Fire Protection & Certification

The protection of building structures from collapse in the event of a fire is governed by regulations to ensure the occupants can evacuate the premises safely and requires employers to identify risks and take steps to remove or reduce them.

To achieve adequate protection of buildings, Passive Fire Protection is achieved by the application of intumescent coatings, cementitious sprayed coatings, fire boarding or proprietary mortars or batts in the case of penetrating services.

Application of Intumescent Fire Protection

Application of Intumescent Fire Protection

Applications of such systems should be carried out by approved contractors under third party certified schemes.

EQM specialises in the inspection, verification and certification of Applied Fire Protection Systems and Fire Stopping Systems which are governed by strict standards from the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), the Steel Construction Institute and European Agencies.

EQM services also include annual surveying and re-certification of Fire Protection Systems such as intumescent and cementitious coatings and Fire Stopping Systems such as mortars or batts, fire doors etc.