Guidance Note 4: Protection Against Fire
Institution of Engineering and Technology (Publisher)
10th Edition
Will be published approx. on 16. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
90 pages
978-1-83724-051-7 (ISBN)
Description
Guidance Note 4: Protection Against Fire is a vital guide to an important safety aspect of working with electricity. It is aimed at everyone involved with fire safety in electrical installations, including consulting engineers, electrical installers, inspectors, maintenance electricians and technicians and has been fully updated to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, including updates to legislation; guidance on protected escape routes; services between fire compartments and wiring systems for safety services.
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Series
Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stevenage
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83724-051-7 (9781837240517)
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Content
Cooperating organizations
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Statutory requirements
Chapter 2: Overview of the Wiring Regulations
Chapter 3: Generally applicable requirements
Chapter 4: Protection against thermal effects - Precautions where particular risk of fire exists
Chapter 5: Protection against burns
Chapter 6: Measures to minimise the spread of fire
Chapter 7: Safety services
Chapter 8: Special installations and locations
Appendix A: Safety service and product standards of relevance to this Guidance Note
Appendix B: Technical guidance documents
Appendix C: Approved Document B Volume 1: Dwellings
Appendix D: Approved Document B Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings
Appendix E: Protection of openings and fire-stopping
Index
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Statutory requirements
Chapter 2: Overview of the Wiring Regulations
Chapter 3: Generally applicable requirements
Chapter 4: Protection against thermal effects - Precautions where particular risk of fire exists
Chapter 5: Protection against burns
Chapter 6: Measures to minimise the spread of fire
Chapter 7: Safety services
Chapter 8: Special installations and locations
Appendix A: Safety service and product standards of relevance to this Guidance Note
Appendix B: Technical guidance documents
Appendix C: Approved Document B Volume 1: Dwellings
Appendix D: Approved Document B Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings
Appendix E: Protection of openings and fire-stopping
Index