UCL Mandatory Fire Safety Instruction - MI06 / TN066
Mandatory Fire
Safety Instruction
PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION & FIRE STOPPING
- GENERAL CONTRACTOR INFORMATION
UCL Project Managers and Principal Contractors - what you need to know:
Mandatory - UCL the Client requires that all contractors comply with the
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 & Building Regulations set out in
Approved Document B (ADB) through the Principal Contractor (PC). The PC
must provide suitable and effective fire stopping and passive fire protection
measures to mitigate the impact of fire spread through occupied buildings;
Mandatory
Mandatory - UCL as the Client requires adequate and suitable passive fire
protection measures to be provided for all works including construction,
protection of structural elements, building services (MEP) and UCL Information
Systems Division (ISD) including networking & data cabling projects by firestopping service penetrations and construction gaps passing through fire
compartment walls, floors and any other fire-rated partitions;
Mandatory - Project Managers and Principal Contractors are to use an approved
3rd Party1 Accredited company to provide a consistent delivery and continuity of
records. All works and materials must have an LPCB Certificate of Conformity,
upon completion & record of fire stopping work locations provided at end of
project for records;
Prohibited - the use of non-3rd party accredited fire stopping or passive fire
protection companies on UCL projects;
Prohibited
In all circumstances, UCL Project Managers & UPOs are to provide provisional
sums for works (no matter how minor) to ensure that adequate fire stopping is
provided during, and or, on completion of the project/works, as necessary;
Acceptable
1.0. Instructions - Project Managers & Principal Contractors are to employ:

Gunfire Ltd (UCL Framework 3rd Party scheme contractor) PoC:
UCL Framework Contractor Details:
Gunfire Ltd
Endeavour House
Compass Point
St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5JL
Contact Details:
UCL Contract Manager: Tom Laws
Email: tom.laws@gunfire.org.uk / Tel: 01480 - 466880
Admin admin@gunite.co.uk / Web:www.gunite.co.uk/gunfire
UCL requires 3rd Party Accreditation with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) / LPCB (Loss Prevention Certification Board) LPS 1531
scheme;
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Date Last Amended: Jan 16
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Issued by the - Fire Safety Manager, UCL Estates, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT - This guide is to be regarded as a general statement of
UCL requirements - further advice and guidance on fire safety matters can be found at www.ucl.ac.uk/fire
UCL Mandatory Fire Safety Instruction - MI06 / TN066
2.0. Technical Advice - Passive Fire Protection
2.1.
Fume Cupboard Notes - discharge ducting (with diameters typically
between 250mm and 600mm dependent on type, number and setting out
arrangements) should not be fitted with internal fire dampers (see BS
EN14175-2:2003), ducting may be constructed using:
(a).
Rigid polyvinylchloride (PVC) - this is the most widely used material where service
temperatures up to 60°c, are envisaged;
(b).
Polypropylene - polypropylene may be used where service temperatures up to
90°c are envisaged or where organic solvents in condensate form may be present.
The material burns readily when ignited by flame and drips as it burns;
(c).
Moulded glass fibre/resin laminate (GRP) - GRP may be used for fume extract
systems where a duct of high structural strength is required;
(d).
Stainless steel & coated mild steel - stainless steel and coated mild steel are used
when very high air temperatures are envisaged giving some degree of fire
protection;
3.0. Further Advice
3.1.
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) represents many of the
UK's major manufacturers and contractors, as well as regulatory and
certification bodies, involved in the specialist passive fire protection
industry See www.asfp.org.uk
ASSOCIATION FOR SPECIALIST FIRE PROTECTION (ASFP)
Kingsley House,
Ganders Business Park, Kingsley, Bordon,
Hants, GU35 9LU
Tel:
01420 - 471612
Email:
info@asfp.org.uk
Web:
www.asfp.org.uk
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Date Last Amended: Jan 16
2.
Issued by the - Fire Safety Manager, UCL Estates, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT - This guide is to be regarded as a general statement of
UCL requirements - further advice and guidance on fire safety matters can be found at www.ucl.ac.uk/fire