Fire Protection Services
Fire Risk Assessment
Follow the 5 key steps when considering fire safety risk assessment:
1) Fire Hazards
Fire starts when heat (source of ignition) comes into contact with fuel (anything that burns), and oxygen (air).
You need to keep sources of ignition and fuel apart.
How could a fire start?
Think about heaters, lighting, naked flames, electrical equipment, hot processes such as wielding or grinding, cigarettes, matches and anything else that gets hot or causes sparks.
What could burn?
Packaging, rubbish and furniture could all burn, just like to more obvious fuels such as petrol, paint, varnish and white spirit. Also think about wood, paper, plastic, rubber and foam. Do the walls or ceilings have hardboard, chipboard, or polystyrene? Check outside, too.
2) People at Risk
Everyone is at risk if there is a fire. Think whether the risk is greater for some because of when or where they work, such as night staff, or because they’re not familiar with the premises, such as visitors or customers. Children, the elderly or disabled people are especially at risk.
3) Evaluate & Act
Evaluate
First, think about what you have found in steps 1 and 2: what are the risks of a fire starting and what are the risks to people in the building and nearby?
Remove and reduce risk
How can you avoid accidental fires? Could a source of heat or sparks fall, be knocked or pushed into something that would burn? Could that happen the other way round?
Protect
Take action to protect your premises and people from fire.
4) Record, Plan & Train
Record
Keep a record of any fire hazards and what you have done to reduce or remove them. If your premises are small, a record is a good idea. If you have five or more staff or have a licence then you must keep a record of what you have found and what you have done.
Plan
You must have a clear plan of how to prevent a fire and how you will keep people safe in case of fire. If you share a building with others, you need to coordinate your plan with them.
Train
You need to make sure your staff know what to do in case of fire, and if necessary, are trained for their roles.
5) Review
Keep your risk assessment under regular review. Over time, the risks may change.
If you identify significant changes in risk or make any significant changes to your plan, you must tell others who share the premises and where appropriate re-train staff.
Fire Extinguishers
We supply and maintain all types of portable extinguishers and equipment that provide effective first aid fire fighting capability.
Water
Water extinguishers are suitable for Class A type fires involving combustible materials such as wood, paper and fabrics. Water is a fast and efficient means of extinguishing these materials. It works by having a rapid cooling effect, so that insufficient heat remains to sustain burning and continuous ignition ceases. Manufactured in both stored pressure and gas cartridge versions, water extinguishers are available in two models: 9 and 6 Litre.
AFFF Spray
Foam spray extinguishers (AFFF), are ideal for multi-risk situations where both Class A combustible materials and Class B flammable liquid risks are likely to be found. Foam sparay extinguishers are especially suitable for Class B fires involving flammable liquids such as oils, spirits, greases, fats and certain plastics. Manufactured in four stored pressure models: 9, 6, 2 and 1 Litres, and two gas cartridge models: 2 and 1 Litre.
Dry Powder
Powder extinguishers are suitable for use on Class A, B and also Class C type fires involving flammable gases such as propane and butane. Powder is also highly effective for electrical hazards. This multi-purpose powder interfers with the combustion process and provides rapid-fire knock down. Multi-purpose powder extinguishers are Manufactured in five stored pressure models: 9, 6, 4, 2 and 1 Kilogram, and three gas cartridge models: 9, 6, and 4 kilogram.
CO2 Gas
CO2 (carbon dioxide) extinguishers are for class B and C fires. They don't work very well on class A fires because the material usually reignites. CO2 extinguishers have an advantage over dry chemical in that they leave behind no harmful residue. That makes carbon dioxide a good choice for an electrical fire involving a computer or other delicate instrument. Note that CO2 is a bad choice for a flammable metal fires such as Grignard reagents, alkyllithiums and sodium metal because CO2 reacts with these materials.
Fire Training
Every year fire claims a large number of lives and seriously injures thousands of people. It destroys millions of pounds worth of property, not to mention the costs in lost productivity and profits.
Almost all fires start small, and the first few minutes are critical if they are to be extinguished with the aid of on-site fire extinguishers or hose reels.
Employers have an obligation under part one section 2(2)c of the health and safety at work act to provide such instructions as is neccessay to ensure, as far as practical, the health and safety of employeees.
The provision of fire fighting equipment and instruction in its correct use is an important part of fulfiling this requirment.
A certificate will be issued after completion of the Fire training course.
Safety Signs
UK-AS Group provide a range of signs which satisfy the requirements of all the current regulations. These include advisory and mandatory signs for all situations and locations and are available in a range of materials.
Our representatives will carry out a survey of your premises free of charge and will discuss this and any other sign requirements with you.
Alarms
Based in Alton in Hampshire, UK-AS Group provides a wide range of services for both fire protection and security. Our services include the supply, fitting and servicing of Fire alarms and Intruder Alarms.
Fire Alarms
For defence against fires, we can provide a full range of alarm systems, from conventional systems to fully analogue addressable networks.
Firetrace
Firetrace is an automatic self seeking fire extinguisher, which puts out fires where they start by means of a flexible fire detection and delivery tube. The tube is manufactured from specially produced polymer materials to achieve the desired detection and delivery characteristics. Firetrace does not rely on detecting the fire at a single point, but anywhere along the tubes length. These extinguishing systems may be used as stand alone devices, or can be fully monitored for interfacing with alarm systems and/ or full shutdown of the protected equipment.
Intruder Alarms
Currently install Industrial and Commercial Alarm Systems to the British Standards ( BS4737 ), We install BT RedCARE, Digicomm and Bells only systems. We are also Recognised Installers Of The Smoke Cloak System.
Servicing
Fire alarm systems need to be serviced regularly. we can thoroughly service your fire alarm, as well as checking, all smoke detectors and manual callpoints, in accordance with British Standards. We will fill out your service records, providing you with a record of our actions on site, all work is carried out by our fully qualifed service engineers, Our engineers carry a large stock of equipment, and can carry out any remedial work required . Save money and keep your system regurly maintained, by giving equipment longer life, Vital systems will work when they are needed, and the number of faults are minimised.
If you would like further information on any of the above services, please contact us on 08454 75 22 42 or email us at enquiries@uk-ac.com.