fcia educational symposium in abu dhabi · ms. fatma mostafa-amer; mr. ali bukair . mr. emad al...

The Yas Viceroy Hotel 18 May 2014

FCIA Educational Symposium in Abu Dhabi

A Few Details

• Fire Exits

• Mobile Phones – Vibrate

• Emergency Exits

• Relationships….

• Questions / Answers at End of Sessions

• Certificate of Attendance

• Keep Name Badges

FCIA Antitrust Policy

• Association Do’s and Don’ts – FCIA Outside Counsel – DON’T discuss the prices your company will charge customers.

– DON’T discuss discounts, terms and conditions of sale, warrant terms, profits or profit margins, shares of market, bids or the intent to bid, rejection or termination, of customers, sales territories, or markets.

– DON’T discuss administration or disciplinary action by the Association against a particular member, or enforcement of the Association’s Code of Ethics, in the absence of specific legal guidance.

– DON’T propose or discuss any proposal, in the absence of specific legal guidance, that the Association sponsors or engage in any activity which may have the effect of producing an adverse economic impact on some competing companies.

• FCIA Thanks Sponsors – 3M Gulf Ltd.

– Butler Engineering, ME

– HILTI, Inc.

– Intherpro LLC

– Koffel Associates

– RECTORSEAL

– Rise & Shine Insulation & Contracting

– Specified Technologies, Inc.

– Thermofire Middle East


• Great Speakers… – Fatma Amer, Ali Bukair, Abu Dhabi DMA – Emad Al Hashimi, Dept. of Civil Defence – Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates – Ahmed Eldidi, UL, LLC – Mark Tyrol, Vidur Berry, FM Approvals – Nick Brunet, 3M Gulf, Ltd. – Randy Clark, RECTORSEAL – Sajid Raza, Butler ME – Fouad Hajj, STI – Mike Thrapp, Abu Dhabi DCD – Bill McHugh, FCIA

FCIA Educational Symposium

in Abu Dhabi 18 May 2014

President & Executive Director’s Welcome Association Report

FCIA Welcome

• FCIA Membership Growth Result of….Teams

– FCIA Board

– FCIA Committees

– FCIA Staff

• Thanks to all for Building Reliability of Installed Firestopping through the ‘DIIM’,

‘DIIMM’, ‘DcIMM’…

New FCIA Members

• Contractors – 3066015 - Nova Scotia CAN – Admiral - UAE – Accurate Firestop - CA – ADM Construction - RI – Al Bandary Safety & Security Equipment - UAE – CUBE ME - UAE – Doormasters Trading - UAE (Branch) – FAST-Fire Arrest Systems Tech - CO – Horizon - NY – Insulation Contractors - WA – Naboltz Construction - OK – Pacific Rim Mechanical – Polymath Services - PANAMA – RG Firestop Systems - CAN

FCIA New Members

• Associates

– Compass Inspection Consultants – CA

– Eastern Wings Equipment, UAE

– Firetek Pacific - HI

– Speedie & Assoc. - AZ

• Manufacturer Branch

– Owens Corning OH

FCIA Introductions….Name, Company SPEAK LOUD PLEASE

FCIA Committees = Action

• Accreditation

• Technical, Education, Apprenticeship

• Standards

• Code

• Marketing

• Membership

• Program

• More…

Accreditation Committee @ FM Approvals

Accreditation FM 4991 & UL-ULC QFC

• FM & UL Meetings – Personal, Teleconferences

– Norwood, MA

– Northbrook, IL

• UL Meeting – Educated Auditors

• Auditors Read MOP, Took an Exam

• Strategy Discussions

• FCIA Firestop Wall @ FM’s ‘Mini Lab’

Accreditation Committee @ FM Approvals

Technical, Education, Apprenticeship

• MOP Updates & Apprenticeship Program

– Ch. 3 - 50 to 634 pgs., COMPLETE! EMAIL ‘[email protected]’ for your copy.

– DRAFT Chapter 4, Inspection out for Review

– DRAFT Chapter 1, 2 underway

– Firestop Containment Worker Education 2014

• Worker ‘MOP’ Manuals, Curriculum Outline

• 21+ Powerpoint Presentations with Speaker Notes 21+ Quizzes for students

• 26 Hours of FCIA Video – Step by Step

• Releasing each month….

Technical, Education, Apprenticeship

• FCIA Webinars –

• Winter 2014 - 4 Sessions

• Summer, Fall 2014 – 8 Sessions

• Certificates of Attendance

– CEU’s for FM & UL Contractor Programs

– CEU’s for IAS AC 291 Inspection Agency Program

Standards Committee • ASTM E2174, ASTM E2393 Inspection Standards

– FM, UL, IAS in Appendix - DISAPPROVED

– ASTM Inspection in 2012 IBC – Showing up now

– IAS AC 291 Accreditation How to Grow…

• UL Standards Technical Panel

• FCIA on IAS Board of Directors

• Koffel Associates & FCIA at ASTM, ICC

Code Committee Planning for ICC, NFPA Hearings

Marketing Committee Outreach & Relationships

• Abu Dhabi – Department of Municipal Affairs – Department of Civil Defence

• ASHE • TJC • CHES • CSI • CSC • SFPE • SCIP • ICC – IAS, ICC-ES • IFMA • NFPA • TIAC • Leading Age • Campus Fire Safety • International

Marketing (& Accreditation ) Committee

@ Barrier Management Symposium

Marketing Committee @ ICC Expo & ABM, CSI, NFPA

Marketing Committee @ ICC Global Council Meetings

Membership Committee

• Membership – 326 FCIA Members - 2013 – 210 Contractors (269 Locations) – 30 Contractor Branches – 21 International Contractors – 8 International Contractor Branches – 10 Manufacturers – 39 Associates (19 Consultants) – 4 Associate Branches – 1 Retired – 3 Friends, (+12000 Life Safety Digest)

• Renewals @ 85+% • 2014 Renewals Coming in Nicely

FCIA Membership

• Why is Member Retention 85% Overall ?

• Involvement…Relationships…Outreach

• ‘FCIA International Symposiums’

FCIA in Abu Dhabi, Dubai - UAE

FCIA @ Doha, Qatar

Membership/Marketing ‘FCIA On-Location – Calgary’

• FCIA Symposium – Canada June 4 & 5

– Relationships –

• National Research Council of Canada – NRC-CRC

• UL’s Luke Woods, FM’s Jeff Gould

• CAN Fire Forces Fire Marshals, Architects…

• Added 5 new Canada FCIA Members

Thanks…FCIA 2014 Membership

• Spreading the DIIM worldwide

• Build Firestopping Reliability through

– DIIM - DIIMM

– DcIIMM

– FCIA Members & Relationships

– FM Approved, UL/ULC Contractors

– IAS AC 291 Special Inspection Agencies

FCIA Committees = Action

• Accreditation

• Technical, Education, Apprenticeship

• Standards

• Code

• Marketing

• Membership

• Program

• More…

FCIA Educational Symposium in Abu Dhabi 18 May 2014


Ms. Fatma Mostafa-Amer;

Mr. Ali Bukair

Mr. Emad Al Hashimi Mr. Mike Thrapp

Mr. Bill Koffel, PE, FSFPE

2011 FCIA PRESIDENT

BREAK – Sponsored by…


Testing – MFL Walls Mr. Mark Tyrol, FM Mr. Vidur Berry, FM


Testing - Barriers Mr. Ahmed Eldidi Mr. Romnish Kapoor


Testing - Penetrations Mr. Nick Brunet, 3M Gulf Ltd.


Testing – Joints, Perimeter Fire Containment Mr. Randy Clark, RECTORSEAL


Installation Mr. Bill McHugh, FCIA Mr. Fouad Hajj, STI


Firestopping for Continuity I – Classified Systems

Firestopping for Continuity

• Firestop Products Become Firestop Systems --

– “A Specific field erected construction, consisting of an assemblage of materials to prevent the spread of fire through openings in fire rated walls and floors using ASTM E 814 / UL 1479, ULC-S-115, UL 2079,

E-2307 as the test method…”

– Testing = Suitability statement for use of a firestop product in a specific system application

Firestopping for Continuity Firestop Products

• Sealants – Silicone, Latex, Intumescent

• Wrap Strips – “Thick, Thin, Wide, Less Wide”

• Putties

• Pillows

• Composite Sheets

• Bricks / Plugs

• Pre Fabricated Kits

• Mortar

• Spray Products

Graphics, STI,3M, AD, HILTI, Nelson

Firestop Materials, Systems & Physical Properties

• Serve Building Needs – Smoke – Germs – Chemical Resistance – Cleaning? – Chemical, Biological, Radiation?

• Product Types – Intumescent, Latex, Silicone – Ablative – Endothermic

Graphics – 3M, STI, Nelson

D- Design SYSTEMS SELECTION

Who’s Responsible, How to Choose???

Graphics – STI

Firestopping for Continuity Products become Systems

• Firestop Systems Directories – – UL

– Intertek

– FM Approvals

Systems Selection & Analysis…Not as easy as it looks…

How do Contractors Select Systems?

• Wall or Floor Construction Type, Rating

• Wall or Floor Thickness

• Penetrating Item, Coverings

• Size, Type, Thickness

• Annular Space Sizes

• Joint / Gap Sizes

• Backing Materials

• Fill Material(s)

= Rated Firestop System

STI Graphic

I- Installation Who’s Responsible, How to Choose???

Graphic – STI

Why Contractor Qualifications?

• Firestopping Ratings - F, T, H, L W

• Zero Tolerances? – Annular Space Sizes, Gap Sizes

• Product Properties – Movement

– Compatibility

– Storage, Application, Curing Temps

• SYSTEMS DOCUMENTATION

Installation – Who?

• Firestopping wrong, missing

• Systems Documentation?

• As Built Documentation?? Conclusion –

Without Single Firestopping Trade….

fire & life safety risks

Adler Photo

3 Firestop Installation Methods

• Each Trade

– “He/She who pokes hole, fills hole”

• Multiple Contracts

– Firestop Contractors, Trades

• Single Source Firestop Contractor – FM 4991, UL Qualified Firestop Contractors

– SPECIFIED in MasterSpec, under 07-84-00

Firestop Contractor Qualifications

1. Products at Hardware Store, etc. • No Education

2. Manufacturer Trained / Accredited • 1 hour program • ½ day program • 2 day education

3. Department of Civil Defence 4. FM 4991 Approved, UL Qualified Companies

• 3rd Party Verified Company Management System • Individuals Pass 3rd Party Exam • Individual Knowledge – FCIA MOP • All Manufacturers Products • Company gets Approved or Qualified, not Individual • Found in Spec Section - 07 84 00

Firestop Contractor Qualifications FM & UL/ULC – 4 Components

1. Office Facility Quality Management

System Audit 2. Field – Jobsite Audit 3. Employ a person

– UL/FM Firestop Exam @ 80% or better – DRI if employed by Approved/Qualified Firm,

• Designated Responsible Individual (DRI)

4. Annual Audit

1. Office Audit of Company Management System Manual

• Controlled Management Processes

• Project Successful Proven Contractor

• Education, Training, Accountability

1. FM, UL/ULC Company Audit of Management System (MS)

– Employee Training & Education

– Systems Selection

– Communicate systems to Field

– Material Controls

– Systems installation “protocol”

– Labeling

– Record keeping - Variance Procedures

– Non-Conformances

– Documentation

– Project closeout

2. Company MS Jobsite Audit by ULC, FM or UL

• Verification of firestop systems Processes

• Verify Management System Works

• Verify Company “communication” – Office to field, field to office

• “Culture of Quality…”

» Adler Photo

3. DRI – Company Appoints DRI if ….

• Pass Rigorous Firestop Examination – FCIA Firestop Manual of Practice

– Firestop Systems Selection & Protocol

– Management System Knowledge

• Keep CEU’s – 6 FM, 10 UL, ea. 3 yrs.

• Retested every 3 years (FM Only)

• One DRI per Approved Contractor Location

4. Annual Audit FM 4991 UL / ULC

Contractor Company Personnel

• Continued satisfactory performance • Quality Manual Implementation

• Documented - Archived record keeping

• Employee Training Documentation

• Jobsite Visit

• DRI CEU Verification

• Find @www.fcia.org

UL-ULC/FM 4991Contractor Company Benefits

Quantified Differentiation …

– Focus on the Company & Individual – Investment in Company Procedures – Investment in People Education – Investment in FCIA Manual of Practice

• Project Successful Proven Contractor

• Education, Training, Accountability

= Reduced Risk – Life, Property, Business

Inspection Mr. Bill McHugh, FCIA Mr. Sajid Raza, Butler ME


Firestop Installation & Inspection

• ASTM E 2174/ ASTM E 2393 – “Inspection Process”

Firestop Installation & Inspection

• ASTM E 2174/ASTM E 2393 -

I – Inspection – Options

• Contractor Self Inspection – Verify Management System validity

– Not 2%, 10%

– Required for FM & UL, ULC Contractors

• Manufacturer Inspection – Does not exist … Survey, maybe

• ASTM E 2174 & ASTM E 2393 – – Independent 3rd Party

– Destructive, Non Destructive

– Specified Frequency

I – Inspection – ADIBC ASTM E 2174 & ASTM E 2393 1704.17 Through-penetration firestop systems, concealed draftstop and fireblock sys tems. All through-penetration firestopping, draftstopping and fireblocking shall be sub ject to periodic special inspection prior to concealment to determine compliance with the approved con struction documents. Listed systems shall be inspected for compliance with their listing. Exception: Through-penetration firestop systems may be inspected in accordance with ASTM E 2174-04 when authorized by the registered design professional of record and when the contractor applies the procedures established in that standard.

Firestop Systems Inspection ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• “Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops – Penetrations - Joints” – Standard Inspection Procedure

– Special Inspection Agency Companies

– Other Qualified Firms

– Report to Building Owner, Fire Marshals & Code Officials

Inspection in Codes ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• NFPA 101 / 5000 - Chapter 8 - Annex

• 2012 International Building Code

– CH 17 – Special Inspections

• Buildings 75’ & higher above Fire Department Access

• Occupancy Type III, IV, Chapter 16 Table 1604.5

• Abu Dhabi International Building Code

Inspection Firm & Indvidual Qualifications

ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• Inspector Firm & Inspectors – ‘Independent of, and Divested from ’ Installing

firm, Distributor, Manufacturer, Competitor, Supplier…

– ‘Not a Competitor of the Installer, contractor, manufacturer, or supplier ….

– Submit notarized statements of …

Inspection Firm & Individual Qualifications

ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• Inspector Personnel meet at least one criteria….. – 2 years experience (Construction, Field), education, and

credentials acceptable to AHJ

– Accredited by AHJ

– Meet ASTM E699

• NEW Inspector Personnel / Firm Qualification – IAS AC 291 – NFPA 101/5000?

Firm and Individual Qualifications IAS AC 291

• Inspector Firm shall have at least one staff.. – PASS UL or FM Firestop Exam – 1 year Quality Assurance

Or…

– PASS UL/FM Firestop Exam, and PE, FPE, Registered Architect, or

– PASS UL/FM Firestop Exam, and Education by Certified Agency

Specify IAS, not part of ASTM Standards

Firm and Individual Qualifications IAS AC 291

• IAS AC 291 – Inspection Agency Accreditation

- MasterSpec

- SpecLink

- @ FCIA Presentations

- - 2018 Code Cycle

Specify IAS, not part of ASTM Standards

Inspection Process ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• Pre Construction Meeting

– Review Documents – Identify Conflicts

– Review Materials – SYSTEMS

• ASTM E 814 or UL 1479- ASTM E 1966, UL 2079, ASTM E 2307 Systems

• Inspection Documents”

– Manufacturer Product Data Sheets

– Tested and Listed Systems & EJ’s

Inspection Process ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• Pre-Construction Meeting – Mock Ups

– Destructive Testing

– Installation Measurements

– Discuss Inspection Method

• Meeting Required – During/Post Inspection Methods

Inspection Methods ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• During Construction

– Random witness, Each Floor

• 10%, each type of Penetration Firestop, no less than one per floor

• 5% of Total Lineal Feet of Fire Resistance Rated Joint System, each type

Adler Photo


• Post Construction - Destructive Testing – Minimum 2% , no less than 1, each type

per 10,000 SF of floor area

– Minimum 1 / 500 LF of Joint Area, mandatory

– If 10% variance per firestop type – Inspection stops

– Installer inspects, repairs

– Inspector reinspects

Adler Photo


• Both Methods… – If 10% variance per firestop type

– Inspection stops

– Installer inspects, repairs

– Inspector reinspects

– Inspector Shall not Supervise Workers…

– Inspect @ Firestop Installation Start

Inspection Forms ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• One for each type of firestop

• Submit 1 day after Inspection to Authorizing Agency

• Numbered – Controlled

• Required – During/Post Construction Methods

Inspection Final Report ASTM E 2174 - ASTM E 2393

• Name, address, location – project, installer, inspector

• Type and quantity of firestops inspected

• Verification method

• Percentage Deviation

• Copies of all documents sent to Authorizing Agency

Firestopping & Compartmentation for Safety

Maintenance Mr. Bill McHugh, FCIA Mr. Amir Toma, Hilti


Firestop Maintenance

• Maintenance – Code Required – How??

• How to keep Track – Barrier Management Initiatives

Paper Software Labeling

• SECTION 4.5.8 Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing.

• 4.5.8.1 Whenever or wherever any device, equipment, system,

condition, arrangement, level of protection, fire-resistive

construction, or any other feature is required for compliance with

the provisions of this Code, such device, equipment, system,

condition, arrangement, level of protection, fire-resistive

construction, or other feature shall thereafter be continuously

maintained in accordance with applicable NFPA requirements or

requirements developed as part of a performance-based design, or

as directed by the AHJ. [101:4.6.12.1]

National Fire Protection Association - NFPA 101-2012

• 4.5.8.2 No existing life safety feature shall be removed or reduced where such feature is a requirement for new construction. [101:4.6.12.2]

• 4.5.8.3* Existing life safety features obvious to the public, if not required by the Code, shall be either maintained or removed. [101:4.6.12.3]

• 4.5.8.4 Any device, equipment, system, condition, arrangement, level of protection, fire-resistive construction, or any other feature requiring periodic testing, inspection, or operation to ensure its maintenance shall be tested, inspected, or operated as specified elsewhere in this Code or as directed by the AHJ. [101:4.6.12.4]

• 4.5.8.5 Maintenance, inspection, and testing shall be performed under the supervision of a responsible person who shall ensure that testing, inspection, and maintenance are made at specified intervals in accordance with applicable NFPA standards or as directed by the AHJ. [101:4.6.12.5]

National Fire Protection Association - NFPA 101-2012

SECTION 703 FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION 703.1 Maintenance. The required fire resistance rating of fire-resistance rated construction (including walls, fire stops, shaft enclosures, partitions, smoke barriers, floors, fire resistive coatings and sprayed fire resistant materials applied to structural members and fire resistive joint systems) shall be maintained. Such elements shall be visually inspected by the owner annually and properly repaired, restored or replaced when damaged, altered, breached or penetrated. Openings made therein for the passage of pipes, electrical conduit, wires, ducts, air transfer openings, and holes made for any reason shall be protected with approved methods capable of resisting the passage of smoke and fire.

International Fire Code Maintenance

Chapter 1, SECTION 21 Firestopping 21.15.2 The required fire resistance rating of installed firestop systems shall be visually inspected by the owner or owner’s inspection agency annually. Damaged, altered or breached firestop systems shall be properly repaired, restored or replaced to comply with applicable codes as per the guidelines of Civil defense. 21.15.3 Any new Openings made therein for the passage of through penetrants, shall be protected with approved firestop system to comply with applicable codes as per the guidelines of Civil defense.

UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice Maintenance & Management

National Fire Code of Canada National Fire Code of Canada • Division B – Part 2, Building and Occupant Fire Safety 2.2.1.2 – Damage to Fire Separations – where fire separations are damaged

so as to affect their integrity, they shall be repaired so that the integrity of the fire separation is maintained…

• City of Calgary – Best Practices (1997) • FCIA Manual of Practice – Appendix, Maintenance FCIA recommends Barrier Management for Effective Compartmentation and

Structural Protection

• Best Practice Guide - NRC Includes Fire Dampers, Fire Doors…and Continuity

UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice Mr. Mike Thrapp, Department of Civil Defence


The Yas Viceroy Hotel

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– HILTI, Inc.

– Intherpro LLC


– RECTORSEAL





• Great Speakers… – Fatma Amer, Ali Bukair, Abu Dhabi DMA – Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates – Ahmed Eldidi, UL, LLC – Mark Tyrol, Vidur Berry, FM Approvals – Nick Brunet, 3M Gulf, Ltd. – Randy Clark, RECTORSEAL – Sajid Raza, Butler ME – Fouad Hajj, STI – Amir Toma, HILTI – Mike Thrapp, Abu Dhabi DCD – Bill McHugh, FCIA

FCIA Educational Symposium

in Abu Dhabi 18 May 2014


2011 FCIA PRESIDENT

Barrier Management Begins when new construction ends…

M–Barrier Management Systems

• NEW Buildings – Specifications Set Stage

– SYSTEMS Expectations

– As Built SYSTEMS

– Testing

– Installation

– Inspection

• AS BUILT DOCUMENTATION IN SPECIFICATIONS

Fire/Smoke Barrier Applications

• Elevator Hoistways

• Vertical Shafts

– Mechanical Shafts

– Refuse Chutes

• Stairways

• Fire Barriers

– Building Separations

– Smoke Barriers

• High Hazard Areas

• Fire Resistive Wall Construction • Fire Doors • Fire Dampers • Firestop Systems: • Joint Systems • Hot and Cold Water Piping • Laboratory Waste • Medigas Piping • Pneumatic Tubing • Sprinkler Piping • Rigid Electrical Conduits • Cable Trays • BX Cables • Low Voltage Cables • and More….

• Low Voltage!!!!

WHAT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED?


• Barrier Management

– TJC # 1 & 2 Violations

– Constant issues

– Control?

– Staff?

– Attitude?


• Barrier Management Policy - Tool

• ASHE Member Healthcare Engineer & Director Communicates…

– In House Construction & I-T Crews

– Outside Contractors

Barrier Management Policy = Tool

• ASHE Member Healthcare Engineer & Director Communicates… – Rules of Engagement in Contracts

• Internal Contracts

• External Contracts

– Pre Construction Meetings

– Barrier Warnings - Markings

– Violation Consequences

– Ongoing Management

– Staff Education & Incentives

Barrier Management Policy Tool

– Rules of Engagement in Contracts

• Internal Contracts - – In House Departments similar to Outside Contractors

• External Contracts – AIA Contract

– Marked Fire - Smoke Barrier Actions

– Barrier Permits

– Documentation

– Report


• Methods to Control

– Paper, Pictures & Files

– Electronic Pictures & Files

• ‘Custom’

• ‘Packages’


• Common Elements

– Life Safety Drawings

– Existing Conditions Documented

– Ongoing Survey Records

– Deficiency Reports

– Systems Documentation Control, Retrieval


• Document & Control

• Fire Resistance Rated & Smoke Resistant

– Barrier Walls, Floors

– Firestop Systems - Penetrations & Joints

– Fire Doors – Rolling & Swinging

– Fire Rated Glazing

– Fire/Smoke, Combination Dampers


• Electronic Best Practice Elements

– Action Oriented

• Projects - Specifications

• Ongoing Surveys – FCIA RPPS 2010-1

– Action Reminders

– In Process Status

– Record Retrieval

Sample Permit – Area 11

Gleeson Powers Graphic

Sample Project 11

Gleeson Powers Graphic


• Pre Construction Meetings - Education

– Barrier Markings Mean…

– Actions when at Barriers Required...

• Permit required – Above Ceiling, Barrier Hole…

• Infection Control Rules

• Healthcare facility Rules


– Barrier Warnings on ASSEMBLIES

– International Building Code – 2009++


• Violation Consequences

– In House –

• 2 strikes & work reassignment to cleaning…

• Others…

– Outside Contractors

• 2 strikes & not allowed to work above ceilings

• Others…


• Incentives

– Find Violators….

• Staff Awards


• Ongoing Management

– Engineering Staff Reviews

– User Staff Reviews

– Inside Construction

– Outside Contractor


• Education - Healthcare Staff – Simple??

– Fire Doors & Hardware – Simple things…

• Close & Latch

• Holes in Door

– Ladder = ?? Permit Sticker?

– Fire Rated Walls - Holes

• Accidental

• Workers

“TOTAL FIRE PROTECTION”

• Effective Compartmentation – Fire Barriers, Fire Walls/Floors, Smoke Barriers

– Firestopping, Fire Dampers, Swinging and Rolling Fire Doors, Fire Rated Glazing

• Detection & Alarm Systems

• Sprinkler Suppression Systems

• Education & Egress– – Building Owners & Managers, Building Occupants and

Firefighters



– HILTI, Inc.

– Intherpro LLC


– RECTORSEAL





• Great Speakers… – Fatma Amer, Ali Bukair, Abu Dhabi DMA

– Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates

– Ahmed Eldidi, UL, LLC

– Mark Tyrol, Vidur Berry, FM Approvals

– Nick Brunet, 3M Gulf, Ltd.

– Randy Clark, RECTORSEAL

– Sajid Raza, Butler ME

– Fouad Hajj, STI

– Mike Thrapp, Abu Dhabi DCD

– Bill McHugh, FCIA

The Yas Viceroy Hotel

18 May 2014


2011 FCIA PRESIDENT

Nov. 2-8, 2014

FCIA Firestop Industry Conference & Trade Show

Naples Beach Resort & Golf Club Naples, FL – Nov. 4-7, 2014