Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority

Sustainable Construction -
Besides concrete encasement and concrete infill of hollow steel sections, there are other fire
protection systems such as fire-rated boards, spray-on materials and intumescent paint to
enhance the fire resistance of structural steel members.
Fire-Rated Board Intumescent paint
Is modification to a proprietary fire protection system allowed?
Most of these fire protection systems are proprietary systems
fire-tested in approved laboratories according to standards
stipulated by the Relevant Authority, before they can be
listed in the PLS.
The fire tests are carried out on a mock-up that is built for the
purpose of testing. Therefore the protection system applied
at site must be similar to the set-up of the mock-up. For
instance, the intumescent paint primer used at the site must
be the same as the one used in the mock-up fire test.
Hence, if the proprietary systems have to be modified to suit
the project, the system has to be re-tested at an approved
laboratory.
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Mock-up of fire test