BRITISH STANDARD BS 4422-5:

1989
ISO 8421-5:
1988

Glossary of

Terms associated with

fire —
Part 5: Smoke control

[ISO title: Fire protection — Vocabulary — Part 5: Smoke control]

UDC 001.4:614.84:628.53
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Committees responsible for this

British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Fire Standards
Policy Committee (FSM/-) to Technical Committee FSM/9, upon which the
following bodies were represented:

Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers’ Association

Department of the Environment (Building Research Establishment, Fire
Research Station)
Department of the Environment (Housing and Construction Industries)
Department of Transport (Marine Directorate)
Home Office
Institution of Fire Engineers
London Fire and Civil Defence Authority
Loss Prevention Council
Royal institute of British Architects

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Fire
Standards Policy Committee,
was published under the
authority of the Board of
BSI and comes
into effect on
31 May 1989

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Amendments issued since publication
First published November 1976
First revision May 1989 Amd. No. Date of issue Comments

The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference FSM/9
Draft for comment 87/40788 DC

ISBN 0 580 17267 8

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Contents

Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
National foreword ii
Introduction 1
Reference 1
Scope and field of application 1
Terms and definitions 1
Publications referred to Inside back cover

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National foreword

This Part of BS 4422 has been prepared under the direction of the Fire Standards
Policy Committee. It supersedes BS 4422-5:1976 which is withdrawn. This Part
is identical with ISO 8421-5:1988 “Fire protection — Vocabulary — Part 5: Smoke
control”, published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The international standard was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC21,
Equipment for fire protection and fire-fighting, with the active participation of
the UK.
BS 4422-5:1976 contained miscellaneous terms associated with fire, including
smoke control terms. The smoke control terms are contained in this Part of
BS 4422. The other terms defined in BS 4422-5:1976 will be contained in further
Parts of BS 4422 as it is revised. Further Parts of ISO 8421 are in preparation, as
listed in the introduction, and will be used as a basis for revision of the other Parts
of BS 4422. It is intended that the system of numbering the Parts will be the
same.
Terminology and conventions. The text of the international standard has
been approved as suitable for publication as a British Standard without
deviation. Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical with those
used in British Standards; attention is drawn especially to the following.
Wherever the words “part of ISO 8421” are used, referring to this standard, they
should be read as “Part of BS 4422”.

Cross-reference
International standard Corresponding British Standard

ISO 8421-1:1987 BS 4422 Glossary of terms associated with fire

Part 1:1987 General terms and phenomena of fire
(Identical)

Additional information. The French index given in ISO 8421-5:1988 has not
been included in this Part of BS 4422; hence the reference to this index in the
clause entitled “Scope and field of application” is not relevant. Attention is also
drawn to the definition of “smoke” in BS 4422-1.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 and 2, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.

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Introduction 5.6
mechanical smoke control
ISO 8421 will consist of the following parts, which
are being published separately: smoke control with the help of mechanical means
— Part 1: General terms and phenomena of fire; 5.7
natural smoke control
— Part 2: Structural fire protection;
smoke control mainly with the help of the buoyant
— Part 3: Fire detection and alarm; force of smoke
— Part 4: Fire extinguishing equipment;
5.8
— Part 5: Smoke control; neutral pressure plane
— Part 6: Evacuation and means of escape; level in a building at which the inside pressure is
— Part 7: Explosion detection and suppression equal to the outside pressure
means; 5.9
— Part 8: Terms specific to fire-fighting, rescue pressurization
sevices and handling hazardous materials. the establishment of a pressure difference across a
barrier to protect a stairway, lobby, escape route or
Reference room of a building from smoke penetration
ISO 8421-1, Fire protection — Vocabulary — 5.10
Part 1: General terms and phenomena of fire. roof (or ceiling) screen
vertical subdivision fitted internally to the roof (or
Scope and field of application ceiling) to create an obstacle to lateral flow of smoke
This part of ISO 8421 gives terms and definitions in and combustion gases. (Known as “smoke/draft
the field of smoke control. General terms are curtains” in the USA)
covered by ISO 8421-1. Terms are given in English 5.11
alphabetical order: a French index is provided. roof vent
NOTE In the number which designates each term, the initial see smoke vent (5.20)
Figure 5 denotes Part 5 of this International Standard.
5.12
Terms and definitions stack pressure
5.1 pressure difference caused by a temperature
air inlet; air intake difference creating an air movement within a duct,
chimney or enclosure
opening through which outdoor air is supplied
5.13
5.2 smoke zone
damper, smoke
free volume between the floor and the roof or ceiling,
movable device for smoke control, open or closed in bounded by roof or ceiling screens (see 5.10)
its normal position, which is automatically or
manually actuated 5.14
smoke control
NOTE In French a “volet” is normally closed and a “clapet” is
normally open. measures to control the spread or movement of
5.3 smoke and combustion gases during a fire within a
draught building
current of air accelerating toward a fire, supplying 5.15
air for combustion smoke control door
5.4 door set designed to reduce the rate of spread or
drift smoke movement of smoke during a fire
smoke which is no longer in a stratified condition 5.16
(see smoke layering — 5.19) smoke extraction; smoke venting
5.5 measures taken to remove smoke and hot gases
lobby ventilated from a building
protected lobby provided with means of ventilation 5.17
connected to the open air smoke extraction system
system consisting of smoke outlet, smoke extractor,
switch, etc, permanently installed in a building for
the purpose of smoke venting

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5.18
smoke exhaust fan
fan used to remove smoke and hot gases in the event
of fire. It may be either mobile (generally brought by
the fire brigade) or fixed (within the building)
5.19
smoke layering
stratification of smoke within a room or space
caused by thermal effects in the absence of
turbulence
5.20
smoke vent
opening in the enclosing walls or roof of a building,
intended to release heat and smoke in the event of
fire, automatically and/or manually opened
NOTE In French, there are separate terms for a wall and roof
opening.
5.21
smoke shaft
shaft provided to remove smoke in the event of fire

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Publications referred to

See national foreword.

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