FIRE RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION
All types of construction, new construction, reconstruction and extension, requires building fire protection. The developer should be familiar with the building codes used, and in force today, and how these will be implemented in the construction process. WFPC helps to interpret fire safety rules and comply with fire requirements, particularly in regards to fire safety documentation but also by investigations, calculations and inspections. Fire Questions may relate to structural fire protection, fire requirements for ventilation plant, electrical installation, detection and extinguishing systems and accessibility to the building.

STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION
Buildings should be functional and beautiful, and of low cost to construct. Much of this is, of course, dependent on the materials used to build with. Fire protection does not necessarily mean concrete, it can also mean woodwork, glass and steel. WFPC can help with designing fire protection requirements based on material choices.

CHOICE OF FIREFIGHTING AGENT
Which extinguishing agent is best? There are many different options, such as powder, water, gaseous extinguishing agents and foam. What determines extinguisher selection is the environment and risks of each individual facility or space. WFPC can help to investigate which extinguishing agent that best suits a particular environment. An optimized extinguisher saves on the cost of extinguishing agent and remediation costs, but may also help to minimize the cost of fire damage and the impact on the environment and peoples health.

DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS
Particular risks or specific protection needs require specific extinguishing systems, but all systems do not fit everywhere. Which system that fits in your specific environment is determined by the need for protection and the existing fire protection rules. WFPC helps to optimize, investigate and select the correct detection and extinguishing systems. A well thought-out detection and extinguishing system integrated with other technologies, and which is incorporated at the planning phase of a project, can help reduce false alarms, outages and high maintenance costs after commissioning.

EXPLOSION
Flammable gases and fine dust can cause explosion in combination with sparks, heat or flame. All electrical equipment in classified environment must be installed with particular attention to the risks. WFPC can help to interpret and comply with current ATEX regulations and investigate the risks involved in the particular environment.

INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION
Existing industries need to be reviewed in the light of existing or emerging risks. A typical industrial facility can contain many different types of small, medium, or perhaps very large defects, shortcomings or risks that may cause fire, explosion or danger to the staff or prevent an evacuation. WFPC can help with finding these risks and make action plans to minimize or eliminate the risks. Special emphasis is given to systematic fire protection work within the organization and to health and environmental issues as well.

Cause of fire STUDIES
When a fire accident occurres it can sometimes leave the owner of the facility faced with the dilemma that he must guard the plant or machine against it happening again, but he may not even know why the accident occurred or how the fire started. After such accidental fires, a fire engineer can assist in a “cause of fire investigation” and establishing an action plan to minimize or eliminate the risk of happening again.

HANDLING OF DANGEROUS GOODS
Every day, dangerous goods are used and handled in large quantities. Dangerous goods can be both flammable liquids and gases but also hazardous chemicals. How to deal with these substances to minimize risk and in what quantities? WFPC will help you with questions about the handling, storage, transport, classification and environmental issues.

FIRE PROTECTION FOR SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS / RISKS
Fire protection in a nuclear power station or a submarine or a manufacturing industry may be extremely complicated and perplexing. Here WFPC’s has particular experience in helping with the requirements and setting of features of fire protection. Questions regarding the security of technology must be weighed against the safety of people. The laws and rules should be weighed against client requirements. WFPC’s role will be that which helps to structure the questions in the right order so as not to lose fire protection in the depths of every other equally important parameter. The exact functional requirement for fire safety offers a cost-benefit effective fire protection of high quality, integrity and safety.