Controlling a Fire - Be Prepared
Fires can have devastating effects on lives and properties.Businesses aren’t excluded from a fire’s destructive nature and can also suffer in its aftermath, with documents and other equipment potentially lost forever. Having a sound fire prevention strategy in place is an essential for all businesses.
When directly threatened by fire, arming your property with a fire extinguisher can be an effective safeguard but preventative measures are garnering strong popularity as technology evolves.
Increasingly, we are seeing business owners look at the installation and use of products that provide fire resistance and work to deflect or contain a fire and potentially limit the extent of damage. These evolving products take the form of fire resistant doors or shutters, which can successfully prevent the spread of fire into adjacent areas of the premises.
Grifco’s market leading range of Auto Descent Fire DoorOpenersfeature a Controlled Descent Mechanism (CDM), which has been developed to allow non-poweredemergency closure of fire shutters, preventing fires from spreading – out of control – into other areas.
“Should a fire threaten a business, it is vital that personnel and equipment remain protected.Grifco’sAuto Descent Fire Door Opener equipped with fusible safety device and/or a release magnet controlled via a fire indicator panel (FIP) ensures that the fire resistant door or shutter safely closes after a fire or smoke event has been detected.This prevents thefire from spreading,” said Grifco Product Marketing Manager, Luke Porter.
A key advantage of the Grifco Auto Descent Fire Shutter Opener, is that itoperatesas a regular roller shutter opener during normal conditions, eliminating the need for additional safety release devices.However if a fire is detected, the linkage connected to the systems release arm will break, engaging the CDM and the shutter will automatically close safely, with the door’s speed limited by the CDM system and eliminating the danger associated with a free-falling shutter.
“Fire shutters are commonly used in such places as warehouses, office buildings, buildings where flammable materials are stored, fire curtain dividers and supermarkets and is an essential fire protection measure that works to contain a fire and can also be directly linked to a business’s fire alarm system,” added Mr Porter.
Prevention is always better than facing a fire’s after effects, so a good sectioning and division of the areas of a building will help a great deal in making fire shutters work to their full potential. Areas can also be divided with fire shutters at each division to divide the fire or particularly around flammable materials within a warehouse.
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