IS 6329 : 2000 Code of Practice for Fire Safety of Industrial Buildings - Saw Mills and Wood Works

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers the fire safety requirements of sawmills, furniture factories, coach and body building works,upholsteries and other wood working workshops, where various kindsof wood working operations are carried out either as a separatetrade or as ancillary to any particular industry.

1.2 This standard also covers fire safety requirements offactories making various varieties of wood products, namely,plywood, hardboards, wood wool, insulation boards, wood flour, etc.

1.3 This standard shall be applicable in case of factories,where wood working by power is carried out or in which more than 20persons are employed.

2 References

IS 1641 :1988Code of practice for fire safety ofbuildings (general): General principlesof fire grading and classification

IS 1642 :1989Code of practice for fire safety ofbuildings (general): Details ofconstruction

IS 1646 :1982Code of practice for fire safety ofbuildings (general): Electricalinstallations

IS 1648 :1961Code of practice for fire safety ofbuildings (general): Fire fighting equipment and its maintenance

IS 2189 :1988Code of practice for selection,installation and maintenance ofautomatic fire detection and alarmsystem

IS 2190 :1992Selection, installation and maintenanceof first-aid fire extinguishers - Code of practice

IS 3594 :1991Code of practice for fire safety ofindustrial buildings: General storageand warehousing including cold storages

IS 6070 :1983Code of practice for selection,operation and maintenance of trailerfire pumps, portable pumps, watertenders and motor fire engines

SP 7 : Part VIII : Sec 1 :1983 National Building Code of India:Part VIII Building Services,Section 1 Listing and ventilation