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People
killed while
trying to escape
from fire in
a multilevel
building. People
hospitalised
due to smoke
ingestion while
escaping from
a multiplex
on fire. These
have been recent
headlines, unfortunate
and unnecessary.
Unnecessary
because if walls
and ceilings
systems carried
the proper fire-rating
it would have
retarded flame
spread and
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provided
enough time
for people to
escape or arrive
to help. Of
course, there
are other factors
too like furnishings
and flooring.
But walls and
ceilings play
a major roll
as electrical
wiring is concealed
behind these,
and short circuiting
is almost always
the cause for
fire in buildings.
Most project
teams look at
fire rating
of the product
only while what
is needed is
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holistic
approach and a check on the
fire rating of the system.
Often the product is fire-rated
but to cut costs, the supporting
suspension is local or not
fire-rated ,and as a result
the ceiling installed does
not perform in case of fire.
It is another matter that
the product though specified
as FR is substituted in the
last moment in favour of non-FR
due to various considerations.
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A
case in point
is one of our
most popular
products, Slats.
The FR grade
can be more
expensive by
25% and so it
may be specified
but in the last
minute at the
project execution
stage non-FR
is favoured.
The risk is
not to the project
team but the
space users!
Hence it is
necessary to
sensitise the
ecosystem to
adopt safe fire
and life safety
practices in
the selection
and installation
of wall and
ceiling systems.
Not just the
product but
the system!
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