\ Police Custody Suites Bridgend and Merthyr South Wales: Case Study \
Fireworks Fire Protection installed a Hydramist high pressure watermist system for protecting the cells within the newly built police custody suites at Bridgend and Merthyr. Fireworks designed and supplied a total of six modular hose reels to suit this purpose. Solution: Fireworks designed and supplied a total of six modular hose reels to suit this purpose. The Hydramist system is very effective as it has been proven during extensive testing with the Ministry of Justice to successfully suppress the fire at the first attempt and dramatically reduces the temperatures in the cell.
Project: Working with FP Hurley who were appointed to provide the mechanical services at the new custody suites. Each location house’s 40 cells and also provide a base for CID units. The projects meet the recommendations of the Inspector of Prisons and the Inspector of Constabulary about the need to invest in the new custody facilities to meet legal requirements set by Parliament on detention. The new development also complements similar modern facilities in Cardiff Bay and will help to improve the police service provided throughout South Wales.
Benefits of the system include: • Fast and effective control and suppression of fire. • Easily retro fitted using small bore stainless steel pipe. • Rapid project completion time & accessibly positioned within the complex.
and Hydramist prison specification nozzle (Approved for use by MOJ, SPS and Home office). Start and stop controls are contained within the hose reel cabinet. Each MHRU2 unit has two sets of volt free contacts that show power healthy and pump running. These can be used to send a signal to a BMS if required. The system design and installation will be designed to NFPA 750 recommendations. It will comply with Local Authority and Supply Utilities Rules and Regulations. All integral pipe work and fittings will be 316 stainless steel. Approvals Codes followed during the design and installation of the system • NFPA 750 • NFPA 750 2006 edition amendments
Description of solution: The Hydramist Modular Hose Reel (MHRU2) fire fighting units consist of specially designed surface or recess mounted hose reel cabinets located in place of the existing standard hose reel cabinets. Each Hydramist MHRU2 cabinet will utilise a single integral high pressure pump, complete with a 35m high pressure hose reel, lance,
• CEN (Draft) • FIA Code of Practice for Watermist systems (Draft) • NOMS STD/M/045155 - 003 The system has undergone testing with MoJ (Ministry of Justice) & BRE (Building Research Establishment) and has been proven to be effective at suppressing and controlling fires in a cell application.
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