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Assessing Passive Fire Defects in Existing Buildings Pt 2 – Where and how we inspect.

Presenter: Ron Green

How do we get involved?

Reclad Projects – Client / Fire Engineer

Reviewing Ultra Fast Broadband

Penetrations

Proposed Building Extensions – Fire

Engineer

BWOF Inspections2

Where and What do we look for?

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What do we use for inspections?

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Where and What do we look for?

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Fire Rated Risers

Where and What do we look for?

6

Fire Rated

Riser with

no internal

lings!

Where and What do we look for?

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Same

riser with

incorrect

fire

stopping

Where and What do we look for?

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Fire Rated

Riser –

incorrectly

installed fire

rated doors

and no fire

stopping of

cables.

Where and What do we look for?

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Fire Rated

Riser –

Duct with

Intumescent

Grille

Where and What do we look for?

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Where and What do we look for?

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Fire Rated Riser

Wall

construction !

Where and What do we look for?

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Fire Rated

Riser -

Penetrations

Where and What do we look for?

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Fire Rated Dampers

Where and What do we look for?

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Damper within

Commercial

Kitchen Extract

Duct !

Commercial

Tennant within

Apartment Block

Where and What do we look for?

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!

Where and What do we look for?

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IT JunctionsWooden Floor

Construction –

Many Gaps

between

Apartments –

IT Junction

Where and What do we look for?

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Fire Rated Ceilings

Where and What do we look for?

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Incorrect

damper

installation

/ gaps

Where and What do we look for?

Ceiling Voids

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Where and What do we look for?

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Ceiling Void

Endoscope

photo -

PVC Pipe no

fire stopping

Solutions

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Design

Specification

Construction

Monitoring

Project Management

PS4

Solutions

Collaborative Role with Fire Engineer, Council & Client

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