Code Requirements for TENMAT Products
 US Codes
The 2006 International Building Code Section 712.4.1.2 (Page 104) states:
“Penetrations of membranes that are part of a fire-resistance-rated
horizontal assembly shall comply with Section 712.4.1.1.1 or 712.4.1.1.2.
Where floor/ceiling assemblies are required to have a minimum 1-hour fire-resistance
rating, recessed fixtures shall be installed such that the required fire
resistance will not be reduced.”
The 2003 International Building Code Section 712.4.1.2 (Page 98) states:
“Penetrations of membranes that are part of a fire-resistance-rated
horizontal assembly shall comply with Section 712.4.1.1.1 or 712.4.1.1.2.
Where floor/ceiling assemblies are required to have a minimum 1-hour fire-resistance
rating, recessed fixtures shall be installed such that the required fire
resistance will not be reduced.”
The Uniform Building Code (UBC) in Section 710 which states:
“When materials are incorporated into an otherwise fire-resistive assembly that may change the capacity for heat dissipation, fire test results or other substantiating data shall be made available to the building official to show that the required fire-resistive time period is not reduced.”
The 2006 International Building Code Section 703.2 Fire-resistance ratings states:
“The fire-resistance rating of building elements shall be determined on accordance with the test procedures set forth in ASTM E 119 or in accordance with Section 703.3. Where materials, systems or devices that have not been tested as part of a fire-resistance-rated assembly are incorporated into the assembly, sufficient data shall be made available to the building official to show that the required fire-resistance rating is not reduced. Materials and methods of construction used to protect joints and penetrations in fire-resistance-rated building elements shall not reduce the required fire-resistance rating.”
The 2008 National Electrical Code® (NEC) in Section 640.25 Loudspeaker Installation in Fire-Rated Partitions, Walls, and Ceilings:
“Loudspeakers installed in a fire resistance-rated partition, wall, or ceiling shall be listed for that purpose or installed in an enclosure or recess that maintains the fire resistance rating.”
 UK Codes
The Building Regulations 1991 Approved Document B Fire Safety 2000 Edition Section 11.2 states:
“If a fire seperating element is to be effective, then every joint, or imperfection of fit, or opening to allow services to pass through the element, should be adequately protected by sealing or fire-stopping so that the fire resistance of the element is not impaired.”
The Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990, Amendment 5, 1999 Technical Standard Part D, Section D5.1 states:
“Service openings must be suitably constructed, or the services suitably protected, so that in the event of fire the fire resistance required for the fire division is maintained.”
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