Know Active and Passive Fire Protection ~ Insurance Academy

In the activity of making survey reports, especially in the manufacturing industry, surveyors will be very focused on the risk of fire. There are elements of the fire triangle, namely oxygen, heat and fuel. These three elements support the increased risk of fire due to fire hazards.

Various steps must be taken by the company so that the risk of fire does not arise. One of them is to provide active fire protection and passive fire protection.

Active fire protection
Active fire protection is the application of a design or installation of detection, alarm and fire fighting in a building that will be able to work immediately or be used independently if a fire risk arises.
Examples include:

Detection / Detector(Heat, Smoke, Flame)
Alarm (Audible, Visible)
apar
Sprinkler
Hydrant

Passive fire protection

Passive fire protection is a technique or design to limit or inhibit the spread of fire, heat / gas both vertically and horizontally. The practice is to adjust the distance between buildings, install a fire-resistant barrier wall, cover each opening with fire-resistant media with a certain mechanism.
Some of the actions are installation: