KFS Services E-book 2024 - Flipbook - Page 11
Kiwa Fire Safety Compliance
KFS manages a range of
fire product testing and
assessment services
(complemented by our
independent advisory
approach), to provide market
confidence and assurance
for specifiers, whilst also
enabling products to reach
the market promptly and
efficiently.
Engineering Assessments
Our experience across a range of passive fire protection
systems allow us to develop robust Engineering
Assessments and bespoke system solutions, based upon
relevant test data so you can satisfy design and site
requirements without compromising on materials or safety.
KFS can assist in satisfying architectural design criteria
and specific site requirements, by confidently determining
the acceptable flexibility, tolerance, and usage variations
that construction products have from their originally tested
specification.
Fire resisting assemblies are rarely supplied in an identical
form to that which was tested. A fire resistance test report
will therefore only identify exactly the element that was
tested and the subsequent result it achieved, with no
variations or opinions expressed within the report.
We can provide opinion and expert judgement of
the performance, expressed in the form of a concise
engineering assessment, which is supported by numerical
and quantifiable methods, as well as experience of
conducting fire resistance tests on similar products.
The proposed specification for the building element will
invariably require the construction to be supplied at a size,
in a mode (such as with glazing apertures, glass, bespoke
frames, building hardware) which are different from that
tested. If an approving authority does not feel technically
able to make a judgement to cover such variations, or does
not wish to take responsibility for them, then a 3rd party
expert opinion is often sought.
Field Of Application Reports
In certain situations, it is necessary to
produce a Field of Application (FOA)
Report for a product. By bringing
together numerous fire-resistant
test reports into a single practical
document that outlines the variations
and permitted parameters, KFS can
demonstrate the range of situations in
which the product’s fire performance
criteria remains valid.
The report provides professional
guidance to a manufacturer/fabricator
or installer enabling them to produce
a ‘compliant’ and ‘fit for purpose’
product/system for the building owner.
In supplying an FOA report with a
product, manufacturers can reduce the
risk of incorrect installation.
In addition to providing confidence in
production and installation, our FOA
reports will provide clients with a high
degree of certainty regarding the range
of situations in which their product can
be marketed and sold.
This is precisely when our knowledge and experience will
provide confidence, minimise risk and ensure projects are
able to continue to time and to specification.
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