Fire Rated Systems

Inspection · Access limitations

How should inaccessible passive fire items be reported?

Short answer

Record the access limitation and the area it affects, as a finding in its own right. Do not turn "not inspected" into "acceptable" because the asset could not be reached.

What to do next

Send the tag, the schedule reference, the drawings you have and photographs of the actual condition. We will tell you what they show, what they cannot, and what else is needed before anyone gives a conclusion.

General information only. A conclusion about a specific condition requires the actual construction, the evidence behind it and the site condition to be reviewed.