TOTAL BUILDING ASSURANCE - FIRE SAFETY
OUR APPROACH
Warringtonfire understands the following aspects are the responsibility of the fire team:
·· Early engagement with anybody who may undertake a review of the project ·· Identify which standards offer the optimized solution for tall building projects ·· Operator requirements of a building are important to consider from the outset ·· Getting the installation of active and passive fire safety systems correct ·· Cause and Effect production should be considered as part of the design process
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Preparation of and ownership of concept fire strategy and Cause and Effect concept
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Early engagement with key stakeholders and local authorities
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Production of minutes and agreements of the proposed fire approach
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Production of all fire strategy justification and supporting materials throughout the detailed design phase including:
STAGE ONE – GET THE DESIGN CONCEPT RIGHT
I. II. III. IV. V. VI.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) Evacuation calculations Fire strategy and compartmentation drawings Cause and Effect production Fire Safety Management Plan Possibly Structural Fire Engineering
The key aspect to Warringtonfire’s approach to the design is complete collaboration and involvement with the key Stakeholders of the project including:
STAGE T WO – GET THE SPECIFICATION RIGHT
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As Warringtonfire is the only consultancy able to advise upon fire testing and certification of fire products we understand the following aspects are key to handing over a design to the contractor:
Design team Approving Authority (Approved Inspector/LABC/Fire Service) Building Owner Independent Engineer Insurer (if required)
This engagement should happen as early as possible (during the concept and scheme design phases) to agree the design approach including the following: ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ··
Relevant design documents (are other approaches viable?) Performance based design criteria Preferred evacuation strategies Preferred fire brigade intervention strategies Operational Continuity issues Property protection
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·· Review of the architectural specifications of passive systems to ensure that the systems proposed either have been appropriately tested against the applicable Standards, or whether a new product is likely to pass an accepted fire test ·· Ability to fire test unique design proposals ·· Ability to advise on alternate solutions to speed up construction ·· Is the fire test information for the products selected appropriate or up to date?
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