ALARM

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ALARM

• Property Risk Engineering for the Public Sector
• January 2006
• Derick Milner
• Senior Risk Engineer
• Property Division

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Risk Engineering

• Identification of risk - (vital first stage)
• Evaluate risk- (evaluation of frequency
  severity)
• Accept the risk (residual risk considered OK)
• Transfer risk consequences (contractual)
• Elimination of risk - (risk avoidance or
  transfer)
• Control of risk - (reduce risk or provide
  protection)-
• Management of Risk Housekeeping, Permit to
  Work Self Inspection, Smoking etc.
• Physical Risk Control Sprinklers, Fire Alarms,
  CCTV Construction, Fencing etc.

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Loss Statistics - The UK Arson Problem?
October 2003 to September 2004
Add these?
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Loss Statistics Local Authority Type Risks
10/03 to 9/04 No Loss Amount
Education 18 11.39 29,002,250 14.61
Local/National Government 14 8.86 16,475,430 8.30
Community Centre 4 2.53 2,005,000 1.01
Care Home 1 0.63 405,000 0.20
Library 1 0.63 5,500,000 2.77
Other 120 75.95 145,137,948 73.11
Total 158 100.00 198,525,628 100.00

Local Authority Type Risks 38 24.05 53,387,680 26.89
Source FPA reported losses over 250,000
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Risk Engineering Key Risk Areas

• Arson Malicious Damage
• Hot Work fires (and contractor control)
• Housekeeping issues
• Smoking related fires
• Electrical fires
• Cooking

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Risk Engineering Arson
Roll top wheelie bin Cardiff City Centre A
common sight? Consider fire spread to facilities
from external storage
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Risk Engineering Arson

• Discussion
• Key Protection Issues
• Denial of access security / surveillance
• Perimeter Security
• CCTV
• Lighting
• Guarding
• Intruder Alarm
• Limit external fuel keep away from buildings
• Fire Protection alarms, sprinklers,
  construction etc.

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Risk Engineering Arson
Community Centre (disused) Unused partly
boarded up Evidence of entry to building
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Risk Engineering Arson
Community Centre (disused) Internal Photo Large
quantity of combustible items present.
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Risk Engineering Arson
Community Centre (disused) Malicious damage
Arson potential VERY HIGH

• Security
• Weekly Inspections
• Remove fuel
• Isolate services unless for alarm etc

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Risk Engineering Hot Work Permit

• DiscussionKey Points
• Applicable to both own employees and contractors
• Welding, Braising, Grinding, Cutting, Tar Burners
  etc.
• Applicable to work undertaken outside of a
  designated workshop
• Issued for Maximum 1-shift
• Remove combustibles from immediate area
• Provide specific fire fighting equipment
• Fire watch minimum 1-hour after work ceases
• Designated person responsible to manage the
  system

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Risk Engineering Hot Work Permit
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Risk Engineering Contractor Control
Contractors cabin next to glazed
windows. Combustible construction. Controls? Sup
ervision?
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Risk Engineering Contractor Control
Inside contractors cabin. Fire inception hazard
VERY HIGH Fire spread risk VERY HIGH
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Risk Engineering Housekeeping

• Discussion who is responsible? cause
  effect? how can we improve?
• Self-Inspection!

• Responsibility cascade to local management
• Engage and involve all building users
• Formalised process
• Cross department checks / audits
• Checklist form for ease of use
• Rectification feedback loop
• Engender Risk Ownership at site level

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Risk Engineering Self-Inspection
Simple tick box approach Quick and easy to
use Minimal training required Positive results
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Risk Engineering Housekeeping
Poor housekeeping. Items also blocking easy
access to hose-reel and sprinkler
valvesets. Fire escape blocking?
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Risk Engineering Housekeeping
Poor housekeeping. Workshop store area. General
untidieness and spilled oils.
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Risk Engineering Smoking

• Discussion
• Key Points
• Still a major cause of fires
• Site ban vs Designated smoking areas
• Disposal of smoking material
• Formulate policy rules
• Audit effectiveness of policy
• Disciplinary Procedures for infringement

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Risk Engineering Electrical

• Discussion
• Key Points
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR)
• IEE BS7671
• Periodic Inspection Testing by competent
  person
• Visual examination (prior to testing)
• Testing
• Periodic Inspection Reports Certification
• Rectification of faults
• NICEIC approved contractors recommended
• (National Inspection Council for Electrical
  Installation Contracting)

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Risk Engineering Electrical

• Recommended Initial Frequencies of Inspection
  (extract)

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Risk Engineering Electrical
Thermographic Surveys Non-invasive / non-contact
diagnostic tool for checking Hot Spots on
electrical equipment.
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Risk Engineering Electrical
Common fault found on 13Amp plug.
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Risk Engineering Electrical
Who needs a plug anyway? Contractors extension
lead and plug.
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Risk Engineering Cooking

• Deep fat frying
• Grease build up in extract ducting
• Need to consider following
• Filter cleaning
• Extract duct deep cleaning
• Fixed suppression system
• Power / fuel emergency shut down
• Staff training

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Risk Engineering Cooking
Deep fat frying Resultant fires are difficult to
tackle manually. Extract duct-work is a route
for fire spread and can result in extensive loss.
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Risk Engineering Protection
Portable Fire Extinguishers

• Are extinguishers located in accessible
  positions?

• Is the correct type of extinguisher available?

• Have staff received training / instruction in
  use?

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Risk Engineering Protection
Automatic Fire Detection

• Different types of detector for different
  environment
• Recommend P1 / P2 type systems to BS
• Offsite signalling to approved Alarm Receiving
  Centre Recommend monitored BT RedCare Line
• Break Glass manual call points
• Fire alarms will notify you in the event of an
  activation and summon fire brigade where offsite
  signalling installed.

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Risk Engineering Sprinklers

• Automatic Sprinklers

Fixed automatic sprinklers provide an excellent
means of controlling fire growth and have a
proven track record of significantly reducing
fire losses. Sprinkler systems should be
installed to recognised standard BS5306 Part 2
LPC Tech Bulletins prEN12845 LPC Tech
Bulletins
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Risk Engineering Sprinklers

• Automatic Sprinklers
• Key Facts from British Automatic Sprinkler
  Association (basa)

• Fire brigades use up to 10,000 times more water
  to do same job as sprinklers.
• 99 of fires in sprinklered buildings controlled
  by sprinklers alone.
• 60 of fires in sprinklered buildings were
  controlled by 4 sprinklers or less.
• Accidental discharge of water according to LPC is
  1 in 500,000 per year of service (1 in 14m for
  manufacturing defects LPC FM)

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Risk Engineering Sprinklers

• Sprinklers in Schools
• Relatively straightforward for a new build
• Retrofitting to existing schools requires careful
  planning to reduce disruption
• Malicious damage can be reduced by
• Using concealed heads above flush fitting
  ceiling plate
• Installing heads above an open grid suspended
  ceiling
• Installing any pumps and valvesets in a secure
  area
• Fitting protective guards to heads
• Experience with sprinklers in schools very
  positive

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Risk Engineering Sprinklers
Metal guard protector on sprinkler head Guard
successfully prevented the head from being
damaged and causing water damage
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Risk Engineering Sprinklers

• Worcester CC Report dated April 2004
• Quote From Sprinklers in Schools Other
  Council Buildings
• Conclusion (Key Findings)
• Sprinklers are an important safeguard.
  Installing sprinklers is
• therefore worthwhile, providing that the costs
  are contained
• and measured against risk. Further consideration
  needs to be
• given to existing measures and levels of training
  to relevant
• staff.

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Risk Engineering

• AIG is committed to providing risk management and
  consulting products and services that make a
  difference for our customers and business
  partners.
• ISO90012000 accredited

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ALARM

• Thank You
• Derick Milner
• Senior Risk Engineering
• Property Division