The Fire Wall Labelling campaign launched in 2023 has had a refresh this month with a new web area established to help promote the campaign. The fire wall labelling initiative aims to help identify fire walls and provide instant guidance on what to do when passing cables and pipes through the compartment.
Last year Finishes and Interior Sector (FIS), Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), and Gypsum Products Development Association (GPDA) joined forces to create this free to use labelling scheme that warns of the dangers of passing cables and pipes through compartment walls (Fire Walls).
The Fire Wall label is a simple and visual way of ensuring that those that could undermine the fire integrity of a wall to realise that it isn’t just a wall, but it is a Fire Wall. The label provides instant guidance via a QR code on what to do when considering whether and how to pass cables and pipes through compartment walls. It runs through a simple STOP, THINK, PLAN, CHECK and RECORD process and provides links to best practice guidance that will help ensure that safety is not undermined.
The initiative was endorsed by the Construction Leadership Council in their report Creating Safe Buildings Delivering safety, competence and quality as an example of best practice in the sector.