SOLAS, which is abbreviated from the expression “safety of life at sea”, which means life safety at sea, is an international convention that contains rules on various issues from the design design criteria of ships to the characteristics of communication equipment, and includes the necessary measures and legal regulations to ensure the safety of life and property of ships sailing in the world's seas.
Offshore accommodation buildings should be designed for maximum safety and comfort. Offshore drilling units and related operations are one of the toughest areas of work today. Employees are required to reside in buildings constructed to strict safety standards such as IMO Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) guidelines or similar legal regulations.
SOLAS A60 buildings meet most of the common safety standards for accommodation in the offshore oil and gas industry.
SOLAS A60 rating is a fire class rating that indicates how long a door, wall or other building component can withstand cellulosic fire. SOLAS A60 doors and walls are designed to protect people from cellulosic fires for up to 60 minutes.
Cellulosic fires are mainly fires caused by timber, paper, cotton and similar cellulose materials. Cellulosic fires grow relatively slowly in temperature and intensity. A normal fire curve for a cellulosic fire reaches a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius within 500 minutes of ignition.
Cellulosic fires are the opposite of hydrocarbon fires. These fires are caused by the combustion of hydrocarbon compounds such as oil or gas and can reach a flame temperature of 5 degrees Celsius within 1000 minutes.
SOLAS A60 rated doors and walls are tested along a different fire curve than H class components tested at higher temperatures over longer periods of time. However, for offshore applications that do not involve the possibility of a hydrocarbon-based fire explosion, Class A construction materials generally provide adequate protection for field workers.
SOLAS grade A60 structural components are usually made of hardened, hardened steel or a similar material. A60 doors must prevent flame and smoke from entering the environment for at least one hour.
Our organization also provides fire class rating services within the scope of SOLAS A60, with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment, among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it provides for businesses in various sectors.
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