This can be achieved by considering fire resistance requirements of buildings. For instance, choosing suitable construction materials, taking certain precautions in the construction of buildings, and installing fire alarm systems and fire extinguishers wherever necessary.
We want to upgrade our electricity cupboard which houses the units and meters for each flat. Is it sufficient that the cupboard be constructed to 30 min fire resistance or does it have to be metal? I ask because someone mentioned new Wiring Regs. Thank you The cupboard can use any suitable materials for 30 minutes.
Cables that are supplying safety circuits shall have a resistance to fire rating of either the time authorized by regulations for building elements or British Standards for the circuits or one hour in the absence of such a regulation or standard. Refer to Regulation 560.8 for such cables.
Placing a consumer unit in a fire resistance compartment is to protect the area it is located in, not the unit itself, if it was located in a escape route you may be unable to escape from fire if the area was filled with smoke and fire. 3 years later... It appears that electrical intake cupboards should provided with
Sometimes fire-resistant paint is applied to the timber surface used in the building to improve the resistance. Concrete has a very good fire resistance. The actual behaviour of concrete in an event of fire depends upon the quality of cement and aggregates used during construction.
3 WHAT IS “FIRE RESISTING”? 3.1 Fire resisting can be defined as: a structure or door which is able to resist the passage of fire, heat and smoke for a minimum period of 30 minutes and meets with the relevant parts of British Standard 476.