Fire Stopping Inspection:

What should we expect form the compartmentation survey?

The compartment should be inspected along with building fire strategy plan/drawings to identify any defects or breaches to the fire compartment walls. Our surveyor will identify the not protected, incorrectly sealed services penetrating compartment walls. Common defects include: cabling, voids, cable trays, pipes, plastic pipes, UPVC pipes, ducts and linear gaps.

What we provide in the reports?

Our Inspection will include:

– Unique Identification Number
– Location Reference
– Fire Resistance Recommended by the fire compartment information.
– Penetrating Service Type
– Dimensions of seal
– Recommended Solution to achieve the compliance

We will provide full breakdown supported with the Report describing the condition of the passive fire protection within the compartment zones. The quote will be provided with costs for each item, individual suit to the site scenario and access.

Fire Doors Inspections:

Fire resisting door sets (fire doors) are a vital part of a passive fire protection system to reduce the spread of fire and smoke between separate compartments internally in a building to allow persons to safely evacuate or move to a place of safety (be it a sterile stair, lobby, or final exit). Final exit doors are not required to be part of the passive protection measures and are mostly to outside world. But they should be regularly checked to ensure they continue to functioning and operate correctly. Fire exit doors and also not subject to the same required checks are Fire Resisting Door sets.
Fire Door Inspection involve the application of the manufacturer information or provide O&M’s that will include the survey approach to the inspected doors. In case the door have unknown manufacturer the our surveyors will apply the set of the industrial guidance to confirm the door compliance. Fire door inspectors have the appropriate knowledge, training and experience to apply these checks, and are usually FDIS, Fire Door Check or BM TRADA qualified.
What does the Law say? – The updated Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 made it a legal requirement from 23 January 2023 for responsible persons for all multi-occupied residential buildings in England with storeys over 11 metres in height to:
• undertake quarterly checks of all fire doors (including self-closing devices) in the common parts
• undertake – on a best endeavour basis – annual checks of all flat entrance doors (including self-closing devices) that lead onto a building’s common parts