\ The Clink restaurants at HMP: Case Study \ Fireworks Fire Protection Ltd protects The Clink restaurants at HMP Cardiff and Brixton with Hydramist® fire protection equipment. Description of Risk:
The Problem
The Clink is a charity which works in partnership with Her Majesty’s Prison Service with restaurants at HMP Cardiff and Brixton which offer prisoners the chance to gain qualifications and experience in food preparation, food service and cleaning. This takes place within an exciting, fully operational business; it provides in-depth guidance to assist with finding full-time employment within the hospitality industry upon prisoner release.
The Clink restaurants at HMP Cardiff and Brixton are subject to the same fire risks as any high street restaurant. Hot cooking surfaces and open fat frying present real fire risks which can devastate a building if the kitchen is not fitted with a catering equipment fire protection system. The kitchen area of the Clink restaurant is a training area for prison inmates and as such is rigorously and safely controlled to minimise the risk
of fire. However, accidental fires can occur and the procedures for evacuation of the occupants of a prison are far more challenging than those of an open access building.
The Solution Fireworks installed the Hydramist® LPCB LPS1223 Approved 15AMPU high pressure watermist system to protect the kitchen and personnel in the event of a fire in both The Clink restaurants at HMP Brixton and HMP Cardiff. The significance and cost of minimising the