Fire Separations / Smoke Separations
SS15/3 Fire Separations: Is required to be listed on a compliance schedule where the fire separation forms part of the means of escape from fire which contains one or more of the specified systems.
-Fire door formatting part of a fire Separation.
-Walls forming a safe path within a building
-Fire rated floor in a service cupboard.
General Inspections: Fire separations require regular inspection to ensure they prohibit the spread of fire and, in the case of fire doors, occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency.
Fire separations that bound exit-ways should be visually inspected for:
-Signs of damage or deterioration that could adversely affect their fire resistance function, particularly with respect to closures, exposed fire-stopping and surface finish
-New penetrations without suitable fire-stopping.
An inspection should be carried out to ensure doors forming part of an escape route can be opened and are not: Locked, barred or blocked.
SS15/5 Smoke Separations: A smoke separation is required on a compliance schedule where the smoke separation forms part of the means of escape from fire, Examples of smoke separations include, but are not limited to:
-walls forming a protected path in a building
-smoke resistant lift lobby
-a smoke stop door.
General Inspections: smoke separations require regular inspection to ensure they prohibit the passage of smoke and in the case of smoke doors, occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency.
Maintenance: Responsive maintenance should be carried out to ensure smoke separations prohibit the spread of smoke and, in the case of smoke doors, occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency
-Fire door formatting part of a fire Separation.
-Walls forming a safe path within a building
-Fire rated floor in a service cupboard.
General Inspections: Fire separations require regular inspection to ensure they prohibit the spread of fire and, in the case of fire doors, occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency.
Fire separations that bound exit-ways should be visually inspected for:
-Signs of damage or deterioration that could adversely affect their fire resistance function, particularly with respect to closures, exposed fire-stopping and surface finish
-New penetrations without suitable fire-stopping.
An inspection should be carried out to ensure doors forming part of an escape route can be opened and are not: Locked, barred or blocked.
SS15/5 Smoke Separations: A smoke separation is required on a compliance schedule where the smoke separation forms part of the means of escape from fire, Examples of smoke separations include, but are not limited to:
-walls forming a protected path in a building
-smoke resistant lift lobby
-a smoke stop door.
General Inspections: smoke separations require regular inspection to ensure they prohibit the passage of smoke and in the case of smoke doors, occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency.
Maintenance: Responsive maintenance should be carried out to ensure smoke separations prohibit the spread of smoke and, in the case of smoke doors, occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency
