David Gibson, Governor, has identified this publication and believes that this free to download guide will assist in the design, specification and installation of building services penetrations to ensure fire compartmentation is maintained. www.thebesa.com/firestopping
The aim of the guide is to encourage all stakeholders in construction to consider firestopping design earlier in the process in order to avoid problems at a later stage in construction.
It is not an installation manual but guidance to a good practice approach.
The guide is broken down to provide information on actions that should be carried out during each of the stages one to seven as defined in the RIBA Plan of Work.
With a foreword by Dame Judith Hackitt, who was the Chair of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the Best Practice Guide will enable a project team to meet is their obligations to deliver a safe and secure project in terms of penetration seals.
This document is the result of a collaboration between a number of relevant trade bodies and organisations representing the wider construction and fire safety industries, and it is an example of the collaborative working and acceptance of professional responsibility throughout the supply chain that must become a feature of the industry’s culture from now on.
“Knowledge that is produced through collaboration and shared freely throughout the entire supply chain is key to the
improvements required in building safety and quality”….