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Passive Fire Protection SEMINAR

Passive Fire Protection SEMINAR. 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

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Passive Fire Protection SEMINAR

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  1. Passive Fire Protection SEMINAR INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW

  2. “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

  3. Free One Day Seminars

  4. Next Free Seminar

  5. The main issues • Ensuring: • PUBLIC BUILDINGS ARE FIRE SAFE • BUILDINGS CAN PROVIDE A SAFE ‘MEANS OF ESCAPE’ • PHASED HORIZONTAL EVACUATION CAN TAKE PLACE • MINIMUM RISK TO FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES • Protection to: • VALUABLE & VITAL EQUIPMENT  • VITAL ACTIVITIES • AN ORGANISATION’S VIABILITY • AN ORGANISATION’S STANDING & REPUTATION  • AN INDIVIDUAL’S STANDING, REPUTATION & LIVELIHOOD

  6. Progressive Horizontal Evacuation Why it is essential

  7. Hospital Fire Blaze closes Chesterfield Royal Hospital A&E ward ‘for foreseeable future’ Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service battled for three hours to contain the blaze which spread to the first floor and broke through the roof. June 2011

  8. Expensive but Useless!

  9. Better Late Than Never?

  10. What is The True Cost?

  11. Two Important Questions Why are new buildings not always fire compliant? Why are fire compartments not always adequately maintained?

  12. 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

  13. Protection of Property RC12-01 Inspection of Fire StoppingWe recommend an inspection is conducted of all cable penetrations between floors and walls to ensure that there is adequate fire-stopping and fire compartmentation. The result on completion is the risk of fire spread between floors and adjoining areas will limit widespread damage. One company who can assist with the completion of this recommendation is Checkmate Fire Solutions. Contact details can be provided upon request.

  14. 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

  15. Traditional Build “Approved Document B was developed for easy and forgiving masonry construction . .

  16. Modern Build . . with modern methods of construction the room for error is small if not microscopic”. Dr Jim Glockling,Technical Director,Fire Protection Association

  17. Structural movement in a fire

  18. Structural movement in a fire

  19. Typical Process • A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT • CLIENT • FIRE ENGINEER – FIRE STRATEGY • PLANNING / BUILDING CONTROL (FIRE & RESCUE?) • PROJECT CONSULTANT (PROJECT TEAM?) • MAIN CONTRACTOR • ARCHITECT • VARIOUS SUB-CONTRACTORS • PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS? • CLERK OF WORKS? • BUILDING CONTROL • CLIENTS FIRE SAFETY ADVISOR? • CLIENTS RISK ASSESSOR • ESTATES / FACILITIES MANAGER / FM COMPANY compliance cost WHO HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEBUILDING’S STRUCTURAL FIRE COMPLIANCE?

  20. Lack of Monitoring

  21. A ‘competitive tender’ issue?

  22. Grudge Purchase?

  23. Qualified . . . but not in fire stopping

  24. Qualified . . . but not in fire stopping

  25. Qualified . . . but not in fire stopping

  26. Qualified . . . but not in fire stopping

  27. Interface Details

  28. Not Nearly Adequate!

  29. Fire Tested Integrity

  30. Poor Co-ordination

  31. Irresponsibility

  32. An Alternative Process compliance cost Client Fire Engineer / Strategy 3rd party installer withLPCB Certification Fire Compliance Co-ordinator?

  33. Fully Compliant • Passive Fire Protection . . . • designed & specified requires: • Correct products • Correct installation • 3rd Party accreditation • Compartmentation management • To last the lifetime of a building

  34. 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.

  35. Quality Assured A complete paper trail

  36. 3rd Party Inspection & Certification

  37. Do all Fire Risk Assessments . . . Newspaper had been used to fill the gaps around the pipework.

  38. investigate Ceiling Voids . . .

  39. Roof Voids . . .

  40. and Areas of Strategic Importance?

  41. Room Integrity Testing Air Sealing, Testing & Certification • Compliance with BS ISO 14520 P1 • Computer rooms • Other areas of strategic importance • Compliance with BS 5454:2000 - Recommendations for the storage & exhibition of archival documents

  42. 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

  43. Fire Door Inspection & Remediation BEFORE

  44. Fire Door Inspection & Remediation AFTER

  45. 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. 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. Says Clive: “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.”

  46. 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 & anydamage or defectsrectified by a competentperson in line with theRegulatory ReformOrder 2005”

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. Fires destroy people’s lives Arrests over Warwickshire warehouse fire which killed four firefighters. Feb 2011 Charges over Warwickshire firefighters' deaths Three Warwickshire fire service managers are to face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence over the deaths of four firefighters. Feb 2011

  50. Efficiency savings in the Public Sector “we need to deliver efficiencies and reduce waste in public spending, delivering an additional £ 5 billion of efficiency savings in 2010-11” John Denham, Secretary of State “Universities must reduce the administrative burden whilst maintaining proper accountability for the use of public funds, ensuring they make efficiency gains where possible” John Selby, Higher Education Funding Council

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