What is a passive fire protection engineer?
PFP is designed to protect life by providing an adequate means of escape from a building in the event of a fire. It does so by attempting to contain fire, or slow the spread of fire, through the use of systems such as compartmentation and features such as fire resistant doors, walls, ceilings, floors and ducts.
Which is a passive fire protection method?
Passive fire protection breaks the building into “compartments” and prevents the spread of fire through the use of fire-resistance rated walls and floors. It utilizes fire doors to help further compartmentalize the structure and dampers to prevent the spread of fire and smoke throughout the ducts of the building.
What is a passive fire installer?
A well designed passive fire protection (PFP) strategy and specification are not the only considerations in adequately protecting built assets from fire. PFP is built into the fabric of an asset or building in the form of walls, floors, ceilings, beams, columns, screens, seals, fire-stops, doors and shutters.
What comes first in the hierarchy of fire protection?
1. Elimination – removing the hazard completely.
What is PFP in construction?
Passive fire protection (PFP), despite its name, is always at work. Based on compartmentation of fire and preventing collapse through structural fire resistance, when properly installed and maintained, your building’s passive fire protection can save lives and assets, and the building itself.
What are the components of passive fire protection systems?
Passive fire protection has two key components: Fire resistance – focused on using a fire-separating element (a wall, floor or ceiling) to limit the spread of fire through the element, or to prevent structural collapse of load-bearing elements.
What is passive fire Design?
Passive fire protection is built into a building’s structure to provide stability, as well as into walls and floors to separate the building into areas of manageable risk – or compartments. They also protect escape routes and provide vital escape time for occupants in the case of a fire.
What is the purpose of passive fire protection?
Passive fire protection is a vital component of any fire safety strategy. It is built into the structure of a building to safeguard people’s lives and limit the financial impact of damage to buildings and their contents. It does this by: Limiting the spread of fire and smoke by containing it in a single compartment.
Who are the specialists in passive fire protection?
Nullifire are specialists with one focus that has not and will not change, to protect people and buildings from fire. Specialists in both intumescent coatings and fire stopping products, Nullifire’s continuous investment in research and development allows us to remain at the forefront of innovation when it comes to passive fire protection.
Do you need passive fire protection in the UK?
In the UK, passive fire protection must meet Building Regulations that ensure people can escape safely from a building that will itself not collapse in the event of fire.
Who are the leading fire stopping companies in the UK?
Passive Fire Products has grown to become the UK’s leading and most innovative Fire Stopping Product Suppliers. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide our customers such as, national wholesalers, contractors, with a complete professional service from enquiry, advice to product delivery.
Why do you need an optifire fire protection system?
Optifire + aims to give building owners, specifiers, architects and main contractors the confidence that the correct product has been installed in order to achieve the required fire strategy – giving you not only a guaranteed source of traceability but also the assurance that you are using quality, third body associated products.