BS 5839-1:2025 provides the best practices for fire alarm systems in non-domestic buildings, covering the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of fire detection and alarm systems.
The 2025 update was published by the BSI on 29th April 2025 and supersedes BS 5839-1:2017.
As we move into 2025, it's the perfect time for organisations to evaluate their fire safety training programmes.
The fire safety code of practice is constantly evolving to keep people safer, and the recent publication of BS 9991:2024 on 27th November 2024 marks an important step forward.
Fire safety training and awareness is vital to ensure workplace fire safety as failure to implement fire safety measures can have devastating consequences.
The British Standard PAS 79-2:2020 fire risk assessment code of practice (for housing) has been withdrawn.
In this news article, we reveal everything you need to know about the new British Standard PAS 79:2020.
We bring you the latest fire prosecutions to highlight the importance of fire safety and to remind you of the risks and legal consequences that can occur when fire safety regulations are breached.
We bring you the latest fire prosecutions from April, 2019, to highlight the importance of fire safety and the legal consequences that can occur when fire safety regulations are breached.
The go-to document for Fire Safety Engineers BS 7974:2019 has been updated. Providing framework for an engineering approach to the fire safety of buildings.
On 1st September 2017 the BS 5839-1 2017 was released and has since been revised to include 25 changes to 14 existing clauses. Anyone involved in the commissioning, installation, design and planning of fire alarm and detection systems will find this standard useful.
