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1.1. About This Best Practice Booklet
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4. Industry Standards and Requirements
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Industry Standards and Requirements

4. Industry Standards and Requirements

4.1 Guidance Notes and Codes of Practice

The readers may refer to the prevailing statutory requirements, websites of the Controlling Authorities and following documents for further information on the relevant specific requirements:-

Fire Services Ordinance (Cap. 95) , Laws of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China,
Codes of Practice for Minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment and Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Installations and Equipment (latest edition), Fire Services Department, HKSAR, China,
Notices, advisory letters and circular letters (latest edition), Fire Services Department, HKSAR, China,
Code of Practice for Fire Safety in Buildings (latest edition), Buildings Department, HKSAR, China,
Code of Practice for the Electricity (Wiring) Regulations (latest edition), Electrical & Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR, China,
A Guidance Note on the Best Practicable Means for Electricity Works (Emergency Generators) (latest edition), Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR, China,
A Guide to Air Pollution Control (Fuel Restriction) Regulation and its Amendment (latest edition), Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR, China,
Building Information Modelling for Asset Management (BIM-AM) Standards and Guidelines (latest edition), Electrical & Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR, China,
Construction Design and Management (Health & Safety Design Management) Guidance Notes (latest edition), Development Bureau, HKSAR, China,
Testing and Commissioning Procedure for Fire Service Installation in Government Buildings (latest edition), Architectural Services Department, HKSAR, China; and
General Specification for Fire Service Installation in Government Buildings (latest edition), Architectural Services Department, HKSAR, China.

4. Industry Standards and Requirements

4.2 International Standards

Fire service installations and equipment (FSI) shall be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the Code of Practice for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Installations and Equipment. FSI which is not included in the Code shall be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendation or other acceptable international standards as agreed by the Director of Fire Services.

Listed hereunder are some examples of International standards mentioned in the Code of Practice for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Installation and Equipment (2012 revision) : -

• BS 5266-1
Emergency lighting. Part 1: Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises
• BS 5306-3
Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Part 3: Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers - Code of practice
• BS 5839-1
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Part 1: Code of practice for design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of systems in non-domestic premises
• BS 5588
Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings
• BS EN 12845
Fixed firefighting systems — Automatic sprinkler systems — Design, installation and maintenance
• NFPA 72
National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
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