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Passive Fire Protection Presentation
INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW
“Checkmate contains fire!”
The Company
• Formed: 1990
• Offices: Yorkshire, London, Hampshire
& agencies in Dubai & Bahrain
• Core Services Include:
• Intumescent Paint Spraying
• Firestopping
• Installation of Fire Barriers
• Drylining
• Air Sealing & Integrity Testing
• Fire Doors
• Fire Compliance Surveys
So what is Passive Fire Protection?
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Passive fire protection is the primary measure integrated
within the constructional fabric of a building to provide
inherent fire safety and protection by responding against
flame, heat and smoke to maintain the fundamental
requirements of building compartmentation, structural
stability, fire separation and safe means of escape.
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Passive fire protection measures achieve their intended
purpose by raising the fire resistance of the structure,
protecting the structure against the effects of fire, reducing
fire spread through secondary ignition, limiting the
movement of flame and smoke, and minimising the danger
of fire-induced collapse or structural distortion.
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Passive fire protection design, incorporating passive fire
protection materials, systems and assemblies, serves by
fire containment to protect life, safeguard the building
structure, protect assets, maintain building serviceability
after fire, minimise rebuild costs, and facilitate quick
business recovery and continuity
In simple terms…..?
 The ‘fabric’ of the building should be designed,
constructed and maintained to reduce or eliminate
the spread of fire products around the building.
 To contain the fire to the area of origin.
 Protect lives and the structure of the building.
Why Passive Fire Protection
is important
Two Important Questions
Why are new buildings not always fire compliant?
Why are fire compartments not always adequately
maintained?
Less Resilience To Fire
“It would not be unreasonable to
assume that during the past
decade, our commercial building
stock has become less resilient
to fire – and this goes some way
to explaining the steep increase
in fire losses”.
Roy Watkinson
Technical & Commercial Insurance Director, AXA Insurance
Source: FRM Journal, March 2011
Building Regulations Requirements
“If a fire separating element is to be effective, every joint
and imperfection of fit, or opening to allow services to
pass through the element, should be adequately
protected by sealing or firestopping so that the fire
resistance of the element is not impaired”
“Every compartment wall and compartment floor should
form a complete barrier to fire between the
compartments they separate and have the appropriate
fire resistance” ..... there should be continuity at the
junctions of the fire-resisting elements enclosing a
compartment and any openings from one compartment
to another should not present a weakness”
Building Regulations Approved Document B; B3 section 10
Traditional Build
“Approved Document B
was developed for easy
and forgiving masonry
construction . .
Modern Build
. . with modern
methods of
construction the
room for error is
small if not
microscopic”.
Dr Jim Glockling,
Technical Director,
Fire Protection Association
Structural movement in a fire
Structural movement in a fire
A ‘competitive tender’ issue?
Qualified . . . but not in fire stopping
Irresponsibility
Fully Compliant
Passive Fire Protection . . .
designed & specified requires:
•
Correct products
•
Correct installation
•
3rd Party accreditation
•
Compartmentation management
To last the lifetime of a building
3rd Party Accreditation
The BRE Approval process
involves a whole series of rigorous
checks which are on-going & it is
because of this assessment
process that the LPCB Approval
Mark is recognised worldwide as a
badge of quality for Passive Fire
Protection Installation.
Quality Assured
A complete paper trail
Investigate Ceiling Voids . . .
Roof Voids . . .
and Areas of Strategic Importance
Fire Doors
“The installation of a fire door is a complex
procedure requiring a detailed
understanding of the important role played
by each component & therefore needs to
be undertaken by someone with the correct
training”.
(BWF-CERTIFIRE)
Norman Macdonald, BRE Principal Consultant, checking
upgraded fire doors at Ormskirk Hospital
It is estimated by BWF Certifire that more than 80% of
installed one hour fire doors will in reality not provide one
hour fire rating
Fire Doors
“Even the simplest design
of fire door can rarely
tolerate error in installation
and one hours fire
resistance can easily be
reduced to less than ten
minutes, but you won’t
necessarily be able to see
the problem unless there
is a fire.”
Peter Barker, Chiltern International Fire
Fire Doors
Fire Door Inspection Scheme
Achievement of First FDIS
Diploma Improves Service to
Clients
Checkmate Fire Solutions Ltd
Compliance Manager Clive Reilly,
seen being presented with his
diploma by Gary Amer, Chief
Executive of the Guild of Architectural
Ironmongers, is the first industry
professional to have successfully
passed the FDIS Diploma in Fire
Doors.
Says Clive:
The Diploma is a key part of the
recently launched scheme that aims
to transform knowledge and
understanding about the critical role
of fire doors and is believed to be the
first of its kind in Europe.
“Since Checkmate introduced a service for the
maintenance and management of fire doors we have been
keen to have a qualification that proved our competence in
this area. Taking the FDIS Diploma confirmed we knew a
lot and also enabled us to rectify gaps in our knowledge,
broadening our expertise, which will benefit our clients.”
Fire Door Inspection & Remediation
BEFORE
Fire Door Inspection & Remediation
AFTER
Fire Doors
Three ways to keep fire doors open
Above the door?
On-going Inspection & Re-Certification
The LPCB Certificate states that it only
remains valid “providing that the passive
fire protection is checked
on an annual basis & any
damage or defects
rectified by a competent
person in line with the
Regulatory Reform
Order 2005”
POOR MANAGEMENT the consequences can be tragic
Owners of fire death Penhallow
Hotel to be prosecuted
The owners of a Newquay hotel which caught fire,
resulting in three deaths, are to be prosecuted for
fire safety breaches, Cornwall Council says.
Sep 2010
Six killed in tower block blaze
Three children and three adults have died after a fire
swept through a tower block in south-east London.
July 2009
Staying Within The Law
“Where necessary in order to
safeguard the safety of relevant
persons the responsible person must
ensure that the premises and any
facilities, equipment and devices
provided in respect of the premises
under this Order….. are subject to a
suitable system of maintenance and
are maintained in an efficient state, in
efficient working order and in good
repair.”
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Checkmate providing practical
fire & smoke
containment solutions
“doing it the right way, first time around, will always
be the most cost-effective course of action”.
(ASFP Red Book)
www.checkmatefire.com