Automatic Fire Detection System
A means of automatically detecting the products of a fire and sending a signal to a fire warning system.
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Benchmark
A sample defining the detailing and quality of a penetration seal.
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Blank Penetration Seal
A seal that closes the aperture in a fire-resistant wall in order to maintain the wall's ability to resist fire for a specific time. This is without incorporating penetrating services.
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Board
A flat panel, manufactured from gypsum, fibre gypsum, GRG, cement or calcium silicate.
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Building Control Body (BCB)
The body responsible for enforcing building regulations on a project and assisting with compliance by given feedback on plans and providing site inspections This may be a local authority building...
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Building Regulations 2010 (Fire Safety) Approved Document B
Government Building regulations for fire safety in residential homes, including new and existing dwellings, flats, residential accommodation, schools, colleges and offices.
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Bulkhead
A dividing wall or barrier between separate compartments.
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Busbar
A strip or bar of rigid metal that conducts electricity, either as a single element or within a Bus bar trunking unit.
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Bus Bar Trunking Unit
Unit of bus bar trunking system complete with bus bars, their supports and insulation, external enclosure and any fixing and connection means to other units, with or without tap-off facilities.
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Buttered
A term used in conjunction with Intumescent Sealant and Fire Batt. Example Intumescent sealant buttered to all exposed mineral wool edges of the Fire Batt.
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Cable Carrier
A component of a cable installation system for the continuous support of cables, such as cable ladders, cable trays, or cable baskets.
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Cable Coating
Application of fire retardants, which are either endothermic or intumescent, to reduce flame spread and smoke development of combustible cable-jacketing.