Fire Door
A Fire Door is intended to restrict the passage of a fire when it is closed. It can also be designed to restrict the spread of any smoke generated by...
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Fire Engineer
A fire engineer, by education, training and experience understands the following: The nature and characteristics of fire, The mechanisms of fire spread, The control of fire and the associated products...
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Fire Engineering
Fire Engineering is the application of scientific and engineering principles, rules [Codes], and expert judgement, based on an understanding of the phenomena and effects of fire and of the reaction...
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Fire Partition
A fire-resistant interior wall intended to prevent the spread of fire or to provide protection to occupants during the evacuation process of a burning building.
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Fire Protection Compound
Fire Protection Compound is intended for use as a gap filling material where cables, ducts or pipework services penetrate fire compartment floors and walls. See Also Compound, Mortar, QF1, QF2...
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Fire Rating
Means the ability of a building component to resist a fully developed fire, while still performing its function for a graded period of minutes.
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Fire Resistance
Ability of a component or construction of a building to meet for a stated period of time some or all of the appropriate criteria of relevant standards. See BS EN...
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Fire Resistant Cladding
Used on structural steel, mechanical ductwork and dry walls can be achieved with several products e.g. 16mm fire check plaster and fire rated boards installed in accordance with its tested...
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Fire Resistant Coating
Often called fire retardants, or mistakenly called "fireproof" paints, intumescent paints refer to that class of designed paints which swell and form a protective "char" as a result of extreme...
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Fire Resistant Glass
Fire-resistant glass is glass using multi-layer intumescent technology or wire mesh embedded within the glass may be used in the fabrication of fire-resistance rated windows in walls or fire doors.
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Fire Risk Assessment
A Fire Risk Assessment is an organised and methodical look at your premises, the activities carried on there and the likelihood that a fire could start and cause harm to...