Fire Compartmentation Checklist - Aviva Loss Prevention Standard - Property V1.2

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• To view our Loss Prevention Standard that supports this checklist, please view the following link : https://broker.aviva.co.uk/documents/view/aviva_fire_compartmentation_lps.pdf

Fire Compartmentation Checklist

• 1. Has a formal fire risk assessment been completed that considers property damage and business impact?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Is the fire compartmentation and use of fire doors consistent with the needs of the site?<br>• Life safety?<br>• Property values?<br>• Business impact/interruption?<br>• Smoke sensitivity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Are there accurate fire compartmentation wall/floor drawings for the site? <br>Including:<br>• Materials of construction?<br>• Fire resistance in minutes?<br>• Structural resistance: ability of the material to resist structural collapse?<br>• Integrity: ability to resist the passage of fire, hot gases and smoke?<br>• Insulation: ability to resist conduction of heat?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Are all the following identified on the fire compartmentation drawings:<br>• Ventilation systems?<br>• Extraction systems?<br>• Service risers?<br>• Cable tray runs?<br>• Utility runs?<br>• Pipe runs?<br>• Drainage and waste systems?<br>• Floor and ceiling voids?<br>• Fire/smoke doors?<br>• Fire/smoke dampers?<br>• Fire/smoke shutters?<br>• Intumescent devices?<br>• Draft/smoke curtains?<br>• Heat and smoke vents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5. Are all fire and smoke doors, shutters and dampers formally listed with a unique identifier?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Are all penetrations through fire compartments sealed with appropriately approved/listed fire stopping materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7. Are formal and documented fire compartment inspections and checks completed by a competent individual?<br>• Weekly?<br>• Monthly?<br>• Quarterly?<br>Are issues raised tracked through to completion?<br>Is the return frequency of these inspections based on issues found?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8. Are formal annual fire compartment audits completed by a competent individual?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9. Is a formal fire compartment audit completed by a competent person following any changes/projects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10. Are ceiling and floor voids included in the fire compartment inspections and audits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11. Are any of the fire walls parapetted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are these areas considered as part of the annual fire compartment audits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 12. Is there any damage, deterioration, wear and tear or breaches to the fire protection of the structural framework?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What remedial works are planned?

• 13. Is there any intumescent paint to any structural steelwork?<br>• Is this included in the fire compartmentation audits?<br>• Does this need reapplication?<br>• Is this near to the end of its effective life?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 14. Is there damage, deterioration, wear and tear or breaches to the fire resistant walls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What remedial works are planned?

• 15. Is there damage, deterioration, wear and tear or breaches to fire resistant floors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What remedial works are planned?

• 16. Is there damage, deterioration, wear and tear or breaches to fire doors and shutters, including fixings and framework?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What remedial works are planned?

• 17. Are all normally open fire doors, shutters and dampers reviewed by a competent person to check they automatically close with an appropriate interlock to an automatic fire detection system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 18. Are all normally open fire doors, shutters and dampers closed when the premises are vacated/at the end of the working day?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 19. Are all fire door, damper and shutter closure devices visually and formally checked periodically by a competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 20. Are the automatic closure actuation elements of every normally open fire door, damper and shutter trip tested on an annual basis?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 21. Are any fire doors propped open at any time, e.g. using wedges, etc.?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 22. Is there damage, deterioration, wear and tear or breaches to the fire resistant glazing, including fixings and framework?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What remedial works are planned?

• 23. Is there damage, deterioration, wear and tear or breaches to the fire stopping to penetrating services such as air handling equipment, electrical services, piping breaches, etc.?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What remedial works are planned?

• 24. Are there any fire dampers within ducting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they securely fixed, inspected, maintained and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 25. Is there damage, deterioration, wear and tear or breaches to the protected zone?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What remedial works are planned?

• 26. Is there damage, deterioration, wear and tear or breaches to any smoke/draft curtains?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What remedial works are planned?

• 27. Are any smoke/draft curtains automatically operated and if so, are they maintained and tested by competent individuals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 28. Are there any heat and smoke vents?<br>• Are these automatically actuated?<br>• Are these in sprinkler protected areas? If ‘yes’ do they only open via manual actuation?<br>• Are they maintained and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 29. As part of any regular fire alarm test, are all automatically interlocked operating devices, e.g. doors, dampers, vents, etc. verified as operating as intended?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 30. After any regular fire alarm test are all devices verified as being returned to their ‘normal’ position, e.g. heat and smoke vents not left open, etc.?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 31. Is the building ventilation interlocked to immediately shut down upon actuation of the fire alarm system?<br>N.B. Smoke contamination can be exacerbated if the ventilation is allowed to continue.<br>See Aviva Loss Prevention Standard on Smoke Contamination.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 32. Are any flammable or combustible liquids used in buildings that if released could pass beneath a closed fire door?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appropriate measures taken to prevent this and maintain the fire compartmentation strategy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 33. Is fire compartmentation considered as part of the Management of Change process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 34. Are method statements obtained for own staff and contractors who undertake work which could damage or breach the fire compartmentation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 35. Where work has damaged or breached the fire compartmentation is the repair work and its time frame clearly specified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 36. Are only approved and accredited contractors and products used for any new or compartmentation projects or repairs to compartmentation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 37. After any change or work on site, is the fire compartmentation integrity formally signed off as being consistent with the fire compartmentation drawings or risk assessments?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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