Appendix F

Appendi
xtoCl
ause3.
15.
1(b)

NOTESON TH E USE OF INTUM ESCENT PAINTSFOR PROTECTION TO

STRUCTURAL STEEL M EM BERSOF BUILDINGS.

Scope

1. Intumescent pai nt is al
lowed to be used to protect the structuralsteelmembers of
buildi
ngs.In bui l
dingsunderPurposeGroupsVI& VIII,wheretheremaybepresence
of corrosi
ve atmosphere thatmay affectthe effecti veness of i ntumescentpaints for
protecti
on to structuralsteelmembersofbui l
dings,such proposalshal lbesubjected to
evaluati
onoftheRel evantAuthori
ty.

Standards

2. TheIntumescentpaintshallbesubj
ected to thefi
reresi
stancetestasdetai
led i
n BS 476
Pt20/21 ori
tsequi
valent.

3. TheIntumescentpai ntshallalso besubj ected to weatheri

ngtestsasdetai
led i
n BS8202:
Pt2:1992.Fi retestforfireresistanceperformanceshal lbeconductedon thespeci
mens
aftertheweathertests. Thefireresistancerati
ngofthetested specimen shallnotbeless
than75% oftheori ginalprototype.

4. TheIntumescentpai
ntshal
lbeofthetypeapprovedundertheProductLi
sti
ngScheme.

Plan Submission

5. The proj ectQP shallsubmi ta separate setof pl

ans indi
cati
ng the locati
ons of the
structuralsteelmembersthatare/wi
llbecoatedwithintumescentpaint.

6. Ifthe buil
ding exceeds24m i
n habi
tabl
e hei
ght,a fi
re safety reportshal
lbe submi
tted
togetherwiththeplan.

Signage

7. A si
gnagedepi
cti
ngthefol
lowi
ngmi
nimum i
nformati
on shal
lbefi
xed ataconspi
cuous
l
ocati
on:

(a) Nameofsuppl
ier

(b) Fi
reresi
stancerati
ngofthei
ntumescentpai
nt

(c) Dateofpai
nti
ng

(d) Expecteddateofre-pai
nti
ng.

(e) Cauti
on note:“Cauti on:No otherpaint/coati
ng shal
lbeapplied to thesurfaces
ofthestructuralsteelmembersprotectedbythei ntumescentpaintsystem”

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Inspection and Maintenance

8. The Fire Safety Manager, if any, shall carry out regular inspection checks to ensure that
the intumescent paint coatings are not damaged or tempered with. Records of inspection
shall be properly kept.

9. Annual renewal of the Fire Certificate, where applicable, shall also include the inspection
of the columns and beams coated with intumescent paint. The inspection shall be carried
out by a QP.

10. For addition/alteration works in a building where structural steel members are protected
by intumescent paint, the following requirements must be complied with:

(a) The owner or tenant, assisted by the FSM, shall engage a QP who shall submit
building plans to SCDF. The building plans shall be accompanied by the QP’ s
declaration as to whether the existing columns beams coated with intumescent
paint are/will be affected.

(b) Certificate of Registered Inspector Inspection shall be required.

(c) The fire safety report shall be updated accordingly.

11. There shall be no highly flammable/combustible materials stored within the vicinity of
any structural steel members protected by intumescent paint.

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