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How does fire spread? Here, we take a closer look at the three ways a fire can spread, and how you can protect against all fires in your own workplace with the right knowledge and safety measures.

The government has instituted regulations to help prevent fires from occurring. Chief among them is the concept of fire compartmentation. This article explores the idea and shows you how to achieve fire compartmentation.

Fire safety laws are vital in mitigating the risk of fire and loss of lives and property. The fire and rescue services are responsible for extinguishing fires and protecting life and property in the event of a fire.

Over the last several years, fire safety laws have been improved to ensure that all responsibilities and duties are assigned to the appropriate individuals. To guarantee building upkeep and occupant protection, landlords and property owners must follow a variety of rules.

Fire stopping in construction is the process of preventing the spread of fire between compartments in a building. Fire stopping helps to protect the occupants of a building by slowing the spread of fire and smoke, giving them more time to evacuate safely.

The purpose of passive fire protection is to limit the spread of fire, to protect the health and safety of occupants, and to preserve the structural integrity of the building itself. One of the key components that make up any effective passive fire protection strategy is fire curtains.

Many individuals are unaware of fire door’s role in a fire protection plan. Fire doors aid in limiting the spread of a fire by keeping flames from spreading throughout a building – in part due to the use of intumescent strips.

A fire emergency evacuation plan (FEEP) is a written document that describes the measures to be taken by everyone in the event of a fire and the procedure for notifying the fire services. In this blog, we will discuss certain practices that make up an effective fire evacuation procedure.

It’s important to note that intumescent paint is an essential component of any successful passive fire protection system. Intumescent paint swells rapidly when exposed to high temperatures and protects the surface it’s applied to by doing so.

The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988 (amended in 1989, 1993, and 2010) set minimum fire resistance levels for domestic upholstered furniture, furnishings, and other products containing upholstery.

The elements that make up a fire-rated compartment are all vertical and horizontal structures in a building that act as a barrier to prevent fire spread and enable safe escape for the occupants. A typical fire partition wall is a gypsum board that is rated for fire.

The Responsible Person (RP) of any non-domestic building must conduct a fire risk assessment and take steps to reduce or eliminate the danger of fire, according to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.