As the year comes to an end, it’s time to inspect your Isowall fire-rated sandwich panels and ensure that they are still compliant. This is an essential step in creating and maintaining safety. Here is a step-by-step guide to ensuring fire safety compliance.

Steps for Ensuring Your Fire-rated Sandwich Panels are Compliant

To ensure that your panels comply with South African fire safety regulations, you will need to confirm that they have been tested and certified according to South African National Standards (SANS) like SANS 10177 and SANS 428. You will need to check each report for each panel and confirm that its Fire Resistance Rating (FRR), as well as understand what limitations may apply to the use of each one. These reports should be included in your building’s records.

Six Steps to Compliance

• Start by checking and confirming your SANS compliance. Each Isowall panel must be tested according to the relevant SANS standards. The most important standards are SANS 10177, which measures fire resistance, and SANS 428, which tests the panel’s reaction to fire.
• Next, check your test reports. Look for the specific FRR achieved by each panel.
• The test report will also contain information on the limitations of each panel. These limitations will apply to factors such as height and structural specifications.
• Ensure that your panels are properly installed. The installation method and any specific details in the test report must be followed closely.
• Obtain a Certificate of Compliance (CoC). You may need a CoC from your local fire authority. Check with them to find out.
• Update your records. Make sure you keep all documentation and file it carefully. This includes your test reports and CoC. This is important for insurance purposes and future audits.

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Trust Isowall to Secure Your Cold Chains

The Isowall Group is a South African company that fully understands the unique demands of cold storage suppliers and users in the country and across the African continent. We have developed the world’s leading composite panel, now manufactured in over 30 countries.

We design and build our panels in line with all the relevant standards. Continued, post-installation compliance depends on Isowall panels being properly installed and then inspected and maintained. We would be happy to advise you on the correct panel for your installation, as well as the best ways to install them, and the maintenance they require.

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