All designs, drawings, specifications, advice or any other details applicable to these transparent fire rated screens or any other FSA report, is the intellectual property of Fire Schutz Africa (PTY) Ltd, and therefore copyright protected.
This information, including any part of it, written or spoken, may not be distributed to any third party without our written consent.
Fire design which covers frame positioning and required rating & specification, will not be done by FSA.
This should be done by each individual project’s appointed fire engineer or consultant.
Design compliance should be done by a competent person with extensive (7 Years or more) experience in the field. FSA is in this field of expertise since 2011.
Design criteria includes but are not limited to the following information:
• Are these screens positioned as internal or external?
• Height of screens above finished floor level (FFL)?
• What is the overall size of these fire rated screens?
o Structural split beam necessary?
o Expansion joints necessary?
o Glass size limitations allowance?
o Test limitations?
• Are these screens positioned along the fire escape route?
o How many people will be evacuated along this route?
• How many of these people are office personnel?
• How many of these people are visitors to the building?
o How many of the office personnel received evacuation training?
• Are these doors specified as fire escape doors?
o Special evacuation ironmongery necessary?
o Amount of people that will be evacuated through these doors?
o Area space (amount of people) beyond these doors?
o Stampede / hold up prevention?
o Are there any staircases beyond these doors?
• Would these screens be installed into brick, steel or concrete?
o Is brickwork solid or hollow?
o Is steel work load bearing?
o Does re-enforcing in concrete allow for fixing details?
o Compensation necessary for concrete deflection?
• Are these screens specified for the insulation requirement as well?
o Evacuation requirements?
o Spectator windows?
• Are there ceiling void cavities above these doors & screens that needs to be closed up?
• Fire side versus non-fire side? What is on either side?
FSA fire rated screen drawings are done by a professional architectural technologist. It will reflect our design with all relevant details for approval. Project professionals approves aesthetics, colour and integration with other trades only. Our structural engineer approves structural split beams with fixing details when applicable.
FSA always have a structural façade engineer appointed to specify the following:
• Structural split beam dimensions when necessary.
• Expansion joints when necessary.
• Compensating when necessary.
• Fixing details to all possibilities.
Applicable certification will be issued. A signed drawing will also suffice.
Material procurement for locally manufactured screens are done from well-known trusted suppliers only.
All components to comply with the E120 rating as tested and certified:
• Steel profiles,
• Glazing tape & setting blocks,
• Anchors & screws,
• Sealants & cavity filler.
• Glass and glazing components:
o FSA only procures from PG Building Glass.
o PG Building glass is the only supplier of fire rated glass & glazing components as used in our transparent screens.
Procurement for imported doors & insulated glass is done through an external supplier.
All doors & insulated screens are imported as there are no test certificates available in SA.
Applicable to locally manufactured screens only.
There is no difference in the manufacturing of E60 / E90 screens. The same materials are used.
E120 Fire rated screens have extra support.
Tests were conducted for 90 & 120 minutes rating only. Thus, 60, 90 and 120 minute certification only.
This relates to fixed panel screens with requirements for integrity and stability only.
There are no openable sections in local systems.
Lead times to have material on site are 6 weeks depending on the quantity of screens.
Framework
Our transparent fire rated screens are manufactured from mild steel to comply with the applicable tested units.
Steel sections are welded by certified welders, well experienced in the manufacturing of fire rated frames.
Frames may not buckle when placed on flat surfaces. Tolerance is 1mm over 500mm.
Frame corners may not be sanded away when sanded down after welding.
Internal company quality assurance protocols are followed to ensure quality products at tested standards.
Installation inspection reports are available on request.
Glass
Only 6mm Pyran “S” glass will be used. Glass is toughened / tempered.
Glass will break in thousands of pieces during impact, like any other toughened / tempered glass.
Internal Frames
Applicable to our locally manufactured screens only.
Screens are powder coated by well-known trusted suppliers, who will issue 12 Months guarantee.
Screens are sand blasted (SA Std 1,5) before powder coating.
Paint touch-ups – Can be done on site after installation, but it is to be accepted that there would be a colour difference.
Paint application & powder coating are two very different processes and will never form a colour match – It is impossible.
Frames could also be spray painted. Frames should receive an undercoat and at least two coats of paint as top layer.
The spray-on process in a controlled spray booth environment will never be the same as on-site conditions. Humidity, heat, wind, and dust, all influences the spray paint process, which influence the final colour.
May be spray painted as long as the guarantee is 12 months or longer.
External Frames
Applicable to our locally manufactured screens only.
Screens cannot be powder coated as a 5 year guarantee cannot be issued.
Screens are sand blasted to SA Std 1,5 / 2,5 (white metal), depending on location as inland or coastal area. Screens then receive a military spec undercoat guaranteed for at least 7 years. Two coats of colour paint are then applied over the undercoat as final top layer.
Paint touch-ups – Could be done on site, but it is to be accepted that there could be a colour difference. The spray-on process in a controlled spray booth environment will never be the same with on-site conditions. Humidity, heat, wind, and dust, all influences the spray paint process, which will influence the final colour.
Screens could also be galvanised to SABS standard. Painting of galvanised steel is problematic as the paint will peel after some time. Galvanised screens may not be cladded with aluminium sections as it is not tested!
Manufactured from mild steel or stainless steel.
Imported products could be specified as:
• E60 / E90 / E120 – NOT insulated
• EI60 / EI90 / EI120 – Insulated
• EW60 / EW90 / EW120 – Radiation
There is a significant difference in manufacturing & price.
This relates to fixed panel screens as well as doors.
Product requirements for integrity and stability are always applicable.
Product requirements could include insulation and radiation on request.
Insulated & radiation products are VERY expensive and are used rarely – It is imported & paid in Euro’s.
Any product with insulation as criteria is specified as EI60 / EI90 / EI120.
There are openable sections in some systems.
Lead times for material in the local port / harbour are between 10 to 12 weeks.