Protected shafts

Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Protected shafts. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 7: Compartmentation/sprinklers – flats, 1 (7.21). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 61. ISBN 9781859469156

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Abstract

Stairs and service shafts connecting compartments should be protected to restrict the spread of fire between the compartments. These are called protected shafts. Walls or floors surrounding a protected shaft are considered to be compartment walls or compartment floors.

Item Type: Book Section
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Uncontrolled Keywords: protected shaft, fire compartment, compartment (fire), fire protection, fire-separating element
Subjects: Section 07: Compartmentation/sprinklers – flats
B3: Internal fire spread (structure)
Building standards
Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2020 05:59
Last Modified: 29 Sep 2022 21:02
URI: https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/569

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