Fire Safety Engineering
Fire Safety Engineering
Safe(ty) design is a process defined as the integration of hazard identification and risk assessment methods early in the design process to eliminate or minimise the risks of injury… Safe design is everybody’s business – from clients to designers to constructors.

FEED / Conceptual Engineering
- Hazardous Area Evaluation, Fire Risk consideration, preparation of Fire Protection equipment / system specifications
- Material and Corrosion Technology; advisory on suitable materials for Firewater Systems
- Review of applicable environmental regulations/policies/guidelines and performance standards for foam concentrate selection
Basic Engineering
- Preparation of Fire Protection Plot Plans, Piping and Instrument Diagrams
- Design of deluge distribution piping
- Preparation of technical proposals from analysis of specification and standards, evaluating options/alternatives, designing/sizing
- Fluid mechanic calculations: Pressure, flow rate, head losses, pump duties, (using software Pipenet, Bernoulli’s principles, Darcy-Weisbach and Hazen-Williams equations etc)
- Nozzle/discharge equipment selection (coverage, throw/reach, foam expansion ratio)
Detailed Engineering
- Design of deluge, sprinkler, foam nozzles layout drawings
- Perform Hydraulic calculations and balancing of deluge piping distribution systems (see note on software below)
- Foam concentrate proportioning calculations and proportioners selection
- Write System functional specifications
Pre-Operation
- Installation and Commissioning Procedures
- Generic Maintenance Strategies and Preventive Maintenance Programs
- Equipment Operations Performance Standards and testing programs
Operation
- Optimisation of Operators Programs for Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
- Performance Strategy and testing procedures
- Site surveys and review of facilities firewater systems
- Provide specialised expertise in the design, testing and commissioning for fire protection systems (sprinklers, deluge, foam, hydrants, hosereels, gaseous systems etc)
- Foam concentrate transition feasibility review
- Life Extension Programs
De-Commissioning
- Environmental Management of Firefighting Foam Policy
Firefighting foam and firewater waste inevitably contain components that class as regulated wastes that require special handling, treatment and disposal
