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Firecode
Firecode consists of a number of Health Technical Memoranda (HTM) which consider policy, technical guidance and specialist aspects of fire precautions. Previously-issued Fire Practice Notes (FPN) have been superseded and subsumed into the HTMs listed below.
Firecode Health Technical Memoranda
- HTM 05-01: Managing healthcare fire safety
- HTM 05-02: Guidance to support functional provisions in healthcare premises
- HTM 05-03 Part B - Fire detection and alarm systems
- HTM 05-03 Part C - Textiles and furnishings
- HTM 05-03 Part D - Commercial enterprises on healthcare premise
- HTM 05-03 Part E - Escape lifts in healthcare premises
- HTM 05-03 Part F - Arson prevention in NHS premises
- HTM 05-03 Part G - Laboratories on healthcare premises
- HTM 05-03 Part H - Reducing unwanted fire signals in healthcare premises
- HTM 05-03: Part J - Fire engineering in healthcare premises
- HTM 05-03 Part L - NHS fire statistics 1994/95-2004/05
- HTM 88 update: Fire precautions in housing providing NHS-supported living in the community (Firecode)
- HTM 86: Fire risk assessment in hospitals (Firecode)
- HTM 83: Fire safety in healthcare premises. General fire precautions (Firecode).
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