Safety first – fire protection plays an important role in each production.
The goal of fire protection is to effectively protect persons and property against the dangers and effects of fire. Furthermore, it is necessary to minimise material damage that is caused by production interruptions or loss of customers.
However, the risk of fire is even encouraged unconciously.
In order to optimise profit, production facilities become more and more efficient, and production losses are inacceptable. But fire and explosions are a risk factor in many processes.
How high is the risk?
Source: NFPA - Fires in Industrieal and Manufacturing Properties (03/2018)
37,000
fires occur at industrial and manufacturing properties in the U.S. every year
More than 1 billion $'s per year
of direct property damage
Combustible dust
is the main cause of fires and dust explosions
Consequential damages
are often disastrous events for companies
What are the causes of the fires in Industrial and manufacturing properties?
Source: NFPA - Fires in Industrial and Manufacturing Properties (03/2018)
How can you protect your plant?
Fire protection is to be looked at in its entirety.
Effective fire protection consists of several measures that support
Structural
Structural fire protection helps to prevent fires and to isolate them. A burning fire is prevented from spreading.
Example
Fire-proof doors – have the task to prevent the spreading of fire for a certain time period.
Technical
By technical fire protection, one understands facilities that, in case of fire, automatically contribute to avoid personal injuries or property damage.
Example
Spark extinguishing systems – detect and eliminate ignition sources before a fire or dust explosion is caused.
Organisational
Organisational fire protection includes personnel and organisational measures that contribute to prevent a fire from arising or spreading.
Example
Training of staff – orginsational measures, such as instruction in the use of fire extinguishers or evacuation exercises, can counteract in the case of fire.
Are there Risks in Your Production?
Explosions and fires are great risk factors in many industries
Industries
Areas of application
Damage is caused in downstream plant areas and not in the place of origin of the sparks (e.g. dryer, burner, sander etc.). Therefore a spark extinguishing system is the safest solution.
Spark Extinguishing System BS 7
Eliminates sparks
The GreCon Spark Extinguishing System detects ignition sources wherever material is pneumatically or mechanically extracted or transported. Sparks or glowing embers are eliminated before severe damage is caused.
Machine Fire Protection FLAMEWOLF
Extinguishes arising fire
GreCon develops protection concepts for machines on the basis of the individual requirements of that particular production process. Thanks to a modular design and a large range of detection and extinguishing equipment, GreCon machinery protection solutions are applied in many industries or applications.
