Annual Fire Safety Statements and Fire Safety Certificates

  Mechanical smoke control systems use powered fans and smoke exhaust shafts to force smoke and heat up and out of the building, replacing it with fresher and cooler air from outside. This allows for efficient smoke control over multiple storeys & requires  regular testing to ensure that the whole solution will perform as expected in a fire emergency, protecting lives and assets.

A fire damper device is installed in ducts and air transfer openings designed to close automatically upon detection of heat and resist the passage of flame.  As part of an AFSS, 20% of all fire dampers are required to be checked and recorded. The principle is that the next year another 20% of dampers will be checked so that after 5 years of inspection all dampers have been inspected. 

 Whilst fire dampers function to help stop the passage of fire, smoke dampers work in a similar way to preserve the integrity of physical smoke barriers e.g. floors and walls. They can also be found within air conditioning and ventilation ductwork. They also serve the same purpose as fire dampers to enable building occupants to escape and fire fighters to have easy access. 

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning & Air Handling units refers to the different systems used for moving air between indoor and outdoor areas, along with heating and cooling both residential and commercial buildings.  Chief AFSS Services can offer a range of options

 Fire & Smoke sealing is a  compound or component installed at an opening to limit the spread of smoke or fire between two adjoining spaces. Typically it is provided to a door, damper or other penetration where smoke is required to be inhibited. 

System interface testing, Indoor air quality testing, UVC air purification, Air Conditioning installation, maintennce and servicing, Cooling towers service & maintenance and more .....