Firestopping of service penetrations
In This Series
The aim of the guide is to encourage all stakeholders in construction to consider firestopping design earlier in the process in order to avoid problems at a later stage in construction. It is not an installation manual but guidance to a good practice approach. The guide is broken down to provide information on actions that should be carried out during each of the stages one to seven as defined in the RIBA Plan of Work.
This document can also be downloaded free from the FIS website. If revised in the future, the FIS website will host the most up-to-date version.
Suggested Reading
Upgrading timber joinery doors for fire resistance
This Wood Information Sheet gives guidance on assessing the suitability of existing doors for upgrading to give a 20 or 30 minutes’ fire resistance comparable with that of purpose-made fire doors. Upgrading to 60 minutes’ performance will rarely be possible.
Upgrading the fire resistance of existing doors is a…
09/01/2020 | Wood Information Sheet
Wood-based panel products and timber in fire
This Wood Information Sheet (WIS), intended for designers, specifiers and manufacturers, covers the behaviour of wood-based panel products such as plywood, particleboard and fibreboards, in addition to timber.
Smoke production is also considered.
This Wood Information Sheet applies to the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions where…
24/08/2020 | Wood Information Sheet
The Fire Safety Order – closing the knowledge gap
Peter Barker, Principal Technical Officer at BM TRADA, discusses the impact that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order has had on the passive fire protection industry
Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2015
01/01/2015 | Magazine Article
