FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL SERVICES

FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL SERVICES

1. IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEM IN BUILDING

   • Control fire from spread quickly
   • Slow down the process of fire
   • Protect lives
   • Detect at early stage
   • CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE

2. FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM

   • To detect one or more of fire, smoke and heat
     • Objectives are to indicate location of the outbreak, Operate alarm bells, Communicate with local authority
       • Most fire detection system must include breakglass, so that when in fire, help can be called immediately
         • Activation of an alarm or bells is to arise attention of occupants so evacuation can be carried out

3. FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEM

   • PASSIVE SYSTEM
     • Protection of fire and fire safety in building which will suppress the fire and smoke from spreading
       • TYPES OF PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION
         • Party wall
           • Wall with layer of thermal insulation that avoid fire from spread
         • Signage
           • Direction to show the routhe to exit and enter building
         • Escape plans
           • Plan that shows which routes to follow in case emergency and should available in each building
         • Stairs
           • Semi circle shaped, available at flat or shop house
         • Fire door
           • Easily accessible and must unlocked
   • ACTIVE SYSTEM
     • Fight fire directly and can works manually or automatically
       • FIRE EXTINGUISHER
         • Standard equipments in buildings
         • Advantages
           • Appropriate for various types of fire
           • Not endanger user
           • Easy to use, reliable and effective
         • Type of extinguisher
         • Colour coding
         • Maintenance
           • At least once a month inspect extinguisher
             • Ensure that there is no blockage, nozzle or other part are not obstructed, pin and tamper seal are intact
       • SPRINKLER SYSTEM
         • Control fire at an early stage by spraying water and act automatically
           • System consists of automatic sprinklers attached to piping system that connected with water supply and water discharges immediately from sprinklers
             • Installations to commercial and industrial may follow these type
               • Wet system
               • Dry system
               • Alternative wet and dry system
               • Tail end system
               • Pre-action system
               • Recycling pre-action system
               • Cycling wet system
       • WET AND DRY RISER
         • Wet riser is fire hydrant in building for use for firefighter. Required for building with heights more than 30.5m
         • Dry riser is a pipe mounted vertical column from ground floor to top floor. Building over 60 feet and not more than 100 feet high should fit
       • HOSE REEL
         • Manual system to give early aid and suitable for small fire. Use piping system that connect to two pumps

4. ELEMENTS IN SYSTEM

   • System control unit
     • Primary electrical supply
       • Secondary power supply
         • Alarm activation devices
           • Alarm indication devices
             • Remote indication on building monitoring system
               • Control relay via a building management system to effect fire extinguisher and ventilation smoke control actuators

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