Technical Booklet E Fire Safety·Page 17·0.12
Fire-resisting elements of construction
Elements of structure and certain building components must have minimum fire resistance standards to protect evacuating occupants, firefighting personnel, and people near the building from falling debris or structural collapse.
Fire-resisting elements of construction – the objective of providing the elements of structure and certain other components of the building with a minimum standard of fire resistance is to minimise the risk to the occupants whilst evacuating, to the firefighting personnel whilst engaged in search and rescue operations and to people in the vicinity of the building who may be hurt by falling debris or as a result of the impact of the collapsing building on another building.
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