BS 8629:2019+A1:2023 (hard copy)

Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of evacuation alert systems for use by fire and rescue services in buildings containing flats

BS 8629 is the national standard gives detailed recommendations for installing an evacuation alert system (EAS) for use by fire and rescue personnel in the extremely rare situation where a residential building must be evacuated. BS 8629:2019+A1:2023 amends the original 2019 standard.

NOTE: BS 8629 is not intended to imply that the “stay put” strategy normally adopted in new blocks of flats is inappropriate. The purpose of the standard is to assist fire and rescue personnel in carrying out their duties.