ASFP Releases New Passive Fire Protection Guidance

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has published three new Advisory Notes and updated another.
The documents cover a range of topics related to fire-stopping, penetration seals, and smoke seals.  Advisory Note (AN) 13Advisory Note (AN) 13 covers the testing of partial penetrations, for example, socket boxes, which are installed into drywall systems. Firestopping products are made to help maintain the performance of a wall where such electrical boxes have been