COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DOMESTIC AND EUROPEAN FIRE CLASSIFICATIONS OF BUILDING PRODUCTS

Abstract

The relevance of the work is related to solving the problem of eliminating the discrepancy between the European and domestic fire classification of construction products.

The problem of the introduction of the European fire classification of construction products in Ukraine is the lack of data on the compliance of such products, manufactured by domestic manufacturers, with the requirements of European standards, the lack of appropriate test equipment in the laboratories of Ukraine, and significant differences between the domestic and European fire classifications of building materials, products and structures.

Based on the results of analytical studies and a comparative analysis of European and national experience regarding the features of the use of fire classification of construction products, during which the categories, groups and types of construction products and their essential fire characteristics of the means of fire protection of buildings were determined, in particular, the properties of the essential fire characteristics of construction products were substantiated, classes regarding reaction to fire of construction products, criteria for indicators of fire resistance of construction products. The conducted analysis of the implementation of the fire classification of construction products gives a clearer picture of the problems of the implementation of the European fire classification, namely the main issue regarding the adoption of the concept of further adaptation and implementation of the European fire classification in national regulatory documents.

On the basis of the above, it is relevant to establish the relationship between classes, indicators and criteria for assessing the fire hazard of construction products established in Ukrainian and European regulatory documents.