METHODOLOGY FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY DESIGN (FPSD)
1. Proposed Methodology
1.1. Introduction
Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially destructive fires. It involves the study of the behaviour, compartmentalization, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies.
1.2. Objective
The objective of fire protection and safety design (FPSD) is to prevent fires, detect them early, suppress them effectively, facilitate safe evacuation, ensure structural integrity, and comply with fire safety regulations to protect lives and property in the event of a fire emergency.
1.3. Methodology
To design Foam System as per NFPA-11
To design the fire hydrant system as per NFPA-25
To design the portable fire extinguisher as per NFPA-10
To design the sprinkler system as per NFPA-13
To design Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems for dry chemical systems as per NFPA-17
For Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection as per NFPA-20
To design Water Tanks for Fire Protection as per NFPA-22
To prepare plant layout evaluation report as per NBC-2005 Rev.2
To prepare life safety report as per NFPA-101 Eleventh Edition
To design fire alarm system report as per NFPA-72
To prepare fire & Gas detection system as per NFPA-72
1.4. Guideline Used for FPSD Study
NFPA-11- for design, installation, operation, testing and maintenance of low, medium & High expansion foam systems for fire protection.
NFPA-25- is standard for the inspection, testing, and maintenance of water based fire protection systems.
NFPA-10- Provides requirements to ensure that portable fire extinguishers will work as intended to provide a first line of defernse against fire.
NFPA-13-addresses sprinkler system design approaches, system installation, and component options to prevent fire deaths and property loss.
NFPA-17-This standard includes the minimum requirements to ensure that dry chemical fire extinguishing systems will function as intended throughout their life to protect life and property from fire.
NFPA-20- protects life and property by providing requirements for the selection and installation of pumps to ensure that systems will work as intended to deliver adequate and reliable water supplies in a fire emergency.
NFPA-22- Provides requirements for the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of tanks and accessory equipment that supply water for private fire protection.
NFPA-72- Provides the latest safety provisions to meet society's changing fire detection, signalling, and emergency communications demands. In addition to the core focus on fire alarm systems, the Code includes requirements for mass notification systems used for weather emergencies; terrorist events; biological, chemical, and nuclear emergencies; and other threats.
1.5. Project Deliverables
Table 1: FPSD Study
1.6. Software to be used
AutoCAD
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