BS 8414

BS 8414 is a 2002 British Standard describing test methods to assess fire safety of cladding applied to the external face of a building. The latest version was issued in 2020.

The two-part standard describes methods for testing the cladding in two different setups, and has been ported to standards in countries such as Australia, Malaysia and the UAE.

Standard

Current

• BS 8414-1:2015+A1:2017 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the masonry face of a building. Published on 30/04/2015
• BS 8414-2:2015+A1:2017 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to and supported by a structural steel frame. Published on 30/04/2015

Further reading

• Colwell, Sarah A.; Smit, D.J. (1999). Assessing the fire performance of external cladding systems: a test method. London: Construction Research Communications Ltd. by permission of Building Research Establishment Ltd. ISBN 9781860812903.
• Colwell, Sarah; Foster, J.; Martin, B. (April 2000). "Fire performance of external cladding systems". Fire Safety Engineering. 7 (2): 19–23. OCLC 194918289.
• Harris, Mark (1 August 2011). "Cladding panels: Insulated panel systems & passive fire protection". International Fire Protection Magazine (47). MDM Publishing Ltd: 80–82. Google Drive view.
• Zeng, Xubin; Zhao, Chenggang; Lu, Guojian; Liu, Junjun (October 2014). "Evaluation of fire performance of external wall cladding systems with rigid polyurethane insulation in different applications". Jianzhu Cailiao Xuebao/Journal of Building Materials. 17 (5): 843–848. Available online to download.
• Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the masonry face of a building (incorporating corrigendum No. 1). London: British Standards Institute. April 2015. ISBN 9780580916908.

External links

• 2015 version of the Standard