As time goes on, your building may undergo a series of changes.
This could be as simple as new internet cables being installed to your offices, or could be as complex as a full-scale renovation.
In any case, there is often a disregard for fire protection and, over time, the established compartmentation within your building may become more and more damaged and could remain unknowingly compromised for an extended period of time. This can include, walls, floors and fire doors.
There is an unfortunate common occurrence in most buildings that passive fire protection measures are either:
- Installed to a sub-standard quality
- Significantly damaged from neglect
- Missing entirely
- Or a combination of the three
The predominant reason that these issues go unnoticed is that passive fire protection is often hidden away from plain view.
They are concealed above ceilings, in service risers, or behind decorative features.
It can also be difficult to tell when simply looking at, for example, a firestop whether it has been installed to the correct standard.
However, under the Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety Order) 2005, the Responsible Person is required to ensure that your building complies with an agreed fire strategy and fire safety systems (including passive fire protection) are kept in good order.
These missing or damaged fire protection systems could void any building insurance but, more importantly, it could jeopardise life safety in the event of a fire.
It is important that you regularly check that your fire protection measures are still in place and remain effective should they ever be needed.
Trident Fire Compliance can carry out comprehensive compartmentation surveys to help you identify any defects and then provide guidance on how best to remediate them.
For further comfort and peace of mind, Trident Fire Compliance also provide a further service of Compliance Inspections – this is an independent assessment of an installer’s work, providing you with further evidence that your fire protection works are being completed to the correct standard.
From start to finish, Trident Fire Compliance can provide the full range of services to help you maintain fire safety with your building.
