The Association for Specialist Fire Protection. Guidance in Passive Fire Protection

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection Guidance in Passive Fire Protection Wilf Butcher CEO Association for Specialist Fire Protection

The ASFP - A brief background history When Originally known as the Association of Structural Fire Protection Contractors and Manufacturers (ASFPCM), the association was formed in 1975

The ASFP - A brief background history Why In recognition of a need to bring together passive fire protection (PFP) manufacturers, contractors and testing/certification bodies to encourage, develop and give guidance on essential standards in PFP.

The ASFP - A brief background history In 1996 the Association changed its name to the Association for Specialist Fire Protection To better reflect the diversity of the work then being undertaken in the fields of fire stopping, fire resisting ducting, fire dampers, fire resisting partitions and other elements used for compartmentation

The ASFP - A brief background history In 1996 the Association changed its name to the Association for Specialist Fire Protection The Association is responsible for and/or has had a significant input into the vast majority of guidance and standards that exist today across the whole spectrum of the PFP sector.

Who is the Association made up of? Today the ASFP is further broadening its membership and remit to reflect and respond to the significant changes and challenges that are taking place at many levels within the PFP sector in terms of technical innovation, regulatory direction, the changing political dimension, evolving commercial forces and geographic expansion of the industry.

Who is the Association made up of? Today the ASFP is further broadening its membership and remit to reflect and respond to the significant changes and challenges that are taking place at many levels within the PFP sector It is important to note that all ASFP Contractors are 3 rd Party Certificated as a mandatory requirement of membership of the ASFP

Who is the Association made up of? Today the ASFP is further broadening its membership and remit to reflect and respond to the significant changes and challenges that are taking place at many levels within the PFP sector Why is this so important to you? Installations independently inspected Accredited Certificates of Conformity issued by the installer Essential supportive evidence in compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Essential supportive documentation in accordance with Regulation 38 (formally Regulation 16b) of the Building Regulations

Who is the Association made up of? Today the ASFP is further broadening its membership and remit to reflect and respond to the significant changes and challenges that are taking place at many levels within the PFP sector ASFP now offers Affiliate membership to those professionals that have a need to keep abreast of all matters pertinent to passive fire protection technology, regulation, standards and industry guidance

ASFP s support services What are they designed to achieve? Industry guidance The ASFPs website offers comprehensive technical support to the professional at a number of levels www.asfp.org.uk

ASFP s support services What are they designed to achieve? Industry guidance Indicative or Ad-hoc Testing Understanding the term Competent Person Awareness Guidance for the Responsible Person Using Polyurethane Foams

ASFP s support services What are they designed to achieve? RED BOOK YELLOW BOOK PURPLE BOOK Fire stopping & penetration seals for the construction industry Fire protection for structural steel in buildings Fire resisting non load-bearing partitions 3rd Edition The Association for Specialist Fire Protection 4th Edition The Association for Specialist Fire Protection The Association for Specialist Fire Protection GREY BOOK BLUE BOOK ORANGE BOOK Fire & smoke resisting dampers Fire resisting ductwork 2nd Edition Fire retardant coatings for The construction industry The Association for Specialist Fire Protection The Association for Specialist Fire Protection The Association for Specialist Fire Protection

ASFP s support services What are they designed to achieve? The ASFP Yellow Book supplied in two volumes is referenced in the Building Regulations. It acts as a non commercial guidance document to the specifier covering all aspects of the protection of steel encompassing a full range of passive fire protection materials

ASFP s support services What are they designed to achieve?

ASFP s support services What are they designed to achieve? You can access all the key published editorials issued by the ASFP each year

ASFP s support services What are they designed to achieve? As well as offering guidance on many of the issues you will face in the specification of structural fire protection Approved Documents CDM Regulations Building Regulations such as Regulation 38 (formally 16B) Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 3 rd Party Certification The Construction Products Regulation Either via downloadable information or by contact directly with the ASFP Technical Officer, Niall Rowan

Four Key Issues As well as offering guidance on many of the issues you will face in the specification of structural fire protection Approved Documents CDM Regulations Building Regulations such as Regulation 38 (formally 16B) Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 3 rd Party Certification The Construction Products Regulation To conclude let us take a brief look at four of these issues

Four Key Issues Issue One Building Regulations such as Regulation 38 (formally 16b) There is no doubt that Government clearly expects that the duties of Building Regulation 38 (previously known as Regulation 16b) will be reliably carried out and the building user/owner will be fully informed of the fire protection provisions in the building he now occupies Regulation 38 requires that, where building work involves the erection or extension of a relevant building, fire safety information shall be given to the responsible person at the completion of the project or when the building or extension is first occupied Refer to Appendix G: Fire Safety Information

Four Key Issues Issue One Building Regulations such as Regulation 38 (formally 16B) Why is this essential?

Four Key Issues Issue Two Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 the owner of the building, as the Responsible Person now takes on the ownership of liability for the fire safety of all those within his building and will appoint a Competent Person to ensure that an appropriate Risk Assessment is made and maintained for his building.

Four Key Issues Issue Two Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 So who is defined as a Responsible Person? An employer A managing agent or owner of shared premises A charity or voluntary organisation A contractor with a degree of control over any premises

Four Key Issues Issue Two The order states that any fire-risk in a premises must be managed, for the life of the building. Fire authorities no longer issue fire certificates and those previously in force now have no legal status, therefore the responsible person must carry out a fire-risk assessment. Where expertise to carry out such a risk assessment is lacking this process may be passed to a competent person. None-the-less, the responsible person will still be responsible, in law, for meeting the order. The responsible person, either on their own or with any other responsible persons, must as far as is reasonably practical make sure that everyone on the premises, or nearby, can escape safely if there is a fire.

Four Key Issues Issue Two ASFP has just completed a guide on what to look for when undertaking a Fire Risk Assessment for the Passive Fire Protection element of a building Available Now

Four Key Issues Issue Two Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Regulation 38 The information passed on by the main contractor in compliance with Regulation 38 is vital to ensure that the Competent Person is able to carry out an appropriate and effective Fire Risk Assessment

Four Key Issues Issue Three 3rd Party Certification 3 rd Party Certification is not mandatory however all those in the design and installation process are better protected if such product and installation certification is adopted. For example

Four Key Issues Issue Three 3rd Party Certification Product Certification Essential Principles Document Principle 10: As a minimum, all fire protection products shall be third party certified to an appropriate product or performance based standard

Four Key Issues Issue Three 3rd Party Certification Installation Certification ADB 0.20... provide a means of ensuring that installations have been conducted by knowledgeable contractors to appropriate standards, thereby increasing reliability of the anticipated performance in fire

Four Key Issues Issue Three 3rd Party Certification Inspection Certification DCLG & Industry Working together to develop 3 rd Party Certification competency for fire risk assessors

Four Key Issues Issue Four Construction Products Regulation Came into force in April 2011 but not mandatory until June 2013 The Construction Products Regulation (305/2011/EC - CPR) replaces the Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC - CPD) and lays down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products.

Four Key Issues Issue Four Construction Products Regulation CE marking shows that the declared product performance has been obtained by the procedures set out in the relevant European Product Standards(hEN) or European Assessment Documents (EAD) Not a National mark Not a quality mark

Four Key Issues Issue Four Construction Products Regulation The CPR provides more clarification of the concepts and the use of CE marking.

Passive Fire Protection Works

ASFP s support services For further information For more information go to www.asfp.org.uk

Wilf Butcher Chief Executive Officer Association for Specialist Fire Protection Kingsley House Ganders Business Park Kingsley Bordon Hampshire GU35 9LU ASFP Office Tel: +44 (0)1420 471612 Home Office: +44(0)1252 641787 Fax: +44 (0)1420 471611 Mobile: 07914 354788 E-mail: wilf.butcher@asfp.org.uk Website: www.asfp.org.uk This PowerPoint presentation is the copyright of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection