate to contain the risk.

References are given throughout this British Standard to information to be obtained from manufacturers. These are summarized in Annex A.

Use of this document

As a code of practice, this British Standard takes the form of guidance and recommendations. It should not be quoted as if it were a specification and particular care should be taken to ensure that claims of compliance are not misleading.

Any user claiming compliance with this British Standard is expected to be able to justify any course of action that deviates from its recommendations.

Presentational conventions

The provisions in this standard are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type.

Its recommendations are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “should”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in smaller italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Where words have alternative spellings, the preferred spelling of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is used (e.g. “organization” rather than “organisation”).

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

Particular attention is drawn to Regulation 7 of the Building

Regulations 2010 [1], Regulation 8 of the Building (Scotland)

Regulations 2004 [2] and Regulations 23 and 24(2) of the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 [3].

Attention is also drawn to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 [4], the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 [5] and the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 [6] in respect of the requirement for all buildings to be subjected to ongoing fire risk assessment, subsequent to the acceptance by the regulatory controllers of the fire protection measures provided.

BS 8214:2016

Timber-based fire door assemblies. Code of practice

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Dec 2016