Creating a fire barrier management plan

Life safety concerns continue to be a central focus for healthcare accrediting agencies

Passive fire protection — an important third of the life safety equation, along with sprinklers and alarms — can be a challenge to manage, according to an article on the FacilityCare website.

Life safety concerns are a central focus for healthcare accrediting agencies

Developing and implementing a fire barrier management plan can assist facility managers with proactively maintaining passive fire protection.

A good plan includes requirements for fire and smoke dampers, fire doors and fire resistive wall construction, as well as fire barrier management.

Read the article.

May 1, 2015

Topic Area: Safety

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