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SERVICES
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FSEC Fire
Compartmentation
investigations
Fire compartmentation is an integral part of the safety
features of any building and The Fire strategy should dictate
what standard of fire resistance the walls and floors of a
building should have in accordance with Building Regulations
and fire safety principles, dependent upon the height size and
use of the building.
Failures in fire compartmentation like the Grenfell incident,
can lead to smoke and flames spreading rapidly and prevent
escape routes being available to the occupants with the
resulting consequences.
Failures in Fire compartmentation are punishable under the
articles of the Fire Safety Order 2005 and ignorance of the
problem is not a defence in law for the “Responsible Person”.
Often horizontal fire compartmentation between floors
(usually 60 minutes FR) on buildings up to 6 floors, will be
breached by service risers and pipes and cables passing
through the premises. Each breach must be sealed correctly
without using expanding fire foam.
Instead, best practice requires the installation of fire collars,
fire wraps, and socks plus intumescent Fire batts and bricks as
part of a number of measures used to seal such breaches in a
very specific manner.
We undertake both INTRUSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE Fire
compartmentation investigations in any type of premises
including blocks of flats.
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FSEC Fire Door
Inspection
service
Why should we inspect them?
Fire Doors form an integral and crucially
important part of your building’s fire
compartmentation lines and Fire Strategy. The
function of fire compartmentation is to slow
down the spread of fire and smoke to allow
your building occupants time to leave safely
and protect your building contents and
business.
Fire doors should comply with BS 476 and
should be checked under article 17 of the Fire
Safety Order 2005, with BS 9999 2017, section
I.6.2 stating a 6 monthly check and central Gov
(MHCLG) recommending every quarter!
Fire Doors can be on risers, cupboards, rooms
where you have a high risk (plant rooms etc),
etc and they can be either timber or metal.
Failure to keep your doors well maintained is
not only part of the British Standards, but it is
covered under criminal law!
The Regulatory Reform Order (2005) Article 17
specifically states that it is a legal requirement to
ensure that fire resisting doors and escape doors
are correctly installed and adequately maintained
in order for them to be fit for purpose and the
responsibility to ensure this happens falls on
whoever has day-to-day control of premises
(Responsible Person).
At FSEC, we can demonstrate full competency with
our assessors as well as demonstratable years of
experience across fire engineering, Building
Control, active and passive systems. We cannot
only inspect, assess and report on your doors, but
offer advice on wider possible issues we may come
across including compartmentation and fire
strategy.
We use the latest electronic reporting to record
each door and check/measure no less than 20
different points to give you a comprehensive
survey. Upon completion, we file the report to a
secure server, then have the report audited by a
3rd party before issuing.
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FSEC Fire Risk Assessments
FSEC has one of the most experienced teams in the UK with Ex Fire safety officers and
managers, Graduate Fire Engineers who are also ex-operational fire service officers and
Building control experts. Collectively they have over 200 years of fire consultancy experience
in fire safety and building code enforcement.
Currently, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) dictates that the “Responsible
Person” is responsible for the completion of a fire risk assessment and reporting of the
“Significant findings” in the form of an action plan.
Since 2006, FSEC staff have collectively undertaken over 6000 risk assessments and assisted
many companies under threat of enforcement with an action plan for remedial works in a costeffective
manner for the client.
FSEC staff and the company have a number of third party accreditations including:
BAFE SP 205 which requires validation by accredited validators.
FRACS
IFSM NAFRAR
IFSM Tier 3
IFE Life Register
Articles of the FSO commonly used for prosecution include articles 4, 9, 11 14 and 17, and the
Order is based in criminal law with suitable punishments including fines and custodial
sentences possible. Since 2006 prosecutions have increased over 5000% As ex enforcers we
enjoy the challenge of legal defence and as our team is lead by Graduate Fire Engineers at the
top of their careers we can deal with almost all circumstances using our skills experience
training and competence.
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FSEC Fire
Strategies
We undertake Fire strategies either for
new buildings or those to be refurbished
and even retrospective documents for
those who have lost or waylaid their
reports.
A Fire Strategy should be in place for the
risk assessor and management and
should be used as a benchmark to assist
the risk assessor to evaluate compliance
of the fire risk assessment against the
Fire Safety Order 2005.
A strategy should have been agreed
under Building Regs either when the
building was new, or during any refit or
upgrade, and under Regulation 38 of the
B Regs a short version should be passed
on to the building’s Responsible Person
to enable them to understand how to
manage fire safety in their building.
A strategy includes
The design of escape routes
Escape capacity (how many people can
safely escape)
Occupancy capacity (how many people can
safely occupy the premises)
The type of evacuation system
The standard and coverage of fire alarm
The need for fire suppression or smoke
control
The standard of fire compartmentation
required.
Where the lines of fire compartmentation
are required.
The design of walls and floors and fire
stopping.
What fire doors are needed and where.
Emergency lighting and fire exit signage
and much more
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FSEC Training
At FSEC we have a wealth of real fire operational experience with six Trainers of ex
operational backgrounds who have provided fire training for over 12 years UK wide to
many clients including Blue Chip companies.
Our training includes
Fire Warden / Marshall training
Fire manager training
Fire risk assessment training
Fire extinguisher training
Evac chair training
PEEPs training
Bespoke training upon request for special risks or circumstances
FSEC is an Affiliated member of the Institution of Fire Engineers
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