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15527R001 (Belmayne, St Francis of Assisi) Department of Education 15527 20/07/2016

Michael Slattery Associates

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Department of Education

Belmayne, St Francis of Assisi

15527R001

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Initials: MS: Michael Slattery, BF: Brendan Finlay, GH: Graeme Hansell, MG: Mark Gavin, AB: Alan Beggs, MGS:

Matthew Salisbury, MJG: Michael Green, RH: Raymond Hamill, TS: Tony Slattery, DS: David Slattery, SME:

Sean McEleney, MQ: Michael Quinn, AS: Adrian Sutton, BW: Brendan Wheeler, NMG: Niall McGuinness, NM:

Nicola Meadows, HR: Honor Rushe, DF: Darren Faulkner

Author Details: Raymond Hamill, email: [email protected].

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15527R001 (Belmayne, St Francis of Assisi) Department of Education 15527 20/07/2016

CONTENTS

/1 INTRODUCTION 2

/2 BUILDING / SURVEY SUMMARY 3

2.1 Building Description 3

2.2 Executive Summary 3

2.3 Survey Commentary 4

/3 RISK ASSESSMENT / CONCLUSIONS /RECOMMENDATIONS 7

3.1 Risk Assessment 7

3.2 Conclusions & Recommendations 8

Appendix A

Photographic Survey

APPENDIX B

Floor Plan Drawing 08-056-FC-007, Revision A,

from Granted FSCA Reg. Ref. No. FA/08/1104

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/1 INTRODUCTION

As requested by the Department of Education, MSA carried out an initial visual survey of St Francis of Assisi primary school in Belmayne, Balgriffin, Dublin 13, on 12th November 2015. After this initial inspection a more detailed inspection which included opening up works was carried out on 20th January 2016. The purpose of these surveys were to try to ascertain if the buildings had been constructed in accordance with the design proposed and Granted a Fire Safety Certificate FSC1316/08. This was not a simple task as there are a number of conflicting commitments given in the compliance report and on the drawings.

Prior to the inspection, MSA were issued with a copy of the following information which was submitted for a Fire Safety Certificate on 18th February 2008;

(i) application cover letter,

(ii) application form,

(iii) fee exemption form,

(iv) a copy of the drawings and compliance report which were submitted for approval dated 18th February 2008., and finally

(v) a copy of the granted Fire Safety Certificate (FSC1316/08).

The school building layout on site differed from the plans MSA had been provided with e.g. the building was handed East-West direction and a couple of rooms had been amalgamated/altered. Therefore MSA carried out a review of the FSC file in Dublin Fire Prevention Offices on 13th April 2016 and it transpired that revised site location, site layout, floor plans and section drawings, with a cover letter, were submitted for approval 13th March 2008, which revised the drawings to the correct orientation on site. MSA obtained a copy of the revised drawings and cover letter from Dublin Fire Prevention on 25th April 2016.

Unfortunately, as the initial drawings and not the revised FSC submitted drawings had been provided to MSA prior to the inspection, the comments on the photographic survey may appear to be a little confusing. MSA comments and recommendations in this report take account of the revised submission dated 7th April 2008. The drawing on the photographic survey is handed compared to the school on site, and thus the MSA comments, as far as possible, have tried to reflect the layout of the school on site e.g. comments on protected stair B are as per location of stair B on site and not the handed location on the initial drawing.

Please refer to Appendix B of this report for a copy of revised floor plan drawing 08-055-FC-003, Revision A, which is the floor plan for the final FSC approval.

The surveys comprised of opening up works to sections of plasterboard to check construction form and to look for firestopping/cavity barriers and included looking above the suspended ceilings. A general review of emergency lighting/exit signage and fire detection & alarm coverage was carried out, but no testing of these systems took place.

It is noted here that the adjacent Porta-cabin classrooms were not part of MSA brief to inspect.


/2 BUILDING / SURVEY SUMMARY

2.1 Building Description

The school building comprises of primarily 8no. classrooms over two levels (ground and first floor level) with support and staff rooms. The construction comprises of box steel sections acting as structure supporting the first floor level and continue up to support the roof, with similar box sections and steel I beams at first floor level, with a timber joisted first floor construction.

The building on site differs from the final approved floor plan drawing 08-055-FC-003, Revision A (refer appendix B) as follows;

(a) The partitions between SER 1, 2, 3 and 4 on ground floor level have been

removed to create a single room,

(b) The partition between SER 3 and SER 4 on first floor level have been removed to create a single room.

(c) A new lobby/room has been constructed at the head of stairway A at first floor level.

From our searches with Dublin City Fire Prevention, it does not appear that a revised Fire Safety Certificate Application was made for these alterations. We cannot ascertain from our site inspections if any or all of these layout changes were carried out during construction of the school or post occupancy of the schools.

2.2 Executive Summary

The following items indicate where the building is not in compliance with the final design in Granted FSC1316/08. A couple of the items listed here have conflicting commitments given within the FSC submitted compliance report and/or the fire drawings and these have been discussed further in item 2.3 of this report. The following items summarise the main categories of issues within the school;-

The elements of structure supporting the first floor structure require 60minutes fire resistance. This is currently not being provided with adequate intumescent paint cover or adequate plasterboard protection.

The compartmentation committed to in the FSC is not as currently constructed onsite in terms of both construction and locations.

B4 External Fire Spread Calculations on Northwest and Northeast elevations do not correlate with the compartmentation committed to.

There are issues with firestopping of service penetrations through the fire rated partitions and the service penetrations through the floor construction.

There are also issues in relation to plasterboard partition construction e.g. incorrect service penetration details, boarding around purlins, non-taping/filling of joints, t-junction details between fire rated/non-fire rated partitions, etc., which, require attention.

Refer Section 2.3 of this report for further explanation.


2.3 Survey Commentary

The elements of structure supporting the first floor structure require 60minutes fire resistance.

The horizontal steel box sections which form part of the structure from what we could view above suspended ceilings, have sporadic coverage of what appears to be intumescent paint. The paint is visibly missing in various locations to either, entire steel members, or individual faces of the steel members (partial coverage). This paint cannot be confirmed by MSA from these inspections as being intumescent paint or that it has adequate coating coverage, where applied.

Vertical steel box sections which are located either within partitions or the external wall enclosure, appear to be only encased in 12.5mm plasterboard which will not achieve 60minutes fire rating. It is noted that there are conflicting specifications called up on the Architects drawings for the partition and wall lining construction e.g. outline specification calls up “12.5mm Gyproc Wallboard or equal and approved” and section drawing indicates “12.5mm Duraline”. It is not clear what boards have been used. We have been advised by a Technical Advisor from Gyproc (Saint-Gobain) that if the steel box sections were 70x70x8mm thick (the heaviest square hollow section for a 70x70) that a single layer of 12.5mm Gyproc “Fireline” or 13.5mm “Duraline” would provide 60minutes fire protection of structural steel. However, both of these plasterboard types would have to maintain at least a 10mm airgap between the back face of the plasterboard and the steel section. This was not found to always be the case during our opening up works. It is also noted that a test hole was not drilled into the steel box section to ascertain if the wall thickness of the steel box sections is in fact 8mm. If the steel sections are lighter, then the above specified board protection would not provide 60minutes structural protection to the steel.

The compartmentation committed to in the FSC is not as currently constructed onsite, in terms of both the fire rating required and the follow on requirement for firestopping/cavity barriers in the external wall cavity. There are numerous conflicting references in the FSC application compliance report and drawings with regards to the provision / requirement of compartmentation for this school.

There is a clear commitment that the construction of the sub-dividing partitions at both ground and first floor level are to be constructed as a 60minute compartment line in both the compliance report and on the fire drawings. This commitment given is extremely onerous compared to what the codes used to design this building would have required.

The construction of the first floor level to achieve 60minutes compartment rating is not as clear. The compliance report refers to the drawings “for position of compartment walls and floors”. The section drawing 08-056-FC-008, Revision A has annotation showing the floor to be 60minute fire rated compartment floor. Another paragraph in the compliance report, refers to the “Construction of Compartment Walls and Floors”. Yet, if the first floor level was designed as a compartment floor then the stairway enclosures should not have been approved as achieving, 30minutes fire resistance. By reference to the codes used for this building stairs passing from one compartment to another must be constructed as a protected shaft and thus require the same fire rating as the elements of structure i.e. 60minutes compartment walls. It is also noted that the B4 calculations for external fire spread ignore the location of compartment floor and walls. Committing to the first floor level being constructed as a compartment floor is extremely onerous compared to what the codes used to design the building would have required.


Commitment given in compliance report for compartment walls to be constructed from non-combustible materials.

Compliance with this commitment is not clear. The commitment for non-combustible construction was made in the FSCA compliance report and appears to be extremely onerous as the relevant section of Technical Guidance Document B referenced does not require compartment floors or walls in a school of this size to be constructed from non-combustible materials. The floor and compartment walls comprise of timber construction (in-part) and clearly do not comply with this commitment.

The cross corridor fire doors do not line up with the corresponding sub-dividing 60minute compartment partitions at either ground or first floor level.

This is also connected with the items above. There is the issue of the return sections of partition in the corridor and the t-junction detail of connecting the fire rated to non-fire rated partition.

The removal of the fire rated (compartment) partition between SER 2 and SER 3 at ground floor level further complicates the issues. The partition removal also affects the separation of alternative escape routes. Also, where the partitions between the SER rooms have been removed the end stubs have been closed off by mdf and thus is not fire rated and will compromise steel protection etc.

The partitions separating the external store/plant or the D.C.C. room from the adjacent rooms do not appear to have been constructed to achieve the 60minutes fire rating in the granted FSC design.

Single layer of approx. 12.5mm plasterboard on classroom, principals’ room and corridor sides of partitions recorded during opening up works. The lift shaft enclosure could not be checked due to lift car lining.

B4 External Fire Spread Calculations on Northwest and Northeast elevations do not correlate with the level of compartmentation in the building.

The site boundary on the Northwest and Northeast elevations is noted in the FSCA compliance report and on the drawings as being only 5.5 and 5.0m respectively away from the building. The External fire spread calculations have been calculated assuming that the only unprotected areas are the windows and doors. However, there is no clarification as to what fire rating the external walls themselves achieve. It is noted that by reference to table A1 of Technical Guidance Document B that the external walls would require a fire rating of 60minutes integrity and 15minutes insulation (from inside). Gyproc Ireland, have advised that the proposed Architects specification on the external walls would in their opinion achieve a maximum 30minutes fire rating and as the actual installed construction build up differs again from the proposal, they cannot advise if the as built would achieve 30minutes fire rating as they have not tested this assembly. This is not to say that the previous design team do not have a technical assessment for the current assembly from a testing/accessing authority showing the fire rating is being achieved.

There is also a requirement in Table 3.2 (item 4) of Technical Guidance Document B for vertical cavity barriers in the cavity walls at junctions with other fire resisting wall e.g. walls to stairwells, to external plantroom/store and cross corridor sub-dividing partitions and at 20m centres. Our inspections appear to indicate that these cavity barriers are not installed. Counter battens were noted passing outside of the timber studs (i.e. within the external wall cavity) with no firestopping in between the timber battens.


Where soil/drainage pipes pass through the first floor level there is no evidence of fire collars or fire wraps present.

Firestopping of these penetrations required to protect the structure of the first floor.

Please also refer to the site specific items in the Photographic Survey in Appendix 1.

You will note significant issues with;

Electrical cable penetration with bored holes (65-70mm diameter) through the corridor sub-dividing partition and into stair B at ground floor level requires immediately to be firestopped,

other service penetrations not being letter boxed out as they pass through the fire rated partitions,

inappropriate or non-existing firestopping,

issues with non-taping or filling of joints in fire rated partitions, above suspended ceiling level,

small sections of plasterboard omitted from fire rated partitions and inappropriately firestopped,

incomplete/incorrect detail at head of fire rated plasterboard partitions to protect head stud,

issues with missing smoke seals and threshold gaps on fire doors,

issues with maintaining escape routes clear of combustible goods etc.


/3 RISK ASSESSMENT / CONCLUSIONS /RECOMMENDATIONS

3.1 Risk Assessment

Key Issues from Report

Priority A = Immediate Essential Improvement Works

Priority B = Essential Improvement Works

Priority C = Improvement Works Required

Priority D = None Issue

Issue Priority Reason

60 minutes element of structure Deficiencies noted, however, not sufficient to cause immediate collapse

Compartmentation/Cavity Barriers in External wall cavities

Compartment wall rating is onerous in first place. However, compartment rated partitions previously committed to and the follow on cavity barriers in the external walls to be installed.

B4 External Fire Spread Issues There are currently no adjacent buildings on the relevant site boundaries.

Compartment wall construction

(Non-Combustible)

Non-combustible commitment given was extremely onerous. This may have been a clerical error leaving this statement in the compliance report.

Cross corridor doors There are cross corridor doors and overhead partitions installed (requiring remedial works) and thus currently help protect the means of escape.

Partitions Enclosing External Store/plant, DCC room

The partitions have the higher level of protection from the risk side.

Soil/drainage pipes pass through floor To protect the floor construction.

Electrical cable cored hole To protect the escape routes

Incorrect letter box detail Incorrect details, but level of protection provided by current construction.

Inappropriate firestopping Incorrect details / products, but level of protection provided by current construction.

Non-taping of plasterboard joints above suspended ceilings

Incorrect details, but level of protection provided by current construction.

Small sections of plasterboard omitted To protect the escape routes.

Incorrect detail at head of plasterboard partitions

Incorrect details, but level of protection provided by current construction.

Missing smoke seals and threshold gaps on fire doors

To protect the escape routes.

Maintaining escape routes clear of combustible goods

To protect the escape routes.


3.2 Conclusions & Recommendations

Several of the commitments made in the original Fire Safety Certificate Application were onerous and exceeded the recommendations of the codes used in the design. Other conflicting commitment statements in the compliance report or the details provided on the drawings made their assessment difficult. MSA have tried to address these conflicting design proposals in a logical way, based on the other items address in the submission documentation. Changes to the room layout and usage should be rectified to reflect the granted FSC in the absence of the school having obtained a separate Fire Safety Certificate for the alterations that MSA are not aware of.

The items Priority A listed above, should be carried out immediately.

The items identified Priority B, in shortcomings with firestopping, plasterboard partitions etc the Photographic survey require to be rectified a.s.a.p.

The compartment partitions at ground and first floor level to be reinstated to their designed rating and the cavity barriers provided in the external wall cavities in line with all of the fire rated partition intersections (sub-dividing partitions, stairwell partitions, external store/plantroom partitions and any additional to ensure no cavity exceeds 20m in length.

The intumescent paint protection of the structural steel should be ignored as checking it or upgrading it will be very difficult. It is recommended instead to provide board protection to the steel members instead.

The external partition on the Northeast and Northwest elevations should have their assembly assessed by an independent testing authority to ascertain what fire rating it currently provides. This is assuming that the previous design team does not already have this information to hand. It being noted that Gypsum have stated they could not give an opinion as they do not have a test for this assembly.

With regards to a number of onerous and conflicting commitments given in the compliance report on the design, these should be reviewed further with the Local Fire Authority to ascertain if a tidy-up/revised FSC is required to provide clarification.

With regards to deficiencies in the building construction, the school has a maintained functioning Fire Detection and Alarm System, staff are well trained and evacuation drills practiced, which, all contribute to early detection and organised evacuation in a timely manner. The Priority A items should also be rectified immediately.

15527R001 (Belmayne, St Francis of Assisi) Department of Education 15527 Appendix A 20/07/2016

Appendix A

Photographic Survey

Raymond Hamill Associate Fire Engineer

Michael Slattery Associates 19 Windsor Place

Lower Pembroke Street Dublin 2

Belmayne - Educate Together Primary School. Description Site surveys carried out on 12th November 2015 and 19th January 2016. Address : Balgriffin Dublin 13 Generated on - 30/05/2016Stages - Belmayne St Francis of Assisi Building trades - Fire Doorsets - Fire rated glass screens - Firestopping - General Issues - Intumescent Paint /Steel protection - Plasterboard Partitions StakeholdersDrawings - 08-056-FC-003_Belmayne (A) Floor Plans (Belmayne St Francis of Assisi)

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Drawing: 08-056-FC-003_Belmayne (A) Floor Plans - Stage: Belmayne St Francis of Assisi

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1 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeFire rated screen to reception area recorded. Glass stamped. Carey Glass 30/0 No intumescent gasket on softwood timber frame

2 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePlasterboard service penetration openings not framed out. Several locations where expandable foam has been used instead of a Firestopping product

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3 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNumerous locations evident throughout where steel sections do not have any fire protection or appear to have insignificant intumescent paint protection. In fact the current paint protection should probably be assessed by an expert to check dry film thickness (DFT) and indeed take samples for testing to confirm paint is in fact an intumescent paint. Other locations e.g. Sections of steel which support the first floor construction are only encased by 12.5mm plasterboard with no intumescent paint applied and these are. Not providing 60minutes fire rating.

4 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeUnprotected steel also issues with partition detailing

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5 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeFirestopping issues from reception to stairs and entrance lobby

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6 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeSee 1,2,3,4 in a single room. It is not clear if this alteration has Fire Safety Certificate approval. Corridor walls are single layer 12.5mm either side of timber studs. Where classroom walls have been removed the end pieces have been closed off by mdf and as thus compromise the potential fire rating to the walls and floor above. The doors into these rooms are not fire rated and the partition sections above the suspended ceilings have jointing and Firestopping issues.

7 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeDoors do not line up with wall in class room. Offset circa 400mm towards the reception end. Same issue as on first floor level for item 18.

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8 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeFirestopping issues over the cross corridor doors refer also item 9.

9 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeTwo layers of 12.5mm plasterboard on both sides of partition 60-65mm diameter holes cut through partition with no Firestopping applied.

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10 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeMany Firestopping and partition problems to stairs

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11 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeStubs not protected

12 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeHoles, service penetrations. Firestopping issues etc.

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14 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeStairs should not be used for storage

15 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePurlin directly over partition and thus partition is not carried full height. Joints to plasterboard not firestopped

16 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePhoto on short wall from top landing to classroom Head of partition is not fire stopped and non fire rated foam used at conduits

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17 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeSingle layer of 12.5mm plasterboard to stairs Joints not taped and filled Services not properly firestopped

18 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeCross corridor doors do not line up with walls in classrooms by around 200mm offset towards SER 4 10mm gap at head of doors. Plasterboard partition t-junctions between fire rated cross partition and the non-fire rated partitions in the corridors do not appear to have been closed off by plasterboard to achieve the 60minutes indicated on the drawings. If 30minutes fire rating is acceptable the the current construction of cavity closed by steel box sections and/or timber stud frames appears to solve this issue

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19 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeFire rated partition over cross corridor wall is not complete. Boxing out not complete to complete the partition. Plasterboard only on one side of the partition (SER 4 side)

20 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final discharge15mm threshold gaps under doors. Should be no more than 8mm. No smoke seals to door frame Part of intumescent strip also missing

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21 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeCross corridor partition from other side Service penetrations are not properly formed in plasterboard partition and the services are not properly firestopped.

22 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeDamage to plasterboard partitions above ceiling level Gaps around services and purlins etc not properly fire stopped

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23 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeAll the partitions to the store have fire stopping issues with holes, gaps etc not properly formed or firestopped.

24 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo smoke seals to fire door.

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25 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeComment relevant to both stairs. Recorded openable window to stairs with restrictor. It is noted that by reference to the compliance report that there is a commitment that these windows are also linked to the fire alarm to automatically open. This action was not checked on site.

26 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final discharge12.5mm plasterboard recorded. Joints not taped and filled Services penetrations not formed correctly within the plasterboard partition and not firestopped. Internal of metal trunking should also be firestopped with an appropriate system e.g. Intumescent pillow.

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27 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeSingle layer 12.5mm Plastic 120mm timber studs with quilt insulation Counter batters and aero board 30mm External panel Cannot get camera down past or around to check for Firestopping due to timber sole piece and counter batten

28 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePlasterboard joints not taped and filled above ceiling level Gaps at head of plasterboard not firestopped Gaps around purlins are not fire stopped Single layer of 12.5mm noted

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29 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePlasterboard partition from stair side Large gaps at head and aroundpurlins and bracing are not fire stopped

30 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePartition over door from stair into corridor similar Firestopping issues as elsewhere

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31 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo smoke seals on fire door

32 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePartition to store from corridor side Firestopping incomplete around services. Query with Firestopping internal of box trunking Joints not taped and filled

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33 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo evidence of Firestopping at floor level Build up of external wall as per other areas Buildup of compartment wall consists of two layers of 12.5mm plasterboard on both sides

34 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePhotos of partition between store and corridor All other heads of the 3sides of the store have red/pink foam with incorrectly formed service penetrations and holes in partitions.

35 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeTwo layers of 12.5mm plasterboard to both sides of compartment wall

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36 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeSER 3 & 4 combined into a single room. This is an alteration to the school from the drawings provided. These alterations may require a regularisation fire safety certificate.

37 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo intumescent strip or smoke seals to door frame

39 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePartitions to all sides of stairs have joints without tape and fill, gaps at head and around services not properly firestopped

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41 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeLobby to stair has extensive fire load and the SER 1 room is an inner of this area. Lobby area should have all combustible goods removed.

42 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePhotos between new room and stairs The same level of Firestopping can be assumed along SER 1 to stairs Service penetration openings in plasterboard partitions do not appear to be properly letter box framed out. Fire stopping around all penetrations are not correct.

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43 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeStorage recorded in room. No action required.

45 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeAppears to be only a single layer of plasterboard on store side of lift shaft and thus the one hr protection indicated on the drawing to lift shaft does not appear to be provided.

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46 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeExternal partition construction recorded as follows. Single layer of 12.5mm Plastic 120mm timber studs with quilt insulation Timber counter bracing 30mm (no evidence of aero board) 3mm foil back insulation External finish

47 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final discharge20-25mm threshold gap under door from corridor. Maximum threshold gap should be no more than 8mm.

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48 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo smoke seals fitted to door

49 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeProtection of steelwork and Firestopping issues

50 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeService penetrations not letter box framed out and not appropriately firestopped

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51 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeDoors from stairs to entrance lobby wedged open

52 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeUnprotected steel in corridor side of stairs Box steel has hole straight into the box section Issues with non taped and filled plasterboard joints. Services not properly framed out or firestopped

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53 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeAs per item 52

54 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeFrom room side to stairs Joints not taped and filled and gaps at head not firestopped

55 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo smoke seals to fire door. All fire doors should be checked for smoke seals. Threshold gap too large.

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56 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePlasterboard partition to DCC room from corridor side Partition only a single layer of 12.5mm from corridor side

57 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeTrail hole drilled into ceiling Two layers of 12.5mm plasterboard

58 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePlasterboard recorded as a single layer of 12.5mm on classroom side Two layers on electrical room side This partition does not appear to achieve the 60minutes fire rating shown on the drawings

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59 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeTwo layers of 12.5mm plasterboard on either side of partition

60 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo fire collars fitted to toilet wastes and openings appear to be excessive. Firestopping required to provide protection to the timber floor construction.

61 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeAs per item 60

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62 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeWaste from wash hand basin above and water supply is not appropriately firestopped.

63 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo fire collars fitted to toilet wastes and vent pipes up through the floor. Extensive holes in plasterboard ceiling require repair. Firestopping required to provide protection to the timber floor construction.

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64 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeSingle layer of 12.5mm plasterboard on principles office side of partition Double layer on plant room side This partition does not appear to achieve the 60minutes fire rating shown on the drawings

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65 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeSection of plasterboard missing from partition at side of cubicle. Numerous steel sections are either only partially painted or not painted at all. It cannot be confirmed at this stage if the paint is in fact an intumescent paint or if the dry film thickness is adequate.

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66 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeStubs are not protected on all sides. Same query about paint type and thickness as per other locations.

67 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargePlasterboard partition issues to cleaners store above ceiling level, i.e. Joints not tape and filled, Firestopping missing etc.

68 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final discharge70mm box steel sections (4no.) with 50mm box section stubs Steel protection is not correct/complete

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70 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeIt looks like partition was meant to box out the steel. Part of partition is missing below steel Similar Firestopping and joints not taped and filled as per elsewhere

74 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeNo fire collars fitted and holes too large around the soil stack pipes and other services Adjacent toilet area in classroom 1 is expected to be the same.

75 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeFire rating certification for lift should be sought to confirm doors at both ground and first floor level achieve a minimum of 30minutes fire rating. 76 ! Not attributed " No deadline # Not completed $ No final dischargeCommitment given in FSC compliance report for the window at half landing level within both stairs to be linked to the fire alarm and open on activation. This commitment was not known about during the site surveys and thus was not checked for compliance. This should be checked on site and made good if required. It is noted that this system is for smoke clearance for the fire service and not protection of escape routes. Fire service also have option to break the Windows or vent smoke out via first floor accommodation if required.

15527R001 (Belmayne, St Francis of Assisi) Department of Education 15527 Appendix B 20/07/2016

Appendix B

Floor Plan Drawing

08-056-FC-007,Revision A

for Granted FSC

Reg. Ref No. FA/08/1104

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