What is Fire Resisting Glazing?

Fire Resisting Glazing

Passive fire protection is based on installing products and materials into the existing structure of a building to prevent the spread of flames and smoke in the event of a fire. One such highly effective way of achieving this objective is through the professional installation of fire resisting glazing.

Fire resisting glazing is specially designed and manufactured glass which has been proven to prevent the spread of a fire for a given amount of time, allowing it to be contained while occupants of a building can be evacuated safely and limit the effects of the fire in the time it takes for emergency services to arrive and extinguish the blaze. The use of fire resisting glazing within a passive fire protection plan is therefore an essential element in a building’s safety resources.

Furthermore, not only can fire resisting glazing prevent the spread of fire and smoke, but it can also restrict radiant and conductive heat transfer. This means that objects on the other side of the glass will not overheat and spontaneously combust. Valuable equipment and other assets can be protected from damage, so the negative impact on a company’s operations after the fire has been addressed will be minimised. The safety provided by this material cannot be underestimated, but its installation should be planned and handled by fire safety experts.

Here at EA-RS Passive Fire Protection our team of highly skilled engineers will be able to select the right type of fire resisting glazing for your specific requirements. Once the correct approach has been finalised in consultation with you as our customer, we will then install the glazing and maintain it on a regular basis. This monitoring and maintenance will ensure that it will always be fully effective in preventing the spread of a fire.

If you would like to find out more about how fire resisting glazing can help contain a fire, or have made the decision to have it installed within your building, our expert team would be more than happy to help and discuss your requirements. Contact us now to help protect your building and its occupants from the ever present risk of fire.

Our Services Include

Fire Stopping Fire Line Compartmentation
Fire Protection Installation / Application Design & Specification
Fire Stopping Surveys & Maintenance
Fire Door Surveys, Install, Refurb, Replacement
Fire Risk Assessment
Fire Strategy Design
Passive Fire Stopping Seminars & Presentations ‘The Hidden Danger’

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Why Customers Trust Us

We had absolutely no idea what fire doors we had fitted in our building, EA-RS Passive Fire Protection completed a full asset and identify areas for improvement.

- Government Institution -
Cables and pipes had compromised our passive fire compartmentation over time, the EA-RS Passive Fire Protection team provided a quick turnaround to survey and protect these areas.

- Data Centre -
We had never looked above our ceiling tiles in the office or considered how a fire could spread so quickly, EA-RS Passive Fire Protection have really helped to open our eyes to the hidden dangers.

- Commercial Building Owner -

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Technical guidance and drawings service to assist at planning stage.

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Specification advice to identify the correct product for the risk.

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Protecting our historic properties from fire.

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MANUFACTURERS

EA-RS Passive Fire Protection will only ever use a single manufacturer system to create the perfect penetration and linear seal in your building. Ensuring your legal obligations / compliance with certified tested systems.