Professional Documents
Culture Documents
When
Originally known as the
Association of Structural Fire
Protection Contractors and
Manufacturers (ASFPCM), the
association was formed in
1975
Why
In recognition of a need to
bring together passive fire
protection (PFP)
manufacturers, contractors
and testing/certification
bodies to encourage, develop
and give guidance on essential
standards in PFP.
Manufacturers
Contractors
Testing and
certification bodies
and
many other
associate members
Industry guidance
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Industry guidance
Indicative or Ad-hoc Testing
Understanding the term
Competent Person
Awareness Guidance for the
Responsible Person
Using Polyurethane Foams
RED BOOK
YELLOW BOOK
PURPLE BOOK
Fire resisting
non load-bearing partitions
4th Edition
3rd Edition
GREY BOOK
BLUE BOOK
2nd Edition
ORANGE BOOK
As well as offering guidance on many of the issues you will face in the
specification of structural fire protection
q Approved Documents
q CDM Regulations
q Building Regulations such as Regulation 38 (formally 16B)
q Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
q 3rd Party Certification
q The Construction Products Regulation
q Misrepresentation of inappropriate test data
Approved Documents
CDM Regulations
BS 9999
Etc, etc.....................
Torre
Windsor
Madrid 2005
Built in
1970s
No slab edge
firestops
Basement floors were not affected, proving that the deficiency was
in the slab edge fire protection, not fire stopping around services
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Building Design
Construction
Building Maintenance
Stage Three
Plastic Surgeon
Heart Surgeon
Veterinary Surgeon
Stage Three
Stage Three
Stage Three
Stage Three
To Sum Up
What conclusions can we draw from this short presentation?
Where possible specify appropriate 3rd
party Certificated products
To Sum Up
What conclusions can we draw from this short presentation?
Appoint 3rd Party Certificated
installers
To Sum Up
What conclusions can we draw from this short presentation?
Ensure that any follow-on trades are
competent to repair any breaches
they need to make to the
compartmentation to ensure that
appropriate fire performance is
maintained.
To Sum Up
What conclusions can we draw from this short presentation?
Theres nothing wrong with thinking
outside of the box.
To Sum Up
What conclusions can we draw from this short presentation?
Theres nothing wrong with thinking
outside of the box.
Provided you understand the
consequences of getting it wrong!
Questions
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