Compliance Reference
Referenced Regulations, British & European Standards
Every fire safety service Norfolk Fire Group delivers is designed, installed and maintained to the relevant British Standard, European Standard (BS EN) and current legislation. This page lists the standards and regulations we work to, grouped by discipline.
Standards Referenced
British Standards (BS) and European Standards (BS EN) referenced across our fire safety services — grouped by discipline for easy reference.
Fire Alarm & Detection
- BS 5839-1:2025Design, installation, commissioning & maintenance of fire detection & alarm systems for buildings
- BS 5839-6:2019+A1:2020Fire detection & alarm systems for domestic premises — grades & categories
- BS 5839-9:2021Emergency voice communication systems
- BS EN 54-2:1997Fire detection & alarm control & indicating equipment
- BS EN 54-20Aspirating smoke detectors (ASD)
Risk Assessment & Fire Strategy
- PAS 79-1:2020Fire risk assessment — residential & small commercial premises
- BS 9792:2025Fire risk assessment — residential other than single dwellings
- BS 7974:2019Application of fire safety engineering principles
- BS 9791:2024Fire safety in the built environment — fire strategy
- BS 9999:2025Fire safety in the design, management & use of buildings — code of practice
Emergency Lighting & Signage
- BS 5266-1:2025Emergency lighting — code of practice
- BS EN 1838Emergency escape lighting systems
- BS 5499-1Safety signs — escape route & fire safety signs
- BS 5499-4Escape route signing
- BS 5499-10Safety signs — guidance for selection & use
- BS EN ISO 7010Graphical symbols — registered safety signs
- ISO 3864 seriesGraphical symbols — safety colours & safety signs
Fire Doors & Ironmongery
- BS 8214:2026Fire door sets — code of practice
- BS EN 179Emergency exit devices for doors — lever handle or push pad
- BS EN 1125Panic exit devices operated by a horizontal bar
- BS EN 1154Door closer systems
- BS EN 1935Building hardware — door hinges
- BS EN 12209Building hardware — locks & latches
Extinguishers, Sprinklers & Suppression
- BS 5306-3:2017+Fire extinguishing installations — commissioning & maintenance
- BS 5306-8:2023Selection & positioning of portable fire extinguishers
- BS 5306-9:2015Reconstitution of fire extinguishers
- BS 9251:2021Sprinkler systems for domestic & residential premises
- BS EN 12845:2015+A2:2026Fixed firefighting systems — sprinkler systems (commercial)
- BS EN 15004-1:2024Gas suppression systems — design & installation
- BS EN 17446:2021Fixed firefighting systems — kitchen hood extinguishing
Fire Stopping, Classification & Risers
- BS EN 1366-3:2021Fire resistance tests — penetration seals
- BS EN 1366-4:2021Fire resistance tests — linear joint seals
- BS EN 13501-1:2018Fire classification of products — reaction to fire
- BS 9990:2015Non-automatic fire-fighting systems — wet & dry risers
Legislation
Legislation Referenced
The legislation and statutory instruments that govern fire safety compliance for the premises we work on.
- 1Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- 2Fire Safety Act 2021
- 3Building Safety Act 2022
- 4Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
- 5Housing Act 2004
- 6Building Regulations 2010 — Approved Document B
- 7Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- 8Fire Services Act 1981
- 9Fire Services Act 2003 (Amendment)
- 10Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
- 11Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006