Firefighting - Insulating sandwich panels

Firefighting - Insulating sandwich panels

1. Uses

   • Internally for chilled or subzero enviroments
   • Hygiene solution

2. Design and construction

   • Inner core of insulating material
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     • Expanded polystyrene
     • Extruded polystyrene
     • Polyurethane
     • Polyisocyanurate
     • Mineral fibre - less fire risk
   • Covered in steel sheets
   • Method of fixings
     • Light weight hangers

3. Problems for firefighting

   • Hidden fire spread within panels
   • Black toxic smoke
   • Rapid fire spread to flshover
   • Delamination of steel facing
   • Collapse

4. Reducing the risks - Risk Assessment

   • Seperating the risk from the panels
   • Providing a fire-suppression system
     • For the risk
     • For the enclosure
   • Provide non combustable cores
     • Cooking areas, hot areas, bakeries,fire-breaks,fire stop panels
   • Specify appropriate fixings