Install and test Fire Dampers and Smoke Control Dampers

This standard is for those who install fire damper devices to maintain compartmentation where ventilation systems (ducts) pass through compartment boundaries. This standard is also for those who install smoke control damper devices in smoke control systems to allow the release of smoke and heat and provide compartmentation protection to walls/floors/ducts where the release path is to be constrained.

The person performing this work should understand that Fire Dampers and Smoke Control Dampers are 2 different devices.

The person performing this work must be able to comply with the correct procedures and practices for installing and testing Fire Damper And Smoke Control Dampers. This work must be in accordance with the current versions of the appropriate industry standards and regulations; the specification; industry recognised working practices; the working environment and the natural environment. They must know and understand the methods, procedures and techniques for fitting, fixing and connecting components and accessories of the systems.

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1.      verify that the job information and documentation are current and relevant and that the plant, instruments, access equipment and tools are fit for purpose

2.      confirm that the site services are compatible with the system design

3.      produce a risk assessment and method statement in accordance with organisational procedures for the work to be carried out, including the identification and use of personal protective equipment

4.      confirm before work starts that the work location and work area can be accessed safely and has been checked for the risk to other personnel on the site, and  take appropriate action if a risk is present

5.      select the equipment, components and accessories to be installed ensuring they are:

• of the right type and size
• fit-for-purpose
• in accordance with the system design
• suitable for the working environment in which they are to be installed

6.      determine at the outset, that the plans for positioning and fixing equipment, components and accessories are in accordance with:

• the system design
• the working environment
• manufacturer instructions

7.      comply with industry practices and organisational procedures to ensure the co-ordination of site services and the activities of other trades

8.      measure and mark out locations for fitting and fixing the selected equipment, components and accessories in accordance with:

• the system design
• the working environment
• manufacturer instructions

9.      prepare, fit, fix and connect the device equipment, components and accessories using suitable jointing methods in accordance with:

• the system design
• the working environment
• manufacturer instructions

10.  adjust, as appropriate, safety and control features of the system

11.  confirm the integrity of the installed system using appropriate functionality tests

12.  confirm with the relevant others:

• those necessary variations to the planned programme of work
• the correct actions to be taken to ensure that any variations to the planned programme of work will minimise the potential for hazard and risk

13.  implement organisational procedures for the safe transport and/or disposal of waste material, substances and liquids in accordance with suppliers' and manufacturers' instructions

14.  comply with organisational procedures for:

• completion of the relevant documentation
• the recording of relevant data and information
• informing relevant others
• addressing issues and problems identified

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1.      the current legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols which are relevant to your work practice and to which you must adhere

2.      the scope and limitations of your own competence, responsibilities and accountability as it applies to your job role

3.      specific procedures for reporting issues which are beyond your competence, responsibilities and accountability

4.      the duty to report any acts or omissions that could be unsafe/detrimental to you or others

5.      the principles and practice of Fire Dampers and ventilation systems

6.      the principles and practice of Smoke Control Dampers and smoke control systems

7.      the principles and practice of combined ventilation and smoke control systems

8.      the relationship of Fire Damper and Smoke Control Damper devices with other means of firestopping and alternative methods

9.      the operation, applications, advantages and limitations of different devices

10.  the applications, advantages and limitations of system equipment, components and accessories in relation to the working environment

11.  the appropriate industry standards and regulations relevant to installing and testing the devices

12.  the fire strategy, compartmentation requirements and fire penetration seal requirements relevant to the damper

13.  how to verify that job information and documentation is current and relevant and that the plant, instruments, access equipment and tools are fit for purpose

14.  how to produce a risk assessment and method statement for the work to be carried out, including the identification and use of personal protective equipment, in accordance with:

• the system design
• the conditions of the working environment
• organisational procedures
• activities of other personnel on site

15.  the methods for determining the type and size of equipment, components and accessories for the system

16.  how to interpret diagrams and drawings of the system to:

• locate site services
• identify the planned location of the system equipment, components and accessories

17.  the organisational procedures for confirming, before work starts, that the work location and work area can be accessed safely  and has been checked for the risk to other personnel on the site, and for taking appropriate action if a risk is present

18.  the methods, techniques and jointing methods for fitting, fixing and connecting the selected device, equipment, components and accessories in accordance with: 

• the system design
• the working environment
• manufacturer instructions

19.  the appropriate testing procedures for confirming the system integrity

20.  the methods and techniques for adjusting safety and control features

21.  fire safety in buildings, human behaviour and escape requirements, principles of fire chemistry and physics, including ignition and heat transfer.

22.  behavioural competence, the ethical principles to promote safe outcomes, with respect for life, the law, environment and public good.

23.  the use of independent supports

24.  how to co-ordinate site services and the activities of other trades including those relating to firestopping and penetration seals

25.  the organisational procedures for confirming with the relevant others the appropriate actions to be taken to ensure that any variations to the planned programme of work will not introduce a hazard and have minimum negative impact on the installation work to be undertaken

26.  how to implement organisational procedures for the safe transport and/or disposal of any waste material, substances and liquids in accordance with suppliers' and manufacturers' instructions

27.  the organisational procedures for:

• completion of the relevant documentation
• the recording of relevant data and information
• informing relevant others
• addressing issues and problems identified

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Working Environment (Internal and/or External)

• Domestic
• Non-domestic

Site services

• Electricity
• Gas
• Oil
• Water

Devices

• Fire dampers
• Smoke control dampers

Equipment, components and accessories

• Access equipment
• Consumables
• Generators
• Hand tools
• Lifting equipment
• Power tools
• Supports and fixings
• Transformers for low voltage hand-tools

* *Organisational Procedures

• Accident reporting
• Communication with relevant others
• Customer service
• Emergencies
• Implementing and monitoring health & safety requirements and issues
• Implementing and monitoring issues relating to the natural environment
• Information management
• Project management
• Risk assessment management
• Transfer of responsibility

Site

• Existing building or structure
• New build construction – building or structure

* *Inspection and testing

• Visual inspection

  • Mechanical integrity
  • Electrical integrity
  • Cleanliness
  • Seal arrangement
  • Accessibility

• Device functionality

   Fixings

• Breakaway joints

• Compression
• Flanges
• Threaded
• Fire stopping products

Relevant others

• Building control
• Client representatives
• Customers/clients
• Design team/fire engineer
• Members of the public
• Other contractors/trades
• Site/contract manager
• Supervisors
• Work colleagues

​BSEFSD02; BSEFSD03; BSEFSD04; BSEFSD05