Competence Framework Activity

Develop prescriptive designs for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Design & specify | DS002

This activity is about creating product specifications for fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings in response to descriptive designs. This includes identification of products and product manufacturer, and interpretation of DIAP / certificated performance. This may be carried out during RIBA stage 4 (Technical Design) on new build projects or during repair, maintenance and improvement activities.

Culture & behaviour

Core abilities

Culture & behaviour

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Effective working behaviours

You must:

Work within limits of defined capability and know when to seek advice from others

Manage own time effectively

Work effectively individually and as part of a team

Communicate effectively

Undertake defined personal development activities to maintain currency of competence

Culture & behaviour

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Design & specification behaviours

You must:

Challenge unsafe behaviours and activities, and report where necessary

Work in accordance with quality requirements and challenge where they are not being met

Act ethically to ensure safe outcomes

Follow organisational processes for highlighting and resolving inaccurate or incomplete product information

The individual knows what the processes are, why they are important and follows the processes in place

Currency of competence

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Experience developing prescriptive designs for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must have:

1 prescriptive design of fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings meeting a descriptive design, per year

Core abilities

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Core passive fire knowledge

You must:

Understand the importance of passive fire protection in safeguarding buildings and people

To include: compartmentation; how PFP impedes fire to protect structures and people.

Know suitable vocabulary to discuss passive fire protection products

To provide evidence, you may complete:

IFE Level 2 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection

IFE Level 2 Award in Passive Fire Protection

Any one or more of the awards currently on offer

IFE Level 3 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection

Core abilities

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Selecting construction products

You must:

Understand how legislation and official guidance relates to the design of passive fire protection, and the consequences of non-compliance

Understand how digital engineering can assist with the design process, and its limitations

Understand that buildings work as systems and know the importance of this for passive fire design

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

Understand how conformity marking can be used to support passive fire design

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 passive fire design

Understand how test reports can support product specification

Know the impact of getting information wrong

Core abilities

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Impact of product variation in design and specification

You must:

Understand the potential impact of product variation on construction system conformance or compliance

Understand when product variation may be required

Where specified product is not available or where conditions at site don't meet design intent

Specific abilities

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Developing prescriptive designs for passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know how to interpret descriptive design information related to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Understand where information about interfaces between fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings and other systems has been provided, the consequences of interfaces, and where to seek advice in relation to interfaces

To include: potential impacts on other design criteria

You must be able to:

Identify the requirements for fire resistant floors, walls and ceilings based on the descriptive design provided

Review direct field of application and certified product performance to determine and specify suitable products for the required fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings, or seek alternative performance validations

Select alternative products for use in line with the descriptive design where proposed products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings are deemed unsuitable

Specific abilities

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Understanding passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know common materials used to create fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings, and methods used to protect them

Know that duty ratings are specified for materials used for fire resisting walls, floors & ceilings, and how those duty ratings are located and applied

To include duty ratings as laid out in the ASFP purple book

Specific abilities

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Finding and interpreting information on passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know where to find information on product warranties

Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations

Specific abilities

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Limits of responsibility for prescriptive design

You must:

Understand that within prescriptive design you may propose construction products for a validated scope of application

Specific abilities

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Handling product variation

You must:

Know how to escalate product variation queries

You must be able to:

Identify where product variation may be required

Escalate product variation queries outside of direct scope of application or outside terms of contract

Propose suitable alternatives where product variation is required and a suitable alternative can be found under direct scope of application and within terms of the contract

Specific abilities

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Communicating prescriptive design information

You must:

Know methods of communicating of prescriptive design information

You must be able to:

Document the prescriptive design

Communicate prescriptive design requirements to relevant stakeholders

To include: installation contractor / golden thread; descriptive designer

Currency of competence

Experience developing prescriptive designs for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Specific abilities

Culture & behaviour

Core abilities

Currency of competence

Specific abilities

Close X

Culture & behaviour

Effective working behaviours

You must:

Work within limits of defined capability and know when to seek advice from others

Manage own time effectively

Work effectively individually and as part of a team

Communicate effectively

Undertake defined personal development activities to maintain currency of competence

Design & specification behaviours

You must:

Challenge unsafe behaviours and activities, and report where necessary

Work in accordance with quality requirements and challenge where they are not being met

Act ethically to ensure safe outcomes

Follow organisational processes for highlighting and resolving inaccurate or incomplete product information

The individual knows what the processes are, why they are important and follows the processes in place

Close X

Culture & behaviour

Effective working behaviours

You must:

Work within limits of defined capability and know when to seek advice from others

Manage own time effectively

Work effectively individually and as part of a team

Communicate effectively

Undertake defined personal development activities to maintain currency of competence

Design & specification behaviours

You must:

Challenge unsafe behaviours and activities, and report where necessary

Work in accordance with quality requirements and challenge where they are not being met

Act ethically to ensure safe outcomes

Follow organisational processes for highlighting and resolving inaccurate or incomplete product information

The individual knows what the processes are, why they are important and follows the processes in place

Close X

Currency of competence

Experience developing prescriptive designs for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must have:

1 prescriptive design of fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings meeting a descriptive design, per year

Close X

Core abilities

Core passive fire knowledge

You must:

Understand the importance of passive fire protection in safeguarding buildings and people

To include: compartmentation; how PFP impedes fire to protect structures and people.

Know suitable vocabulary to discuss passive fire protection products

To provide evidence, you may complete:

IFE Level 2 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection

IFE Level 2 Award in Passive Fire Protection

Any one or more of the awards currently on offer

IFE Level 3 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection

Selecting construction products

You must:

Understand how legislation and official guidance relates to the design of passive fire protection, and the consequences of non-compliance

Understand how digital engineering can assist with the design process, and its limitations

Understand that buildings work as systems and know the importance of this for passive fire design

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

Understand how conformity marking can be used to support passive fire design

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 passive fire design

Understand how test reports can support product specification

Know the impact of getting information wrong

Impact of product variation in design and specification

You must:

Understand the potential impact of product variation on construction system conformance or compliance

Understand when product variation may be required

Where specified product is not available or where conditions at site don't meet design intent

Close X

Core abilities

Core passive fire knowledge

You must:

Understand the importance of passive fire protection in safeguarding buildings and people

To include: compartmentation; how PFP impedes fire to protect structures and people.

Know suitable vocabulary to discuss passive fire protection products

To provide evidence, you may complete:

IFE Level 2 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection

IFE Level 2 Award in Passive Fire Protection

Any one or more of the awards currently on offer

IFE Level 3 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection

Selecting construction products

You must:

Understand how legislation and official guidance relates to the design of passive fire protection, and the consequences of non-compliance

Understand how digital engineering can assist with the design process, and its limitations

Understand that buildings work as systems and know the importance of this for passive fire design

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

Understand how conformity marking can be used to support passive fire design

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 passive fire design

Understand how test reports can support product specification

Know the impact of getting information wrong

Impact of product variation in design and specification

You must:

Understand the potential impact of product variation on construction system conformance or compliance

Understand when product variation may be required

Where specified product is not available or where conditions at site don't meet design intent

Close X

Core abilities

Core passive fire knowledge

You must:

Understand the importance of passive fire protection in safeguarding buildings and people

To include: compartmentation; how PFP impedes fire to protect structures and people.

Know suitable vocabulary to discuss passive fire protection products

To provide evidence, you may complete:

IFE Level 2 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection

IFE Level 2 Award in Passive Fire Protection

Any one or more of the awards currently on offer

IFE Level 3 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection

Selecting construction products

You must:

Understand how legislation and official guidance relates to the design of passive fire protection, and the consequences of non-compliance

Understand how digital engineering can assist with the design process, and its limitations

Understand that buildings work as systems and know the importance of this for passive fire design

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

Understand how conformity marking can be used to support passive fire design

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 passive fire design

Understand how test reports can support product specification

Know the impact of getting information wrong

Impact of product variation in design and specification

You must:

Understand the potential impact of product variation on construction system conformance or compliance

Understand when product variation may be required

Where specified product is not available or where conditions at site don't meet design intent

Close X

Specific abilities

Developing prescriptive designs for passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know how to interpret descriptive design information related to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Understand where information about interfaces between fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings and other systems has been provided, the consequences of interfaces, and where to seek advice in relation to interfaces

To include: potential impacts on other design criteria

You must be able to:

Identify the requirements for fire resistant floors, walls and ceilings based on the descriptive design provided

Review direct field of application and certified product performance to determine and specify suitable products for the required fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings, or seek alternative performance validations

Select alternative products for use in line with the descriptive design where proposed products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings are deemed unsuitable

Understanding passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know common materials used to create fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings, and methods used to protect them

Know that duty ratings are specified for materials used for fire resisting walls, floors & ceilings, and how those duty ratings are located and applied

To include duty ratings as laid out in the ASFP purple book

Finding and interpreting information on passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know where to find information on product warranties

Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations

Limits of responsibility for prescriptive design

You must:

Understand that within prescriptive design you may propose construction products for a validated scope of application

Handling product variation

You must:

Know how to escalate product variation queries

You must be able to:

Identify where product variation may be required

Escalate product variation queries outside of direct scope of application or outside terms of contract

Propose suitable alternatives where product variation is required and a suitable alternative can be found under direct scope of application and within terms of the contract

Communicating prescriptive design information

You must:

Know methods of communicating of prescriptive design information

You must be able to:

Document the prescriptive design

Communicate prescriptive design requirements to relevant stakeholders

To include: installation contractor / golden thread; descriptive designer

Close X

Specific abilities

Developing prescriptive designs for passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know how to interpret descriptive design information related to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Understand where information about interfaces between fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings and other systems has been provided, the consequences of interfaces, and where to seek advice in relation to interfaces

To include: potential impacts on other design criteria

You must be able to:

Identify the requirements for fire resistant floors, walls and ceilings based on the descriptive design provided

Review direct field of application and certified product performance to determine and specify suitable products for the required fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings, or seek alternative performance validations

Select alternative products for use in line with the descriptive design where proposed products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings are deemed unsuitable

Understanding passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know common materials used to create fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings, and methods used to protect them

Know that duty ratings are specified for materials used for fire resisting walls, floors & ceilings, and how those duty ratings are located and applied

To include duty ratings as laid out in the ASFP purple book

Finding and interpreting information on passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know where to find information on product warranties

Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations

Limits of responsibility for prescriptive design

You must:

Understand that within prescriptive design you may propose construction products for a validated scope of application

Handling product variation

You must:

Know how to escalate product variation queries

You must be able to:

Identify where product variation may be required

Escalate product variation queries outside of direct scope of application or outside terms of contract

Propose suitable alternatives where product variation is required and a suitable alternative can be found under direct scope of application and within terms of the contract

Communicating prescriptive design information

You must:

Know methods of communicating of prescriptive design information

You must be able to:

Document the prescriptive design

Communicate prescriptive design requirements to relevant stakeholders

To include: installation contractor / golden thread; descriptive designer

Close X

Specific abilities

Developing prescriptive designs for passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know how to interpret descriptive design information related to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Understand where information about interfaces between fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings and other systems has been provided, the consequences of interfaces, and where to seek advice in relation to interfaces

To include: potential impacts on other design criteria

You must be able to:

Identify the requirements for fire resistant floors, walls and ceilings based on the descriptive design provided

Review direct field of application and certified product performance to determine and specify suitable products for the required fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings, or seek alternative performance validations

Select alternative products for use in line with the descriptive design where proposed products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings are deemed unsuitable

Understanding passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know common materials used to create fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings, and methods used to protect them

Know that duty ratings are specified for materials used for fire resisting walls, floors & ceilings, and how those duty ratings are located and applied

To include duty ratings as laid out in the ASFP purple book

Finding and interpreting information on passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know where to find information on product warranties

Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations

Limits of responsibility for prescriptive design

You must:

Understand that within prescriptive design you may propose construction products for a validated scope of application

Handling product variation

You must:

Know how to escalate product variation queries

You must be able to:

Identify where product variation may be required

Escalate product variation queries outside of direct scope of application or outside terms of contract

Propose suitable alternatives where product variation is required and a suitable alternative can be found under direct scope of application and within terms of the contract

Communicating prescriptive design information

You must:

Know methods of communicating of prescriptive design information

You must be able to:

Document the prescriptive design

Communicate prescriptive design requirements to relevant stakeholders

To include: installation contractor / golden thread; descriptive designer

Close X

Specific abilities

Developing prescriptive designs for passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know how to interpret descriptive design information related to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Understand where information about interfaces between fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings and other systems has been provided, the consequences of interfaces, and where to seek advice in relation to interfaces

To include: potential impacts on other design criteria

You must be able to:

Identify the requirements for fire resistant floors, walls and ceilings based on the descriptive design provided

Review direct field of application and certified product performance to determine and specify suitable products for the required fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings, or seek alternative performance validations

Select alternative products for use in line with the descriptive design where proposed products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings are deemed unsuitable

Understanding passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know common materials used to create fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings, and methods used to protect them

Know that duty ratings are specified for materials used for fire resisting walls, floors & ceilings, and how those duty ratings are located and applied

To include duty ratings as laid out in the ASFP purple book

Finding and interpreting information on passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know where to find information on product warranties

Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations

Limits of responsibility for prescriptive design

You must:

Understand that within prescriptive design you may propose construction products for a validated scope of application

Handling product variation

You must:

Know how to escalate product variation queries

You must be able to:

Identify where product variation may be required

Escalate product variation queries outside of direct scope of application or outside terms of contract

Propose suitable alternatives where product variation is required and a suitable alternative can be found under direct scope of application and within terms of the contract

Communicating prescriptive design information

You must:

Know methods of communicating of prescriptive design information

You must be able to:

Document the prescriptive design

Communicate prescriptive design requirements to relevant stakeholders

To include: installation contractor / golden thread; descriptive designer

Close X

Specific abilities

Developing prescriptive designs for passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know how to interpret descriptive design information related to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Understand where information about interfaces between fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings and other systems has been provided, the consequences of interfaces, and where to seek advice in relation to interfaces

To include: potential impacts on other design criteria

You must be able to:

Identify the requirements for fire resistant floors, walls and ceilings based on the descriptive design provided

Review direct field of application and certified product performance to determine and specify suitable products for the required fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings, or seek alternative performance validations

Select alternative products for use in line with the descriptive design where proposed products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings are deemed unsuitable

Understanding passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know common materials used to create fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings, and methods used to protect them

Know that duty ratings are specified for materials used for fire resisting walls, floors & ceilings, and how those duty ratings are located and applied

To include duty ratings as laid out in the ASFP purple book

Finding and interpreting information on passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know where to find information on product warranties

Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations

Limits of responsibility for prescriptive design

You must:

Understand that within prescriptive design you may propose construction products for a validated scope of application

Handling product variation

You must:

Know how to escalate product variation queries

You must be able to:

Identify where product variation may be required

Escalate product variation queries outside of direct scope of application or outside terms of contract

Propose suitable alternatives where product variation is required and a suitable alternative can be found under direct scope of application and within terms of the contract

Communicating prescriptive design information

You must:

Know methods of communicating of prescriptive design information

You must be able to:

Document the prescriptive design

Communicate prescriptive design requirements to relevant stakeholders

To include: installation contractor / golden thread; descriptive designer

Close X

Specific abilities

Developing prescriptive designs for passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know how to interpret descriptive design information related to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Understand where information about interfaces between fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings and other systems has been provided, the consequences of interfaces, and where to seek advice in relation to interfaces

To include: potential impacts on other design criteria

You must be able to:

Identify the requirements for fire resistant floors, walls and ceilings based on the descriptive design provided

Review direct field of application and certified product performance to determine and specify suitable products for the required fire resisting walls, floors and ceilings, or seek alternative performance validations

Select alternative products for use in line with the descriptive design where proposed products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings are deemed unsuitable

Understanding passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know common materials used to create fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings, and methods used to protect them

Know that duty ratings are specified for materials used for fire resisting walls, floors & ceilings, and how those duty ratings are located and applied

To include duty ratings as laid out in the ASFP purple book

Finding and interpreting information on passive fire products for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

You must:

Know where to find information on product warranties

Know where to find detailed information on passive fire protection products, relating to fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

Know how to interpret detailed information on passive fire protection products used for fire resistant walls, floors and ceilings

To include: Characteristics, quality, uses, limitations

Limits of responsibility for prescriptive design

You must:

Understand that within prescriptive design you may propose construction products for a validated scope of application

Handling product variation

You must:

Know how to escalate product variation queries

You must be able to:

Identify where product variation may be required

Escalate product variation queries outside of direct scope of application or outside terms of contract

Propose suitable alternatives where product variation is required and a suitable alternative can be found under direct scope of application and within terms of the contract

Communicating prescriptive design information

You must:

Know methods of communicating of prescriptive design information

You must be able to:

Document the prescriptive design

Communicate prescriptive design requirements to relevant stakeholders

To include: installation contractor / golden thread; descriptive designer

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