The Passive Fire Protection Barrier Management Symposium™ is a one- or two-day Symposium focused on increasing the awareness about how various Passive Fire Protection Barriers are ‘D’esigned, ‘I’nstalled, ‘I’nspected and ‘M’aintained for long-term fire and life safety.
Passive Fire Protection (PFP) fire and smoke barriers protect building occupants, staff, and first responders when called upon for horizontal evacuations or defend-in-place strategies behind fire- or smoke-resistant barriers. In order for Passive Fire Protection to function as designed and intended, including firestopping, fire dampers, fire-rated glazing, and fire doors, the fire and smoke barriers need to be continuous, intact, and maintained as a critical piece of effective compartmentation.
Hosted around North America by ASHE Regions and Chapters, APPA Chapters, and ICC Chapters, the PFP Barrier Management Symposium programs feature technical education from industry experts on the various elements of PFP Barrier Management. This empowers Facility Management staff to make and implement changes which reduce Survey violations and improve installed fire- and life-safety systems in their facilities.