Fire Stopping

A compartment needs high quality fire stopping solutions to guarantee its performance. As specialized installers create transitions for cables, ducts or piping, our collars and wraps are installed to safeguard the compartment. In case of fire, the intumescent collars with expandable graphite seal off the partition to prevent the spread of fire.

 
Fire Stopping

Fire Stopping Systems

Fire Stopping Systems

Fire Stopping Systems

To create a comprehensive passive fire protection system, all gaps in walls, floors and ceilings need to be fire stopped to prevent the spread of flames, smoke and toxic gases. These holes vary in size from single cables through to cable bundles, cable trays, ducts and pipes of varying shapes and sizes. Gaps can also be designed-in to accommodate structural movement within the building.

Advantages

  • Tested with board products
  • Comprehensive range of solutions
  • Easy installation
  • Movement capability

More information available in the Fire Protection Handbook and Technical Data Sheets.

Design Considerations

Design Considerations

Every service passing through fire resistant building elements will react in a different way during a fire, so there is no single solution or product that will protect all services.

To ensure a wall or partition will provide the required fire performance, specifiers should consider:

  • Fire resistant period
  • Insulation requirement
  • Wall, floor, linear gap
  • Movement – vibration and thermal expansion
  • Mechanical strength – load bearing


Chapter 7 of the Fire Protection Handbook provides examples of system specifications for a range of fire stopping products. Additional system details are available in the Technical Data Sheets.