Fireproofing, compartmentation and firestopping - the protection built into the fabric.
Passive fire protection is everything built into a structure to resist fire without anyone pressing a button: sprayed and board fireproofing on steel frames, intumescent coatings, fire-rated walls and floors, fire doors, dampers, and the firestopping that seals every service penetration through a compartment line. It protects the structure long enough to evacuate and long enough for the fire service to work.
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Passive Fire Protection in depth
About Passive Fire Protection
The sector has been transformed by post-Grenfell regulation: competency requirements, golden-thread record keeping and remediation surveys have turned what was once an invisible trade into one of the most scrutinised on site. Most firestopping failures are installation failures - the right product in the wrong build-up - which is why third-party accreditation and photographic QA now run the sector.