In the event of a fire, a smoke control system is used to keep a building's escape routes and access routes free from smoke, assist fire-fighting operations and delay or prevent flashover, thereby reducing the risk that the fire will escalate.Smoke Control Association, FAQs: Your Questions Answered, accessed 20 September 2021
In the United Kingdom, the Smoke Control Association operates as a professional and advisory organisation in this field.Smoke Control Association, accessed 20 September 2021
Standards Within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Technical Committee ISO/TC 21/SC 11 is responsible for the development of standards concerned with smoke and heat control systems and components.ISO, ISO/TC 21/SC 11: Smoke and heat control systems and components, accessed 6 October 2021
In Australia and New Zealand, joint standard AS/NZS 1668.1:2015 aims to provide: Requirements for the maintenance of smoke control systems fall outside this standard.
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