Week 43 – October 22, 2012 Global YTD TRIR 0.17 Current Global Qtr TRIR 0.

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Date of Last Recordable September 6, 2012

Passive Fire Protection (PFP)

PFP is important to prevent fires,
For every project, PFP considerations
minimize fire escalation, protect
critical elements and provide time to
must be made fit for purpose and
control the fire and allow personnel to commensurate with the fire risk of the
escape safely. facility.

Often PFP is prescribed by codes and PFP is commonly associated with

standards, but the extent and
endurance required is determined
using consequence analysis such as fire
modeling.
For access to subject matter experts,
please contact the
Technical Safety Engineering Group
technicalsafety@mustangeng.com
Houston – Tom Hippe
Woking – Peter Menhennett
EVERYDAY EVERYBODY
http://emergency.mustangeng.com
Fireproofing but is a broader concept
within the Fire Protection Strategy and
includes:
• Spacing and Layout
• Fireproofing (Concrete encasement,
Pre-cast insulation, Cementitious, or
Intumescent Epoxy coatings)
• Containment and drainage
• Diking
• Fire walls
• Electrical Area Classification
• Grounding and bonding
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