MARCH 2019 | 17
Skills
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FIRE RESISTANT GLAZING
TRAINING? BOOK NOW!
As part of the Glass and
Glazing Federation (GGF) “Train-
ing the Industry” programme, all
specialist glaziers and installers
who work with fire resistant
glazing systems are encouraged
to book their places with the first
course taking place on 27 Febru-
ary at the GGF Accredited Training
Centre in Southwark, London.
This Fire Resistant Glazing
Training course covers the the-
oretical knowledge required to
work alongside practical expe-
rience. The course will provide
glaziers with the highest quality
knowledge and information on
fire safety covering both products
and installations. The course is
also aimed to empower successful
candidates with the knowledge
to explain to others on site the
importance of the correct selection
and installation of fire resistant
glazing.
Adrian Blaydon, GGF Techni-
cal Officer and Secretary of the
GGF Fire Resistant Glazing Group
(FRGG) is leading the course and
urged all companies responsible
for the specification and installa-
tion fire resistant glazing to attend
the course.
“This course is designed to give
installers not only an appreciation
of the function and importance of
fire-resistant glazing but also the
practical knowledge to properly
apply and install fire-resistant
glazing.”
The course contents will cover:
• The behaviour of glass in fire
• What is fire resistance?
• Types of fire-resistant glass
• Regulations and Responsibil-
ities
• Importance of the glazed
system
• Evidence of performance
• Product stamps
• Information available
At the end of the course, all at-
tendees will be given a certificate
of attendance for their own and/or
their companies’ records.
it should go without
‘ saying
that it is
Fire Resistant
Glazing Training
Course dates in 2019
27 February
30 April
12 June
18 September
Venues:
GGF Accredited Training
Centre, Southwark, London
essential for installers
to know how critical
fire safety is To book your place, visit:
https://www.eventbrite.
co.uk/e/ggf-accredited-fire-
resistant-glazing-training-
tickets-55914036388
Adrian summarised, “Following
the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, it
should go without saying that it
is essential for installers to know
how critical fire safety is, from
our research we know that poor
installation can lead to catastroph-
ic failures, so ensuring installers
are aware of best practice is key.
If you feel you or your colleagues’
knowledge of fire resistant glazing
is lacking, then I would advise
that you book on the course as
soon as possible.” Find out more information:
https://www.ggf.org.uk/
training/fire-resistant-
glazing-training/
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Download the GGF Fire
Resistant Glazing Best
Practice Guide:
https://www.ggf.org.uk/
publications/fire-resistant-
glazing-publications/
FIRECO COLUMN
WHAT IS COMPARTMENTATION?
To prevent a fire from spreading,
different sections of a building must
be constructed as fire-resistant
compartments. This means they will
resist fire for a specified period of
time (usually 30 minutes). If a fire is
contained in a compartment, it won’t
spread to other parts of the building.
People can evacuate safely and
firefighters can extinguish the fire.
Fire doors
One of the most important
ways to keep a building safe is
through the use of fire doors.
Fire doors are specially made to
resist fire for a certain amount
of time and keep the fire
contained within that com-
Installations
partment. However, fire doors
need to be regularly checked
and maintained to ensure they
will work effectively. In addition,
fire doors can only compart-
mentalise a fire, if they are kept
closed.
Whilst carrying out a job,
it is key to make sure you
are aware of holes and gaps
in the walls from installing
piping and wiring through a
building. When you drill holes
through a building to run
cables and those holes aren’t
filled in, you severely com-
promise any fire safety plans
in place. If a fire starts, it will
spread through any gaps,
igniting anything flammable
in its path.
It takes seconds for a fire to
spread through a hole that is
the size of a pen nib. Once a fire
has the opportunity to spread, it
can take over the whole building
which makes an escape virtual-
ly impossible.
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