Ventilation: Approved Document F, Volume 2 — Buildings other than dwellings

O N L I N E V E R S I O N F1(1) Table 1.1 Ventilation for buildings other than offices and car parks Building/space/ Regulations and guidance (also see CIBSE’s Guide A and Appendices D and E) activity Animal rooms CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Purposes (Home Office, 2014) Building services Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 plant rooms Provision for emergency ventilation to control dispersal of contaminating gas releases (e.g. refrigerant leak) is given in paragraphs 23 to 25 of HSE Guidance Note HSG 202 General Ventilation in the Workplace – Guidance for Employers. BS EN 378-3 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps. Safety and environmental requirements – Installation site and personal protection Follow manufacturers’ guidance for adequate provision of air for service equipment. Catering and HSE Catering Information Sheet No. 10: Ventilation in catering kitchens (2017) commercial BESA DW 172 Specification for Kitchen Ventilation Systems (2018) kitchens CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) Cleanrooms CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) Common Either: spaces(1) a. natural ventilation by appropriately located ventilation opening(s) with a total opening area of at least 1/50 of the floor area of the common space b. mechanical ventilation installed to provide a supply of fresh air of 0.5 litres per second per m2 of floor area. Data centres CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) Dealing rooms CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) Factories and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 workshops Factories Act 1961 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 BESA TR 40 Guide to Good Practice for Local Exhaust Ventilation (2020) CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) NOTE: Requirements are often exceeded by other criteria, such as the ventilation requirements of the particular manufacturing process. Farms Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 BS 5502 Buildings and structures for agriculture Gymnasiums Sport England Design Guidance Note: Fitness and Exercise Spaces (2008) Healthcare CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) buildings: non- NHS Activity DataBase surgical Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 03-01 (Department of Health) Health Building Notes (HBN) – various (Department of Health) Hospitals CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) NHS Activity DataBase Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 03-01 (Department of Health) Health Building Notes (HBN) – various (Department of Health) Hotels CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) 13 Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document F Volume 2, 2021 edition O N L I N E V E R S I O N