IS 3594 : 2024 Fire Safety of General Storage and Warehousing Including Cold Storages - Code of Practice
ICS 13.220.01; 55.220 | CED 36 |
1 SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers the essential requirements of fire safety of warehouses and storage premises. Warehouse accommodation is discussed generally and includes general storage warehouses on manufacturing sites as well as retail warehouses. Also, this standard may help provide an understanding of the hazards associated with material handling operations within a warehouse.
1.2 This standard also covers the essential requirements of fire safety of cold storages.
NOTE - The provisions of this Standard are to be regarded as supplementary to the provisions laid down under the Indian Petroleum Rules and Indian Explosive Rules, 2008 in case of materials to which those rules are applicable.
2 REFERENCES
The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions, which through references in this text constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standards.