The following are examples of work undertaken by the practice.
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- Preparation of a manual for the Northern
Ireland Fire Safety Panel to enable enforcing authorities
to check proposals for active fire protection systems.
- Review and reorganization of an in-house fire
brigade in a major department store in London.
- Development of a fire management plan for
a major art gallery in London.
- Negotiations with enforcing authorities regarding
fire engineering solutions.
- Fire engineering solution to permit a
single staircase to be used as the only means of escape from a
hostel.
- Advice on alternative solutions to overcome
excessive travel distances in archive store rooms.
- Fire engineering solution to overcome
excess travel distances in a retail warehouse.
Fire Risk Assessments
- Risk assessments of:
-offices
-shopping centres
-factories and warehouses
-hotels
-churches and public assembly buildings
-public houses and restaurants
-schools and universities
-libraries and museums
-leisure centres and swimming pools
-cinemas and bingo halls
-nightclubs and casinos
-broadcasting buildings
-research laboratories
-electricity sub-stations
Fire Surveys and Audits
- Comprehensive audits of telecommunications
facilities including international exchanges and satellite earth
centres.
- Regular inspections of offices and computer
centres in the UK and Ireland for a multi-national news and financial
data provider.
- Surveys of three nuclear power stations to
advise on fire certification.
- Fire hazard assessment of a process area of
a medical supplies manufacturing plant.
- Surveys of heritage buildings, mansions and
country houses for insurance underwriting purposes.
Fire Protection Engineering
- Design, specification and project management
of fire detection and alarm systems in a wide range of premises,
including offices, factories, shopping centres, hospitals, university
residences, computer centres and major places of worship.
- Investigations of troublesome systems including
false alarm problems.
- Inspections and audits of systems to determine
compliance with British Standards.
Education and Training
- Public seminars and in-house specialist courses
on fire legislation, fire precautions and fire protection systems.
- Periodic training of staff as required by
legislation.
- Fire drills.
Standards Development
- Preparation of draft standards for BSI, including BS 5839 Parts 1, 6 and 9, BS 5446-3, BS 7273-4 and PAS79.
- Preparation of various in-house codes
and standards for industrial and commercial clients.
- Preparation of guidance document on fire precautions in houses in multiple occupation for around 40 local authorities in the East Midlands.
Research
- Research into the use of halons in the UK
and the scope for substitution on behalf of the Department of
the Environment.
- Research into the performance of arrangements
for automatic transmission of fire signals to the fire service.
Expert Opinion
- Advice and evidence in connection with a dispute
over late delivery of a ship resulting from deficiencies in the
fire and gas detection system.
- Advice to solicitors on fire safety in fine
art storage.
- Advice in relation to an adjudication over
a fire alarm system in a hall of residence.
- Various other expert witness services in relation
to litigation and arbitration.
Information for Clients
- For clients with whom there is an ongoing relationship, we provide
a quarterly newsletter, updating clients on major changes to legislation,
standards and codes of practice that might affect them. The newsletter
also contains short articles on fire safety topics of interest
to clients.
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