Guidance Note FR1 Understanding fire protection terms - reaction to fire and fire resistance – what’s the difference?
Publication Year
2019
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Explanation of differences between reaction to fire classifications and fire resistance ratings, relating them to the stages in a fire.
Document History
Superseded by Issue 3: March 2022. Issue 2, September 2019. Supersedes WPA/FR 0818, issued August 2018.
Publisher Information
Wood Protection Association
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) is a not-for-profit timber trade organisation. The WPA champions and provides advice on industrial wood treatment technologies that enhance the performance of softwood products. Covering: preservative treatments, wood modification and factory applied flame retardant treatments.
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