Fact Sheet 1 Understanding fire protection terms
Publication Year
2018
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Explanation of the difference between the fire protection terms 'reaction to fire' and 'fire resistance', relating them to the stages in a fire.
Document History
Superseded by Guidance Note WPA FR1, Issue 2, September 2019. Publication Ref: WPA/FR 0818, issued August 2018. WPA fire protection factsheet No. 1.
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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WPA
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