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Introduction to the Fire Prevention Category.

The specification and installation of building products and systems that provide passive fire protection is a fundamental aspect of fire safety. Correctly specified and installed passive fire protection products and systems will deliver a building that resists the incidence of fire to best effect, and in turn provide safety for the occupants and firefighters, and will reduce the potential for property loss.

In England and Wales, Building Regulations define requirements to ensure the health and safety of those who occupy or visit buildings. Guidance on how to comply with the Building Regulations in England and Wales is given in a series of Approved Documents. Approved Document B provides guidance in respect of fire safety. In other territories, other regulations will apply as laid down by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

For Scotland, Building Regulations guidance is provided by the Domestic and Non-Domestic Technical Handbook and Northern Ireland Building Regulation guidance is provided by the Department of Finance (DFP) Technical Booklet E.

Passive fire protection is a combination of design, assembly and material choice. This will include:

• Protection of structural elements
• Using materials that do not contribute to fire growth
• Limiting the toxicity of combustion products
• Walls and floors which provide compartments to resist the spread of fire
• Provision of a building envelope to resist fire entering from outside

In addition to careful design and product selection. It is recommended that all products are installed by LPCB approved contractors who have demonstrated their competence.

Listings in this section include:

Products

• Partitions
• Structural steel protection
• Fire stopping/penetration seals
• Products used in transport applications
• Walls and roofs/roofing - the building envelope -
  Protective sheeting
• Temporary buildings for use on site

These products are approved in accordance with various standards. The details of these standards are given at the front of each section.

Installation contractors

Contractors are approved in accordance with:

LPS 1500: Requirements for the approval and listing of companies installing construction elements used to provide compartmentation in buildings.

LPS 1531: Requirements for the approval and listing of companies installing or applying passive fire protection products.
LPS 1531 approved installer of passive fire protection products

The companies listed in this section are approved to install passive fire protection products for the Appendix areas indicated in their entry.

Appendix areas:

1. Penetration, cavity barrier and linear gap seals
2. Fire rated board and cladding to structural elements
3. Intumescent coatings to structural elements
4. Fire rated spray materials
5. Fire rated ductwork systems
6. Fire resisting dampers
7. Fire resistant compartment wall systems
8. Offsite application of intumescent coatings to structural elements