Passive Fire Protection

I work for a local charity and we are often given chairs that dont have a fire safty lable on unfortunately we cannot re sell them and they then go to land fill. If they were re-upholstered with modern foam, calico etc would we be able to sell them in our charity shop even though they dont have a fire safty lable.

I have recently had the MDF floorboards replaced in my flat due to heavy soiling, but instead of taking off the skirting boards so the boards could be put right up to the wall, they fall several cm short of the wall in some places. Is this a breach of fire safety regulations? Somebody has told me it is, on the grounds that smoke could get through from the flat downstairs in the event of a fire. Please can you advise me of the organisation I need to contact regarding this if you cannot help me. Thanks

We have been asked to supply new curtains for a Library in a college in Oxford and need to understand what treatment (if any) is required. Many thanks

Hi there, I've had a bit of an explore online but struggling to find the right answer. I work for a charity, we are given donated furniture, which we refurbish and sell. we currently have a warehouse of chairs. sofas, etc. which we cannot sell because they do not have the appropriate fire safety labels on them. Is there any way of making these saleable again by reupholstering them? We also make cushion covers and cushions and I was wondering if these need to have a label on them. The cushion inserts themselves have fire safety labels but as we make the covers ourselves, these currently do not. We also would like to re-pad old dining chairs/cover the old pads. how do we …

What requirements for fire safety is for furniture which is used to trade in shopping centre? It is RMU kiosk not shop and standing in the middle of the corridor of the shopping centre.

Hi I would be grateful for some advice please. I have recently refurbished an old farmhouse. I am trying to get it signed off by building control. I have pine cladding, which I have white-washed on my landing. Apparently I need to paint this with fire proof paint. I would ideally like to keep the look I currently have. I would therefore be grateful if you could recommend which paint/varnish I should use on it, in order to comply with building regulations please. Many thanks Esther

Hi I am looking for some advice please. I am hoping to start making beanbags but the cover material is not match resistant. I have tried fire treatment solutions but none work on the material I am using. If I was to use a fire resistant liner with fire retardent polystyrene beans and included fire labels that stated that the "cover material was not match resistant but there was a fire proof interliner" will this cover me against the Fire Furnishing Regulations 1988?

Can Anyone tell me the right way to apply passive fire paint on a steel structure? I applied the regular way but when torched, no intumescent comes out and surface and surroundings get really hot. What to do?

Hi Would it be possible for you to tell me with the legislation required for curtains and bedding for care homes, hospitals, hotels etc, please? Thanks Regards Barbara

Hi, Could you please let me know if there is a fire safety standard which is required to be met for the production of a fabric radiator cover. We have noted that the regulations cover the stretch covers of furniture, but as a radiator does not fall under the category of furniture, we are a little confused. Many thanks for any help you can offer. Kind regards David

My company is currently renovating and extending an old pub. We have exposed a wealth of old beams that we would like to leave exposed. Will there have to be any fire tests carried out on the beams, or a sample of one or two, to comply with building regs. We have the ceiling above the beams sorted, so it's just the actual beams. Thanks in advance for your help. Regards Steve

Hello I would like to start a business making children's dressing up clothes - but want them to meet fire safety standards. How do I about achieving this? I have found lots of online businesses selling fire retardant sprays - but they are all designed for upholstery/curtains etc. And therefore meet different regulations. Can you advise me please? What do I need to do to make the clothes fire retardant to meet standards (aiming for the standards governing children's nightclothes)? How do I do it? I'd be very grateful for any help you can give me. Thank you

I have had different replies from three auction houses about selling some 1970's-90's upholstered furniture for me. What is their actual required legal stance please? Due go age none have any fire safety labelling. One auction says they can sell it because their terms/small print state any upholstered furniture sold is intended for non domestic use only & may not carry fire safety labels. Another said it can help if the item is manufactured prior to Jan 1950 or after 1988 (?!). The third one said it may take them as they are technically not the seller..just acting as an agent of the seller. I am incredibly confused and don't want to be in trouble after selling them. H…

I work for a company that carries out work on English Heritage sites, we have been asked to make a chair compliant with current regulations, it has a label saying that meets 1988 regulation, does it need to be upgraded to 2010 regs and if so can you advise how this can be achieved

Hi all I am currently renovating a bar and would love to create a certain ambiance using material on the ceiling fastened at one side of the room and then pinned periodically like a tent or Bedouin style. Now the question I have is simple what are the fire risk implications involved in this as I don't want closing down before I open If there is already a thread with this in the topic I apologise Cheers Roger

Hi, I wonder could you send me a diagram showing the installation of passive fire protection between floors at the slab edge in a hi-rise building. I am trying to convince my local hospital that a rip of close painted plywood with no sealant is not exactly in line with regulation and law, and any info you can supply will be very much appreciated. Best regards Steve

Is it legal to sell a very old carpet with that probably does not conform to present fire safety legislation or fire safety standards. The carpet was bought from Harrods 2 years ago

Hello, I wish to build a stairwell to the loft that is adequately fire rated for building regs but is constructed with glass panels or class 1 polycarbonate sheet so that the stairwell has natural light through it and is not so dark. The stairwell is enclosed but I wish to incorporate 'glazed' panels from the 1st floor landing. May I use class 1 fire rated 3mm polycarbonate acrylic sheet instead of glass? I have been advised to use Acrylic Firemate Intumescent Sealant to the frame partition for the glass panels. Please may I have additional information regarding the frame construction for the glass wall panel to meet fire regs. Thank you

I work as a maintenance engineer in a building holding approximately 3000 people on any given day. An order from management has recently come down that we are to service the buildings 127 fire dampers. Now although all competent engineers in our own fields none of us have ever worked on or with fire dampers before. We all have voiced our concerns regarding the criticality of the correct function and maintenance of these dampers and also our concerns regarding it not being serviced by individuals who have at least seen some dampers before. I request your advice in regards to the legality of these being serviced by engineers that, although time served and qualified in vari…

Hello I am converting my (newish brick -dry lined, construction, terraced)house into two flats. Part of that involves converting one bedroom into a kitchen. Can you advise on any special safety issues or restrictions I need to know about please Many thanks David

I have recently made a big love heart out of card board covered it it felt, poked holes where needed and pushed battery operated lights through. On the good side I have made flowers out of bun cases, this has proved a fantastic design and many people are asking me to make one foe them. However I am concerned about regulations concerning this. I buy my battery operated lights from a shop. Could you please tell me if there would be a problem me using these for my projects. If successful I may make to sell and do not want to brake any laws. Please advise me. Many thanks Susan

I know we should not have polystyrene tiles and flock wallpaper but I am looking at having to insulate a solid wall. The majority of the papers seem to e polyester backed lining paper although some just refer to insulating material, one has graphite in the polystyrene. Quote "4mm thick BASF Neopor polystyrene insulation, which is laminated to a fibre reinforced pulp lining paper to cheaply and effectively insulate interior walls. Incorporates graphite in the polystyrene, which BASF claims can increase the insulating ability of normal polystyrene by up to 20%. Another has polyester wool. Which, if any, of these are safe please - they do not say.

I am working closely with Dover harbour board in the newly refurbished cruise terminal western docks- I have made sculpture life size spitfire manufactured in thick paper with a resin interior coat- DHB are asking if its fire resistant- would i be able to coat the interior with something or what sort of risk would it be as a free hanging object in the atrium of the space- could u advise me please

Hi, We were looking into 'updating' our cafe area for the students. Researching into getting old furniture like sofas and armchairs from 'freecycle', 'gumtree- freebies' and other similar sites that advertise furniture that's looking for a home. We would like to re-use unwanted furniture but are aware that there may be some health and safety issues. If you could let me know what we should be looking out for before taking the advertised furniture, I would much appreciate it. Agne

Can you please advise me if a handmade craft item requires fire certification, if it is sold as an ornament and not a piece of furniture?