Develop designs for fire resisting ducts and dampers to meet a fire strategy and regulatory frameworks
Design & specify | DS011
This activity is about influencing the design of buildings, arrangement of services and specification of fire resisting ducts and dampers, as the design is emerging during RIBA stage 3 (Spatial Coordination).
Know how legislation and official guidance relates to the specification of passive fire protection products, and the consequences of non-compliance
Understand that buildings work as systems and know the importance of this when selecting construction products
Understand the organisation's construction products hierarchy and how to obtain advice and raise concerns as appropriate within it
Understand your responsibility to follow organisational rules about construction products
Be aware of the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) and how it is utilised
Know how conformity marking can be used to support product specification
To include: Use of the Declaration of Performance to compare products for the same scope of application; Knowing that not all products can be conformity marked
Understand how third party certification can support product specification
Understand how test reports can support product specification
Developing designs for fire resisting ducts and dampers
You must be able to:
Interpret technical information from manufacturers against the requirements in the fire strategy, building designs and/or site conditions that exist to make a judgement about the suitability of the products proposed for use in the specification, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Confirm products required for installation of fire resisting ducts and dampers to meet fire strategy and design intent
Select alternative products for use in line with the specification where proposed products for fire resisting ducts and dampers are unsuitable
Escalate issues for resolution, where unsuitable products or systems have been proposed for use and no alternatives are available in line with the specification
Finding and interpreting information on fire resistant ducts and dampers
You must:
Know types of damper and where to find information on their mechanism of operation and use
Including: differences between fire resisting dampers and smoke control dampers, including fire resisting dampers with smoke leakage performance
Know types of fire resisting ductwork and methods used to maintain compartmentation where passing through compartment walls
Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resisting ducts and dampers
To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations; Different protection methods as detailed in both grey and blue books; Damper types as laid out in the ASFP grey book
Know where to find information on firestopping of fire resisting ductwork and dampers and how to interpret that information
As laid out in the ASFP blue and grey books
Know organisational processes for highlighting and resolving inaccurate or incomplete product information and why it is important that they are followed
Understand that at this level you may select or propose a construction product for a direct scope of application, but for construction products for extended scopes of application or bespoke products, choices should be referred to the appropriately competent individual
Know how legislation and official guidance relates to the specification of passive fire protection products, and the consequences of non-compliance
Understand that buildings work as systems and know the importance of this when selecting construction products
Understand the organisation's construction products hierarchy and how to obtain advice and raise concerns as appropriate within it
Understand your responsibility to follow organisational rules about construction products
Be aware of the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) and how it is utilised
Know how conformity marking can be used to support product specification
To include: Use of the Declaration of Performance to compare products for the same scope of application; Knowing that not all products can be conformity marked
Understand how third party certification can support product specification
Understand how test reports can support product specification
Know how legislation and official guidance relates to the specification of passive fire protection products, and the consequences of non-compliance
Understand that buildings work as systems and know the importance of this when selecting construction products
Understand the organisation's construction products hierarchy and how to obtain advice and raise concerns as appropriate within it
Understand your responsibility to follow organisational rules about construction products
Be aware of the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) and how it is utilised
Know how conformity marking can be used to support product specification
To include: Use of the Declaration of Performance to compare products for the same scope of application; Knowing that not all products can be conformity marked
Understand how third party certification can support product specification
Understand how test reports can support product specification
Know how legislation and official guidance relates to the specification of passive fire protection products, and the consequences of non-compliance
Understand that buildings work as systems and know the importance of this when selecting construction products
Understand the organisation's construction products hierarchy and how to obtain advice and raise concerns as appropriate within it
Understand your responsibility to follow organisational rules about construction products
Be aware of the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) and how it is utilised
Know how conformity marking can be used to support product specification
To include: Use of the Declaration of Performance to compare products for the same scope of application; Knowing that not all products can be conformity marked
Understand how third party certification can support product specification
Understand how test reports can support product specification
Interpret technical information from manufacturers against the requirements in the fire strategy, building designs and/or site conditions that exist to make a judgement about the suitability of the products proposed for use in the specification, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Confirm products required for installation of fire resisting ducts and dampers to meet fire strategy and design intent
Select alternative products for use in line with the specification where proposed products for fire resisting ducts and dampers are unsuitable
Escalate issues for resolution, where unsuitable products or systems have been proposed for use and no alternatives are available in line with the specification
Know types of damper and where to find information on their mechanism of operation and use
Including: differences between fire resisting dampers and smoke control dampers, including fire resisting dampers with smoke leakage performance
Know types of fire resisting ductwork and methods used to maintain compartmentation where passing through compartment walls
Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resisting ducts and dampers
To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations; Different protection methods as detailed in both grey and blue books; Damper types as laid out in the ASFP grey book
Know where to find information on firestopping of fire resisting ductwork and dampers and how to interpret that information
As laid out in the ASFP blue and grey books
Know organisational processes for highlighting and resolving inaccurate or incomplete product information and why it is important that they are followed
Understand that at this level you may select or propose a construction product for a direct scope of application, but for construction products for extended scopes of application or bespoke products, choices should be referred to the appropriately competent individual
Interpret technical information from manufacturers against the requirements in the fire strategy, building designs and/or site conditions that exist to make a judgement about the suitability of the products proposed for use in the specification, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Confirm products required for installation of fire resisting ducts and dampers to meet fire strategy and design intent
Select alternative products for use in line with the specification where proposed products for fire resisting ducts and dampers are unsuitable
Escalate issues for resolution, where unsuitable products or systems have been proposed for use and no alternatives are available in line with the specification
Know types of damper and where to find information on their mechanism of operation and use
Including: differences between fire resisting dampers and smoke control dampers, including fire resisting dampers with smoke leakage performance
Know types of fire resisting ductwork and methods used to maintain compartmentation where passing through compartment walls
Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resisting ducts and dampers
To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations; Different protection methods as detailed in both grey and blue books; Damper types as laid out in the ASFP grey book
Know where to find information on firestopping of fire resisting ductwork and dampers and how to interpret that information
As laid out in the ASFP blue and grey books
Know organisational processes for highlighting and resolving inaccurate or incomplete product information and why it is important that they are followed
Understand that at this level you may select or propose a construction product for a direct scope of application, but for construction products for extended scopes of application or bespoke products, choices should be referred to the appropriately competent individual
Interpret technical information from manufacturers against the requirements in the fire strategy, building designs and/or site conditions that exist to make a judgement about the suitability of the products proposed for use in the specification, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Confirm products required for installation of fire resisting ducts and dampers to meet fire strategy and design intent
Select alternative products for use in line with the specification where proposed products for fire resisting ducts and dampers are unsuitable
Escalate issues for resolution, where unsuitable products or systems have been proposed for use and no alternatives are available in line with the specification
Know types of damper and where to find information on their mechanism of operation and use
Including: differences between fire resisting dampers and smoke control dampers, including fire resisting dampers with smoke leakage performance
Know types of fire resisting ductwork and methods used to maintain compartmentation where passing through compartment walls
Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resisting ducts and dampers
To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations; Different protection methods as detailed in both grey and blue books; Damper types as laid out in the ASFP grey book
Know where to find information on firestopping of fire resisting ductwork and dampers and how to interpret that information
As laid out in the ASFP blue and grey books
Know organisational processes for highlighting and resolving inaccurate or incomplete product information and why it is important that they are followed
Understand that at this level you may select or propose a construction product for a direct scope of application, but for construction products for extended scopes of application or bespoke products, choices should be referred to the appropriately competent individual
Interpret technical information from manufacturers against the requirements in the fire strategy, building designs and/or site conditions that exist to make a judgement about the suitability of the products proposed for use in the specification, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Confirm products required for installation of fire resisting ducts and dampers to meet fire strategy and design intent
Select alternative products for use in line with the specification where proposed products for fire resisting ducts and dampers are unsuitable
Escalate issues for resolution, where unsuitable products or systems have been proposed for use and no alternatives are available in line with the specification
Know types of damper and where to find information on their mechanism of operation and use
Including: differences between fire resisting dampers and smoke control dampers, including fire resisting dampers with smoke leakage performance
Know types of fire resisting ductwork and methods used to maintain compartmentation where passing through compartment walls
Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resisting ducts and dampers
Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resisting ducts and dampers
To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations; Different protection methods as detailed in both grey and blue books; Damper types as laid out in the ASFP grey book
Know where to find information on firestopping of fire resisting ductwork and dampers and how to interpret that information
As laid out in the ASFP blue and grey books
Know organisational processes for highlighting and resolving inaccurate or incomplete product information and why it is important that they are followed
Understand that at this level you may select or propose a construction product for a direct scope of application, but for construction products for extended scopes of application or bespoke products, choices should be referred to the appropriately competent individual
