Fire Risk Engineers Ltd

Risk Management

Head Office

FRE HOUSE

48 Shaddongate

Carlisle CA2 5UB

01228 495153

info@fireriskengineers.co.uk

Project Support

Please clearly identify if you are interested in or require any of the following project support:

Fire safety management;
New build extension or refurbishment;
Existing premises;
Project management;
Third party inspection; and
Expert witness

Fire Safety management

Whether a single building, a group of buildings or a complex industrial site, it can be difficult to keep abreast of changes in legislation and guidance when managing fire safety systems.

The following is a summary of typical fire engineering and other specialist tasks that we can provide:

Fire strategies;
Site-wide fire system surveys and condition reports;
Fire, smoke or heat detection specification;
Compartmentation assessment and reports;
Fire door inspection and reports;
Fire stopping assessments;
Special risk water spray and deluge systems;
Fire sprinkler surveys;
As installed fire sprinkler layouts;
Fire sprinkler hazard reviews;
Sprinkler testing and system flushing;
New and/or updated fire sprinkler blockplans;
Full hydraulic calculation analysis;
Expert witness reports by experienced engineers;

Further tasks where we can offer support include:

Hazard identification and analysis;
Emergency lighting;
Manual fire protection;
Scope of works;
Specifications;
Signs and notices;
Fire engineered solutions;
Computational fluid dynamics;
Water mist systems;
Foam protection systems;
Smoke modelling and control;
Service and maintenance advice;
Fire safety training;
Evacuation planning;
Company-wide fire safety philosophies;

Fire Strategies

Preparation of a fire strategy can vary between projects depending on the project stage and your objectives.

Reviewing multiple drawings and documents for example can be time consuming therefore, must be identified.

It is crucial that your current needs are clearly defined.

The components of our standard fire strategy include:

Design rationalisation and review for compliance;
Identification of the appropriate design standards;
Preparation of fire strategy plans;
A report setting out the fire safety measures;
Fire engineering support related to the report.

These components are generally sufficient to achieve building control approval to proceed with the project.

Where more detailed support is required this must be identified as soon as your need is known and could include the following additional components:

Equipment and material specification;
Site inspections;
Inspection of specific elements;
Fire engineered solutions;
Project meeting attendance;
Fire system review and advice;
Fire system design;
Pre-occupation fire risk assessment;
Fire engineering support;
Compilation of a fire safety manual.

New build, extension or refurbishment

We can provide support to your project team throughout the life-span of the project or you may wish to choose defined stages where requirements can be identified.

Our objective would be achieving a route to compliance with regulations, building control, insurer requirements and your own specifications, or a more bespoke service.

Methods for achieving compliance can vary and always depends on defining project specifics.

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Existing premises

We can survey and report on the fire safety status of your premises, or the condition of any specific element raising concern.

We can provide advice and support on regulatory compliance, service & maintenance requirements, training needs and industry developments including the latest fire safety regulations.

This may begin with:

Your fire risk assessment;
A Fire Strategy report;
A review of your evacuation plan;
A fire detection review or gap analysis;
A Sprinkler system hazard review; or
The need for a Compartmentation survey or fire door inspection.

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Project management

We have experience of new build and refurbishment project control, including the retrospective installation of fire systems in occupied, functioning premises focusing on a minimum disruption policy.