A data center is full of fire separations that are continuously breached: busbars, cooling pipes, fiber-optic bundles, and cable trays constantly cross the walls between the data hall, MER, SER, and UPS rooms. Every non-certified penetration weakens the compartmentalization on which the entire safety strategy rests.
We work in data centers with change management, escorts, and tightly defined work windows. Our installers are accustomed to cleanroom-like discipline and to documenting every seal on drawings, so that facility management and the auditor always have a complete picture.
Risks relevant to this sector
High penetration density
Nowhere do as many cables and pipes pass through fire separations as in a data center. Without a tight registration system, within a year it becomes impossible to keep track of what has and hasn't been sealed.
Continuous changes
New clients, new racks, new power supply: there is constant construction. Fire-resistant sealing must be part of every change ticket, not an annual catch-up project.
Steel structure and cooling
Unprotected steel and technical mezzanines quickly lose their load-bearing capacity in a fire. Fire-resistant cladding keeps the structure standing for the required duration.
Services that make the biggest difference here
Fire-Resistant Seseals
Certified sealing of cable, pipe, and duct penetrations so that fire and smoke compartments remain intact.
More about this serviceFire-Resistant Steelcladding
Protect the load-bearing capacity of your steel structure for up to 120 minutes in a fire, without compromising the design.
More about this serviceFire-Resistant Separstructures
Walls, ceilings, and flame barriers that divide your building into safe, manageable fire compartments.
More about this serviceFire dampers
Automatic fire dampers in your ventilation system prevent fire and smoke from spreading through the ducts.
More about this serviceMaintenance & Inspection
Periodic inspection and maintenance keep your fire protection provisions demonstrably in order.
More about this serviceWhat that looks like in practice
For a colocation data center, we set up an ongoing sealing program: every change involving a new penetration is certified and sealed within five business days and updated on the digital floor plan.
View our projectsAssessment framework
- NEN-EN 1366-3 - fire resistance of penetrations
- NEN 6068 - determination of the WBDBO
- NEN-EN 13381 - fire resistance of structural steel components
Questions about fire safety in data centers
Often yes: many penetrations are in the MER, SER or on the corridor side of the wall. Where the hall does need to be entered, this happens under escort within an agreed time window.
Every penetration receives a unique number, linked to a position on the floor plan. New penetrations are added as a separate line, with photo and certificate.
Yes, via a connection to your ticketing system or a dedicated request form, so that fire-resistant sealing is a standard part of every physical change.
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