We work closely with owners, facility management, and building contractors across new projects and existing buildings to conduct full, passive fire systems audits and advise clients on systems selection.
Passive Fire Safety for New and Existing Buildings
Our team of passive fire consultants specialise in fire sealing, lightweight construction, fire doors, and shafts. We offer a comprehensive service from designing solutions to inspecting construction and certifying completed installations. All proposed systems including wall types, services, construction materials, and opening sizes are matched to test reports.
Penetration Schedules
A passive fire penetration schedule is a detailed plan designed to maintain the effectiveness of fire resistant barriers and compartments when they are penetrated by various services such as electrical conduits, plumbing, and HVAC systems. This schedule is essential for preserving the integrity of fire-rated walls, floors, and ceilings.
Our team can assist by providing a comprehensive passive fire penetration schedule to help ensure that fire rated barriers continue to offer the necessary level of fire protection, thereby maintaining the building's overall safety.
Toolbox Talks
Our experienced consultants can conduct a toolbox talk on-site and meet with service subcontractors to discuss correct and incorrect methods of sealing penetrations before any services are installed. They will also outline Jensen Hughes's expectations for penetration sealing. This will help ensure a smooth system installation process, minimising compliance issues later in the build.
Inspections of Penetrations
Passive fire inspections are essential for ensuring that penetrations are effective and compliant. The goal is to confirm that passive fire protection systems are functioning as intended and in accordance with safety standards.
Our team can conduct inspections to ensure that installations adhere to specifications. All findings will be documented, and a comprehensive written inspection report will be provided following each inspection of relevant matters requiring attention, rectification, or alteration.
Specification for Fire Rated Doors and Access Panels
Passive fire specifications for fire rated doors and access panels ensure compliance with standards that dictate fire resistance levels and testing requirements.
Jensen Hughes can help ensure that these components are correctly certified and installed to effectively contribute to a building's overall fire safety strategy. Our team offers regular inspections and can provide documentation to ensure ongoing compliance.
Additional Passive Fire Consultancy Services
Other services we offer include:
- Annual fire safety statement compliance
- Detailed reports outlining solutions for each of the services penetrating a fire rated element, being slabs, ceilings, walls and shafts
- Detailed assessment of the wall, floor, ceiling and shaft types, the material of construction of the services and the requirements of appropriate test reports which are suitable to address that penetration combination
- Liaising with contractors to identify their construction process and requirements with respect to penetration compliance
- Final certification document suitable for submission to the building certifier
MEET OUR EXPERTS
Bachelor of Construction Management
Bachelor of Construction Management, Bachelor of Applied Finance & Economics,
Bachelor of Engineering, Civil (Honours), Diploma in Professional Engineering Practice
