This Draft for Development provides guidance for fire safety practitioners in their task of reducing the possible risk to life presented by fires in structures (buildings and transport), materials and composites. Measures are detailed as to how to consider the relevant issues to reduce the likelihood of toxic combustion products being formed in sighificant quantities.
Because of the great complexity of combustion toxicology, the Draft cannot provide a set of rules capable of a single interpretation.Use of the Draft is indicative that the basic principles have been considered for assessing toxic hazard. It cannot provide an absolute guarantee of safety.
BS DD 180:1989 history
1997BS 7899-1:1997 Code of practice for assessment of hazard to life and health from fire. General guidance
1989BS DD 180:1989 Guide for the assessment of toxic hazards in fire in buildings and transport