Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority

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How to verify that a fire protection system or material has passed the fire
resistance test?
All testing of non-combustible materials and fire-rated construction have to be certified under
the Product Listing Scheme (PLS) managed by an Accreditation Body. Currently in Singapore, the
PLS is managed by Tüv Süd PSB Pte Ltd (formerly known as PSB Corporation).
Any building material/system that is intended for fi re safety works listed under
the PLS and used in compliance with the requirements stipulated in the Fire
Code, would be deemed to be acceptable to the Relevant Authority.
No separate approval is required. The said scheme took effect from 1 April
1998. The following URL provides more information about the PLS:
http://www.tuv-sud-psb.sg/testing/prodcert_prodlist.shtml
These listed fi re-rated building materials/systems are usually
proprietary systems that have undergone vigorous fi re tests to
ensure that they are able to function satisfactorily in events
of a real fi re. Some examples are fi red-rated partition system
and fi re- rated ceiling board system.
A partition system would consist of the steel stud frames
with plaster (or gypsum) boards of certain thickness and
sound insulation material (such as rockwool). A fire-rated
ceiling board system would consist of the ceiling board
hangers, the ceiling board and sound insulation material.
Therefore, anyone who intends to use a fire-rated material/
system should check with the manufacturers to ensure that
the complete system is adopted.
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