Industrial

Recognise the Problem

The major function of industrial fire protection is to safeguard corporate assets and to ensure the continuity of profitable operations. The level of protection that an industry needs cannot be extracted from codes and standards or from the advice of insurance companies and fire equipment manufacturers. It is necessary to have a knowledgeable, objective and comprehensive analysis of the overall loss exposure. FPC can provide the expertise industry needs in this important area.

The Approach

The engineering framework is based on an analytical and pragmatic approach starting with the identification of the fire hazards as outlined below.

The approach is based on realistic fire scenarios and subsequent evaluation of various alternatives in design criteria. This provides the operating company with the most cost - effective and optimal solution for protecting the plant and environment against the perils of fire/explosion and detrimental chemical releases.

The Strength

This systematic approach renders FPC's clientele a number of benefits :

• cost effective realisation <=> stringent application of fire protection standards
• a fundamental upgrading and implementation programme spread out over several years <=> blind realisation of insurance stand-alone recommendations
• an optimum equilibrium between manpower (personnel, training, fire crew) and automatic fixed fire protection systems <=> blind adherence to local regulations, prescriptions and maintenance of an oversized first response organisation.

To assure a successful analysis and fire protection design, a thorough knowledge of the production process and storage arrangements is essential. A combination of talent, education and experience is therefore of utmost importance.