Environmental Permits – Fire Suppression
Government Guidance.
Further to new guidance this year from the Environment agency. There are requirements for waste and recycling facilities in the UK to install fire suppression systems in their facilities.
Below are the requirements for Fire Suppression. We believe that this is extremely important as fires within waste recycling facilities are on the increase. Sprinklers are a cost effective, extremely reliable, and more importantly they are proven to be effective.
“If you store waste in a building, you must install a fire suppression system. This system should be proportionate to the nature and scale of waste management activities you carry out and the associated risks.
Your system needs to enable a fire to be extinguished within 4 hours. When deciding what type of system to install you need to take into account that:
- the fire and rescue service may not be able to enter the building during a fire
- a suppression system may not extinguish a fire, although it may prevent a fire spreading and then allow the fire to be fought effectively by the fire and rescue service
Appropriate fire suppression systems may include:
- sprinklers
- water spray (deluge) systems
- water curtains
- fire blankets
You must make sure the design, installation and maintenance of all your automated suppression equipment is covered by an appropriate UKAS-accredited third party certification scheme.”
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-prevention-plans-environmental-permits/fire-prevention-plans-environmental-permits – Section 14 – Fire Suppression.
Next Step?
Fire Security have experience in installing Fire Suppression Systems in various Waste Transfer and Recycling Facilities all across the UK. If you require any assistance with this please feel free to call us on 01440 705 815 or email us at info@firesecurity.co.uk. Our skilled engineers will be on hand to answer any of your queries.
