Fire Protection Design
Fire Protection Design And Fire Risk Assessments In South Africa
Having a correctly designed and functioning fire-fighting installation is essential for buildings, factories, and tank farms to maintain safety of people and assets. It is also a legal requirement that fire protection systems comply with the relevant national standards to ensure safety. Companies often operate outdated and poorly maintained fire protection systems. This puts the business at significant risk.
Fire protection of buildings must be designed and approved by a professionally registered engineer in accordance with the South African National Standard (SANS) 10400 which governs the fire protection of the national building regulations. Fire-fighting systems for storage tanks are designed in accordance with the appropriate SANS code for the product being stored. For example, fire-fighting systems for tanks storing petroleum products are governed by SANS 10089-1. The fire-fighting system for a storage tank must be approved by a professionally registered engineer.
Part of understanding the needs of your facility is conducting a Fire Risk Assessment. This Fire Risk Assessment helps you know where your risks lie and where improvements are needed. Also conducting a Fire Risk Assessment is not necessarily required by law, it is often a requirement by insurers and shareholders to know what the Fire Risks are to the employees, the environment, and the business.
Dontech Engineering Specialists provides a broad range of experience in Fire Protection Design and Fire Risk Assessments. We have a thorough knowledge of statutory requirements and risks in process facilities and storage tank farms. Our designs incorporate SANS specifications and NFPA specifications. Although we are based in Durban, we provide this service to a variety of clients across South Africa.
Benefits Of Using DonTech
Expertise
DonTech Engineering Specialists has over 10 years of experience in tank inspections on both horizontal and vertical storage tanks.
Inspections
We will provide numerous types of professional inspections and testing for various types of horizontal and vertical storage tanks.
Network
If tanks need to be emptied and cleaned before an internal inspection, we call on our trusted network of service providers to assist.
Design
Dontech Engineering Specialists has extensive experience designing Fire Protection Systems. We are meticulous with our designs to ensure compliance and safety. Depending on your type of installation, we use the appropriate standards. If you do not know what standards need to be complied with for your installation, get in touch with us and we will advise you on the correct direction to take.
We provide professionally registered engineers who have experience with fire protection systems for processes and tank farms. We are independent of fire-fighting equipment suppliers. Therefore, Dontech has no incentive to oversize the design of systems and expand the scope of supply unnecessarily. If you need a fire system to be designed or require a third party to review and revise your current fire-fighting design to ensure compliance with the South African National Standards, get in touch with us and we will contact you to arrange a site visit.
Expertise
At Dontech Engineering Specialists, we pride ourselves not only in our knowledge of the standards and legislation governing fire-fighting system designs in South Africa, but also in our knowledge of their operation. We have many years of experience in the operation and maintenance of fire-fighting systems.
This puts us in an excellent position to conduct Fire Risk Assessments of current fire protection systems that provide an independent assessment on the operations, maintenance, design, and readiness of the staff to operate the systems in the event of a fire. Although we are based in Durban, we perform designs and conduct Fire Risk Assessments for a variety of clients across South Africa.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Dontech Engineering Specialists offer design drawings for fire-fighting systems?
Yes, we offer drawings for designs of fire protection systems where it is applicable and required by clients. Drawings are available in 2D and 3D configuration.
What is the first step to getting Dontech Engineering Specialists to do a design?
Send us an email with all the relevant information related to your fire protection requirements and we will contact you to attain additional information and arrange a site visit if required.
My insurance needs us to do a Fire Risk Assessment, can you help?
Yes, we have extensive knowledge of fire risks in buildings, storage tank farms, chemical processes, and industrial processes. This enables us to conduct comprehensive Fire Risk Assessments for our clients that highlight priority areas needing attention and give professional advice.
You are based in Durban, but I am in Johannesburg. Can you still help?
Yes, although we are based in Durban, we conduct fire-fighting designs and Fire Risk Assessments for clients across South Africa.