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1 Health Technical Memorandum 05-02: Firecode Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises) 2015 editionSeptember 2015 Health Technical Memorandum 05-02: Firecode Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises)2015 editionHTM 05-02: Firecode Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises)iv Crown copyright 2015 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: document is available from our website at Health Technical MemorandaHealth Technical Memoranda (HTMs) give comprehensive advice and Guidance on the design, installation and operation of specialised building and engineering technology used in the delivery of focus of Health Technical Memorandum Guidance remains on healthcare-specific elements of standards, policies and up-to-date established best practice.

2 They are applicable to new and existing sites, and are for use at various stages during the whole building lifecycle (see diagram below).Healthcare providers have a duty of care to ensure that appropriate governance arrangements are in place and are managed effectively. The Health Technical Memorandum series provides best practice engineering standards and policy to enable management of this duty of is not the intention within this suite of documents to unnecessarily repeat international or European standards, industry standards or UK Government legislation. Where appropriate, these will be Technical engineering Guidance is a vital tool in the safe and efficient operation of healthcare facilities. Health Technical Memorandum Guidance is the main source of specific healthcare-related Guidance for estates and facilities core suite of nine subject areas provides access to Guidance which: is more streamlined and accessible; encapsulates the latest standards and best practice in healthcare engineering, technology and sustainability; provides a structured reference for healthcare engineering.

3 VPrefaceFigure 1 Healthcare building life-cycleHTM 05-02: Firecode Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises)viStructure of the Health Technical Memorandum suiteThe series contains a suite of nine core subjects: Health Technical Memorandum 00 Policies and principles (applicable to all Health Technical Memoranda in this series)Choice Framework for local Policy and Procedures 01 DecontaminationHealth Technical Memorandum 02 Medical gasesHealth Technical Memorandum 03 Heating and ventilation systemsHealth Technical Memorandum 04 Water systemsHealth Technical Memorandum 05 Fire safetyHealth Technical Memorandum 06 Electrical servicesHealth Technical Memorandum 07 Environment and sustainabilityHealth Technical Memorandum 08 Specialist servicesAll Health Technical Memoranda are supported by the initial document Health Technical Memorandum 00 which embraces the management and operational policies from previous documents and explores risk management variation in style and structure is reflected by the topic and approach of the different review working 2 Engineering guidancePreface viiDH

4 Estates and Facilities Division wishes to acknowledge the contribution made by professional bodies, engineering consultants, healthcare specialists and NHS staff who have contributed to the production of this resources in the DH Estates and Facilities knowledge seriesHealth Building NotesHealth Building Notes give best practice Guidance on the design and planning of new healthcare buildings and on the adaptation/ extension of existing provide information to support the briefing and design processes for individual projects in the NHS building Health Technical Memoranda should be read in conjunction with the relevant parts of the Health Buidling Note DataBase (ADB)The Activity DataBase (ADB) data and software assists project teams with the briefing and design of the healthcare environment.

5 Data is based on Guidance given in the Health Building Notes and Health Technical ADB Technical queries only, contact the ADB Helpdesk. Telephone number: 01939 291684; email: new ADB customers and licence renewals only, email: to obtain publicationsHealth Technical Memoranda are available from the UK Goverment s website at: Building Notes are available from the same site at: is the 2015 edition of Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05-02 Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises) . The document has been revised to reflect changes in legislation, Guidance , the structure of the NHS, and government policy and direction on Health and social care. A summary of major changes since previous editions is provided at the end of this Executive 2015 edition supersedes all previous versions of HTM 05-02 and the series of which it is part provide specific Guidance on fire safety in the design of new healthcare premises and major new extensions to existing healthcare premises.

6 While not intended to cover every possible scenario, the standards and principles it advocates recognise that fire safety in healthcare premises is dependent on the interaction between physical fire precautions, the dependency of the patient, the fire hazards and the availability of sufficient and appropriately trained staff to safely evacuate patients in a fire emergency. The Guidance is applicable to all premises regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), irrespective of ownership, that provide the following types of service:CQC Code Service typeACS Acute servicesHBC Hyperbaric chamber servicesHPS Hospice servicesLTC Long-term condition servicesMLS Hospital services for people with mental Health needs, and/or learning disabilities, and/or problems with substance misuseRHS Rehabilitation servicesRSM Residential substance misuse and treatment/rehabilitation servicesDTS Doctors treatment servicesDSS Diagnostic and/or screening servicesUCS Urgent care servicesHTM 05-02 should allow the current statutory regulations to be applied sensibly within a framework of understanding and if applied correctly, will satisfy all the requirements of Part B of Schedule 1 of the 2010 Building on the requirements.

7 This document should also be read in conjunction with the Executive summaryviiiExecutive summaryixrelevant HTMs and Health Building Notes (HBNs).AimThe aim of HTM 05-02 is to ensure that everyone concerned with the management, design, procurement and use of the healthcare facility understands the requirements of fire safety in order to ensure optimum safety for all who are present in the building. Only by having knowledge of these requirements can the organisation s board and senior managers understand their legal duties to provide safe, efficient, effective and reliable systems which are critical in supporting direct patient care. By following this Guidance and applying it to the particular needs of their local healthcare organisation, boards and individual senior managers should be able to demonstrate compliance with their of the guidanceThe Guidance is aimed at a wide range of users including: P roviders of NHS-funded healthcare and operating facilities in England; D esign teams, including architects and engineers; L ocal building control authorities and approved inspectors; and F ire and rescue of NHS-funded Health and care expect that the facilities to which they refer patients will provide a safe, caring environment that aids a patient s recovery and does not expose them to undue risk.

8 Documented evidence that shows compliance with this Guidance should provide supporting material to underpin evaluation within the NHS Premises Assurance Model (NHS PAM) and provide confidence of standards to the board of directors and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).StructureThe Guidance in HTM 05-02 has been restructured to reflect the requirements of Part B of Schedule 1 of the 2010 Building Regulations: Chapter 1 provides an overview of the application of HTM 05-02. Chapter 2 describes the principles of fire safety in healthcare premises. Chapter 3 describes the requirements to meet B1 Means of warning and escape. Chapter 4 describes the requirements to meet B2 Internal fire spread (linings). Chapter 5 describes the requirements to meet B3 Internal fire spread (structure).

9 Chapter 6 describes the requirements to meet B4 External fire spread. Chapter 7 describes the requirements to meet B5 Access and facilities for the fire and rescue of major changes since the 2007 edition Chapter 1 recognises the role of the Care Quality Commission in regulating NHS-funded care and limits the application of HTM 05-02 to premises providing specific regulated services types; the Guidance on consultation has been expanded and the need to prepare fire safety information to comply with Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order emphasised. T he glossary of terms has been moved to Appendix A. Chapter 2 (previously Chapter 3) now includes comprehensive Guidance on the designing for fire safety in premises providing in-patient mental Health services and in-patient accommodation for people with learning 05-02: Firecode Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises)x Chapter 3 combines Guidance on detection and alarm, and means of escape, and includes revised Guidance on the provision and use of escape lifts.

10 Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 provide Guidance that was previously in Chapter 6 of the superseded document and include a number of Technical changes particularly in relation to fire hazard rooms and the location and operation of fire dampers, and fire and smoke dampers. T he Guidance on access and facilities for the fire rescue service is essentially section of Guidance provides an overview of the policy and regulatory framework relevant to HTM of estates and facilitiesOne of the government s key priorities is delivering better Health outcomes for quality and fitness-for-purpose of the healthcare estate is vital for high-quality, safe and efficient healthcare, and this document sets out the general principles of fire safety used in the construction of the healthcare and fitness-for-purpose of the estate are assessed against a set of legal requirements and standards.