Passive Fire Protection 02
Passive Fire Protection 02 : Structural fire protection: Fire protection in a building, offshore facility or a ship is a system that includes: (a) Active fire protection, which can include manual or automatic fire detection and fire suppression. (b) Passive fire protection, which includes compartmentalisation of the overall building through the use of fire-resistance rated walls and floors. Organization into smaller fire compartments, consisting of one or more rooms or floors, prevents or slows the spread of fire from the room of fire origin to other building spaces, limiting building damage and providing more time to the building occupants for emergency evacuation or to reach an area of refuge. (c) Fire prevention includes minimizing ignition sources, as well as educating the occupants and operators of the facility, ship or structure concerning operation and maintenance of fire-related systems for correct function, and emergency procedures including notification for fire service response and emergency evacuation
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