The GCC & Middle East - Fire Door Overview, Trends and the Future Presentation held by Jerry Quayle, Director JPQ International Consultants Ltd at the Palusol Celebration September 22/ 23, 2016. More on.basf.com/palusol

1. FIRE
DOORS
IN
THE
GCC
A
Personal
View
Jerry
Quayle,
Director,
JPQ
International
Consultants
Ltd

2. Jerry
Quayle
First
visited
the
GCC
(Gulf
Cooperation
Council)
&
Middle
East
– 2003.
Testing
&
Certification
of
fire
doors
(and
other
fire
resistant
construction
products).
Responsible
for
certificating
more
than
100
fire
door
manufacturers
in
the
region.
Consulting
worldwide
on
fire
doors.

3. The
Middle
East
&
GCC
• The
region
is
complex
• GCC
Middle East (UK definition)

4. RULES,
APPROVALS
AND
STANDARDS
USED
• The
Rule
by
or
help
from;
the
British
in
the
Region
means
that
British
Standards
are
respected
and
accepted.
• Recently
the
”North
American”
codes
have
been
felt
all
over
the
region,
despite
political
un-­‐rest
and
resentment
of
the
West.
• European
Standards
don’t
seem
to
be
well
understood.
• The
Standards
(in
order
of
acceptance):
• BS476:22
• ANSI
UL10C/NFPA
252/UBC7-­‐2
• EN1634/EN13501-­‐2

5. RULES,
APPROVALS
AND
STANDARDS
USED
STANDARDS
BY
COUNTRY
• Egypt
uses
BS476
approval
(just
a
test)
for
acceptance.
• Israel
all
codes.
• Lebanon
BS476
especially,
ANSI
UL10C
creeping
in.
• Jordan
BS476
especially,
ANSI
UL10C
creeping
in.
• Iran
(own
standard
similar
to
BS476)
BS476
plus
ANSI
UL10C
• Kuwait,
BS
or
EN
or
ANSU
UL
• Qatar
BS476
and
ANSI
UL10C
• Saudi
Arabia
BS476
&
ANSI
UL10C
• Oman
BS476
especially,
ANSI
UL10C
creeping
in.
• Bahrain
BS476
&
ANSI
UL10C
• UAE
BS476
&
ANSI
UL10C
• Syria,
Libya,
Afghanistan,
Yemen,
Iraq
&
Sudan
(why
go
there!!)
• Turkey
BS
or
EN
or
ANSU
UL

6. RULES
&
APPROVALS
BY
COUNTRY
• Egypt
project
by
project
approval:
Certification
best
but
testing
only
is
OK.
• Israel
3rd party
Certification
but
testing
only
is
OK.
• Lebanon
project
by
project
approval
Certification
best
but
testing
only
is
OK.
• Jordan
project
by
project
approval
Certification
best
but
testing
only
is
OK.
• Iran
very
little
importation,
local
producers
to
be
controlled
soon.
• Kuwait,
Fire
Brigade
List
of
approved
companies,
requires
test
but
3rd party
certification
sort
after.
• Qatar
must
be
approved
by
the
Civil
Defense.
• Saudi
Arabia
3rd party
Certification
but
testing
only
is
OK.
• Oman
approval
of
manufacturers
by
the
Royal
Oman
Police.
• Bahrain
project
by
project
approval:
Certification
best
but
testing
only
is
OK.
• UAE
approval
by
UAE
Civil
Defense
based
on
3rd party
certification
form
approved
suppliers
plus
a
test
• Turkey
project
by
project
approval:
Certification
best
but
testing
only
is
OK.

7. THE
UAE
– Fundamental
changes
(Sub-­‐Title
-­‐ Torch
to
Furnace)
In
2003
the
UAE
Civil
Defences
tested
wood
fire
doors
with
a
blow
lamp!
The
Dubai
Civil
Defence took
the
lead
due
to
the
construction
boom.
A
number
of
international
figures
helped
the
local
Civil
Defenses
to
see
the
light
&
furnace
testing
was
brought
in
during
2004-­‐5

8. Fire
Door
Testing
GCC
prior
to
2004

9. BOOM
TIME

10. DUBAI
DOOMS
– FIRES
START

11. DUBAI
DOOMS
– FIRES
START

12. Issues
faced
in
the
period
2003-­‐2010
Every
joinery
shop
made
doors
• In
the
UAE
alone
there
where
400
joinery
shops
making
wood
doors.
• 3rd Party
certification
was
seen
as
a
marketing
tool,
not
a
quality
tool.
• The
frequent
fire
started
to
shape
the
future
requirements.
• Rumours
of
a
UAE
fire
code
started
to
appear.
• Following
the
recession
the
number
of
“fire
door”
producers
reduced.
• BS476:22
tested
products
and
the
“Engineering
assessments”
used
to
provided
extended
scopes
start
to
be
quested
following
a
range
of
fire
in
the
UAE.

13. Issues
faced
in
the
period
2011-­‐2016
Several
high
profile
issues
occurred
bringing
3rd Party
Approval
and
the
control
of
certificate
holders
into
sharp
focus.
(New
Doha
International
Airport
– Steel
door
as
produced
testing
failures
– serval
companies
involved).
The
GCC’s
and
maybe
the
ME
region
watched
to
see
what
was
going
to
happen
following
these
‘failures’
of
certificated
products.
Dubai/UAE
started
to
question
the
Certification
Bodies
and
decided
that
the
Civil
Defence
should
seek
confirmation
of
construction
– Mandatory
Fire
Door
Testing
and
3rd Part
Certification
Scheme
ememebership.

14. Full
modern
furnace
testing

16. What
is
happening
now
in
the
Region
• The
Region
is
waking
up
to
the
risk
of
significant
deaths
from
a
fire.
• This
means
more
and
more
testing
and
licensing
across
the
Region.
• Stricter
controls
on
the
issuing
of
Trade
Licenses
for
the
manufacturers.
• UAE
has
all
but
outlawed
Engineering
Opinion
based
on
test
results
(Global
assessments,
extended
field
of
applications
etc).
Greatly
affects
BS476:22
tested
products
• Increased
use
of
North
American
Codes
and
Listing
–
Only
very
small
amounts
of
engineering
judgements
(EEV’s).
• North
American
Codes
are
easy
to
understand,
you
get
approved
what
was
tested.
• Interchangeability
of
ancillaries
(hardware
and
glazing)
for
other
approved
items.

17. What
is
the
difference
between
BS476:22/EN1634
and
ANSI
UL10C
– The
hose
stream
test

18. • The
hose
stream
• Its
intended
to
show
impact
resistance,
falling
ceilings
etc.
• The
hose
stream
is
fire
from
6m
away
from
the
door
and
at
30PSi,
for
a
2.4m
x
1m
door
leaf
the
jet
is
applied
as
follows:
• It
has
very
little
to
do
with
fire
fighting,
as
you
have
to
be
in
the
room
to
point
the
water
at
the
burning
door!!!
• Fire
fighting
is
about
cooling
and
oxygen
starvation
– neither
is
a
solid
jet
of
water!!
• The
hose
stream
test
affects
wood/composite
doors
and
glass,
allegedly
it
was
a
creation
of
the
steel
door
industry
following
disastrous
results
using
a
swinging
leather
bag
filled
with
sand.
• Most
specifiers
have
no
idea
about
the
hose
stream
and
why
its
there.
Less
than
60
minutes 14.4
seconds
Between
60
and
89 24
seconds
Between
90
and 179
minutes 38.4
seconds

19. What
the
hose
stream
is
not

20. Why
is
the
Region
so
attractive

21. Why
is
the
Region
so
attractive

22. Why
is
the
Region
so
attractive
• The
GCC
reported
9
completion
of
towers
over
200m
high
in
2015.
• 2009-­‐2014
GCC
completed
10
towers
per
year
over
200m.
• The
total
value
of
infrastructure
and
capital
projects
planned
and
underway
in
GCC
countries
in
2015
was
valued
at
$172
billion
-­‐ the
highest
on
record
to
date.
• Due
for
completion
between
2020
&
2030
are
hundred
of
projects
totaling
$1.3
trn ($935bn-­‐worth
of
works
are
currently
in
execution,
$81bn
of
business
is
out
to
tender;
$211bn-­‐worth
of
works
are
in
the
design
phase;
and
$136bn-­‐worth
of
projects
are
in
the
study
phase).
• THEY
ALL
NEED
FIRE
DOORS!!

23. Thank
you
Any
questions?