Description

Automatic sprinklers have been used in commercial and industrial buildings for over 150 years. Sprinklers stop a small, unexpected fire from escalating into a large, uncontrolled fire. Historically, sprinklers have proved successful at reducing the cost of fires for building owners and/or occupiers and insurers. This Digest summarises the key information needed by business managers/operators, specifiers, users, insurers and approving authorities to select, design and maintain sprinkler systems.

Contents

Introduction
Reasons for choosing a sprinkler system

• Sprinkler systems in support of the Building Regulations (England and Wales)

 

• Sprinkler systems in support of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

 

• Sprinkler systems in support of fire engineered solutions

 

• Sprinkler systems in support of recommendations by insurers

 

• Sprinkler systems in support of the design brief

Description of a sprinkler system

• Standards and approval (Design, installation and maintenance. Components. Inspection and maintenance of the system)
  Consultation and planning
  Costs and benefits

 

• Costs

 

• Benefits

 

• Cost-benefit analysis

Other issues

• Sprinklers compared with other systems

 

• Computer fire models

 

• Experimental studies

Conclusion
References

A4, 8pp