Resources
Our resources include a range of informative articles, practical guides, and resources to support your passive fire protection needs.
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Why do my Buildings Need Firestopping?
It’s a question we have answered before, but one we think is always worthy of reiterating. What makes firestopping SO important to a building’s safety strategy? Read on to find out more...
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Passive vs. Active Fire Protection
When someone asks about your building’s fire protection system, you probably think about its alarm and sprinkler systems when, in reality, it is much more. It is a collaboration of systems between Active Fire Protection and Passive Fire Protection.
A Fire Door Survey is Just Checking a Fire Door, Right?
Our industry has prodded the slowly waking giant, and it is clear that businesses, facilities managers, building managers and the amazing people who work across fire safety are making inroads into resolving fire door issues. But I’m going to put this out there; inspecting a door does not improve life safety in a building, providing maintenance to ongoing defects does.
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"I know I Need a Fire Risk Assessment...But Which Type?!"
We already know that a Fire Risk Assessment is a process that determines: the hazard from fire, the likelihood that there will be a fire and the consequences if one were to occur. But did you know there are actually 4 types of FRA?
What's the Difference Between a Fire Risk Assessment and a Compartmentation Inspection?
And who is responsible for building compliance?
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A Door's a Door - Right?
Well no, actually, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Your average, every day door serves the primary purpose of security and control. Ingress and egress. It’s an access point, or a barrier, allowing the movement of people and goods.
The Importance of Passive Fire Protection in Buildings
It is hard to over-emphasize the importance of a passive fire protection (PFP) strategy and its subsequent governance in buildings. Comprising some kind of an assessment of the likely fire.
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Workplace Fires: The Importance of Staying Aware
Checkmate helps businesses and public sector organisations safeguard their customers and staff through the implementation of life-saving firestopping solutions.
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