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Records & handover
Asset registers, labels, photographs and what belongs in a handover pack.
Records & handover articles
How should passive fire before-and-after photographs be taken?
Take two photographs, not one: a wider shot showing where the item sits, then the technical close-up. A close-up of sealant, a door edge or a coating with no location context is weak evidence, because nobody can tell afterwards where it was taken.
Scott CunninghamWhat do labels and asset IDs prove — and what do they not prove?
A label proves that someone created an identification record, and possibly that there is a link to a schedule or a system reference. It does not prove that the current installation matches that evidence, or that it has not been altered since.
Scott CunninghamWhat should a passive fire asset register contain?
Enough for another person to find the item, understand what it is, see its status and connect it to the relevant evidence. In practice: a unique asset ID, the location described well enough to walk to, the item type, the system installed and the evidence reference behind it, the installer and date, the current condition or status, and photographs. A register that cannot be searched and reused is a list, not a register.
Scott CunninghamWhat should be included in a passive fire handover pack?
A location and asset schedule, the installed or rectified condition of each item, the supporting system information, photographs, and any outstanding exceptions. It should be searchable and reusable, not a folder of product brochures.
Scott Cunningham
Still not sure what you are looking at?
Send the tag, the schedule reference and photographs of the actual condition. We will tell you what they show and what else is needed.