scope:

This standard specifies the requirements for materials within all locations as listed in LU Standard S1086 with regard to:

a) Combustibility

b) Smoke emission

c) Toxic fume emission.

Rolling stock shall comply with BS 6853, Category 1a, with the additions as listed in Attachment C.

Note: This standard does not cover the wider aspects of fire engineering. It may be necessary to invoke other London Underground, National or European Standards to cover fully all aspects of fire safety for a particular application. Guidance is available in G085.

Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to define the requirements for the fire safety performance of materials, installed on the London Underground (LU) Stations and Tunnel Infrastructure.

The business objective of this standard is to ensure that the risk to which the public and employees are exposed is controlled to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable.