Passive Fire Protection

i want to give away my double bed and mattress to charity however as it is old it doesnt have any fire tags. what can i do to fix this?

I recently completed an FRA of a two-storey, purpose built, general needs, residential block, and found the scenario detailed in the attached picture. Firestopping at the bottom of the electrical intake cupboard located on the ground floor. There are no basement levels within the building. The firestopping material has been applied within pipes / ducts that protrude through the floor of the intake cupboard. Passing up through the pipes are electrical cables and a water service pipe. The fire stopping material isn't ideal. My main query however, is whether fire stopping is actually required. My thinking is that fire stopping material had been applied to possibly stop …

Hi, do scatter cushions and small seat pads need to be treated for use in hotels? It's my understanding that just the filling needs to be, but the cover fabric does not. Is this correct? Thank you.

Hi - I have a question. I work for an event space that resides in a historic building, and we would like to purchase antique furniture at auction. As a non-domestic setting, I'm aware that RRFSO applies to us, and that we need to have a responsible person perform a fire risk assessment. What is a responsible person required to do with regard to purchasing furniture, or evaluating furniture that already existed within the building at time of purchase? Do we need to check if antique furniture that we want to purchase has tags? Is it literally just a judgement call?

Hello, I understand that lifts should be in protected shafts. So in a four storey block of existing flats, there is a protected stair and the flats are accessed from a protected corridor. The lift is accessed from the protected corridor, adjacent flat entrances on all levels. I take it this is unacceptable or am I missing something? Thanks,

Hi all, A little confused with regards to whether ventilation extract ducts (circa 110mm diameter) through an external masonry cavity wall need to be fire stopped internally. I don't believe there is a requirement under Approved Document B for a cavity barrier (within cavity) around the duct, but unsure if it needs to be sealed internally with an intumescent collar or would a non-fire rated sealant be acceptable to restrict air movement only. Would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks Tom

Hi Could you tell me if a leather settee bought second hand should have a fire label attached? It's approx 6 years old. Thanks

HI we have an issue on a project, we have installed sets of fd60s double door sets and had 4mm gaps all round however these sets have combined intumescent and cold smoke strips. the doors would not close tight to the frame catching on the cold smoke strips and damaging them ie ripping these, so we made adjustments and made the gaps where the 2 doors meet only ( 5mm ) some ( 4.5mm ) to prevent damaging the cold smoke strips, and to ensure the doors closed tightly into the frame. I see an article online which states this is acceptable however there is information online which contradicts this, please see the article below I refer to and see and have highlighted. Would…

I have recently carried out a review of a buildings health and safety procedures. The building is 15 stories with three protected stairwells. The building has had issues raised regarding fire doors over and over again, the building was constructed in 1987 and still has the existing doors in place. On my visit I identified that the doors have "hidden" intumescent strips and have the BM TRADA Q-Mark, so I know they were installed to the standard of that time. The doors are in reasonable condition, but there is obvious wear and tear. The fire door survey they have had recently has listed a number of repairs and replacements such as fire rated hinges, excessive gaps etc.…

Hello, I recently did a health and safety review of a multi-storey office building. The building was constructed in 1987 with three protected stairwells. Fire doors have been raised as an issue for a number of years, but this was my first time visiting. The fire doors have "hidden" intumescent strips and the BM Trada Q-Mark is present on some of the doors. The fire doors were in reasonable condition, but there was general wear and tear gaps, holes, missing screws etc. The most recent fire door survey for the building has highlighted a number of issues excessive gaps, non-fire rated hinges etc. but has also said there are no fire seals on the doors with the …

We have around 50 banqueting chairs in our village hall. They are traditional style with padded backs and seats. They are a good few years old, but still in good condition. Someone has suggested that they are unsafe as they have no fire-retardant labels and need to be replaced. Is this correct? I would greatly appreciate advice on this or be directed where to find out the position.

Good evening all, I have tried to find the information to give a definitive answer, but to no avail. Can anyone tell me, with regards to fire proof curtains and drapes, if it has passed NFPA 701 -2015, which It appears is primarily a US standard but accepted around the globe, is it acceptable under BS5867, and therefore acceptable in HMOs etc. Thanks in advance for you assistance. Regards Steve

My small community group has been gifted some lightly used steel frame conference type chairs, with fixed padded seats and backs, that look about 10years old and are in excellent, good as new, condition. But they have no labels of any sort on them nor do we know or can find out the supplier source. (We will NOT use them in any domestic situation). These are ideal for our meetings and we would love to keep and use them if we can. Can we? Any guidance much appreciated. Thanks very much. Chris M

Can you advise me on this please? - I have a dining set of a table and 6 upholstered chairs donated to me and 4 of the chairs have labels but 2 show the staple marks but no labels. As a small reseller of second hand goods can these be added to allow me to sell the set or is this illegal? The existing labels clearly show batch numbers etc and all items belong to the set... Can you help?

Can you please tell me if all office chairs purchase should have fire resistance labels attached by law. Thank you

Hi, Wondering if you can offer some advise or signpost please. I'm looking to start selling some items that I make, primarily draught excluders but cannot pinpoint which regulations / testing etc would apply as they seem to be between categories. I suppose they are closest to scatter cushions in construction but not dimension and they they are obviously for a different purpose, so I'm not sure if its a different category that would apply or if they fall outside of the scope of the furnishings regulations. I source roll ends of upholstery fabrics from third parties or sometimes local upholstery mills and use 100% polyester hollofibre filling (marketed as hig…

Hi, I dress up a wall using reclaimed wood cladding (see attached picture). The masonry wall is made of brick and plaster with fiberglass insulation. For acoustic reasons, I will fill the cavities between the wood cladding and the wall with perlite (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlite) Is there something I could mix with perlite to gain fire-extinguishing or fire-retardant properties? I imagine some powder releasing CO2, azote, or capturing O2 if the cladding catches fire. I live in France, so certain compounds are baned (notably borax and boric acid). I know potassium bicarbonate is a good source of CO2, but I don't know if this would cover…

Hello I make handmade cushion covers and sell them as the complete set cushion pad (100% polyester) and cover. I'm unsure whether cushion pads need to be labeled with anything saying that they meet fire safety regulations. None of the cushion pads have the label on it and I'm wondering whether I'm doing wrong through selling them. Please would you be able to help. I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards Anna

Hi, I hope you don't mind me asking a bit of a silly question - Tonight my daughter said she smelt burning in her room - I looked and fund a mattress from her old bed had been propped against a spotlight which had burned a hole in it - there were no flames but a round black hole - I moved it, poured water on it, put her in her sister's room for the night and shut the door but am just worried in case we are at any risk from chemical fumes - it wasn't an old mattress - bought in about 2004- I would be most grateful for any advice! Thanks.

I have been to a purpose built block of flats which is 6 storeys high, each floor has 3 flats which has a communal lobby of less than 4m, the lobby is entered via a protected staircase through two sets of single fire doors. The staircase does not have smoke vents however does have windows which can be manually opened, would this be deemed acceptable for an older purpose built block? Many thanks in advance!

I recently visited a purpose built block of flats over 6 storeys which was built c1970. There is a single protected stairwell with 3 flats on each floor, each with a communal lobby of less than 4.5m accessed by two single fire doors. There are manual openable windows on the protected stairwells. Due to the age of the building and compartmentation levels being acceptable, would this also bee deemed acceptable due to the age and size of the building? Any help as always greatly received.

My spouse and I are North American expats. We moved to the UK several years ago, and shipped over most of our furniture, as we were getting reimbursed for the moving costs. We recently bought new chairs for our dining room and would like to get rid of the old ones, but because the chairs don't have British fire labels, no charity seems willing to take them (even though they have full intact Official Canadian and US/California Technical Bulletin 117-2000 labels). The chairs were purchased from IKEA in 2009; I compared old product records from the US and UK, and the upholstery materials are 100% identical. Literally no difference at all. So obviously they meet UK standards,…

I work for the Welsh Air Ambulance charity shop as a volunteer. Can you please advise whether it is legal to up-cycle materials and fillings which have been donated to the shop into craft items to sell in the shop? As an example, we can turn a bed sheet or duvet cover into a doorstop or draught excluder to sell in the shop. In doing this we need to use a filling. Is it legal to use a bag of filling which has been donated (no markings on the bag so we don't know where it's from) or, alternatively, buy a new bag from a reputable supplier?

Is it acceptable to patch repair fire batt? Please see attached. Penetrations have been cut to allow access for maintenance. Would it be acceptable to either a) reuse the section of fire batt removed if still intact b) use new fire batt - being unaware of the spec/make of the original installation. c) Pattress over Or would this be a straight rip out and new install?

Our local Chinese restaurant has been showing off their new seating on Facebook. They have recovered the old fixed bench seats & backs with a new fabric. The fabric looks pretty cheap and nasty to be honest (I used to work in a furniture shop) and I doubt it is fire retardant. I'm concerned about this to be honest, especially since this is a first floor restaurant with a narrow staircase. I wondered who I should raise this with. It really needs checking.