While a fire can be catastrophic for any business, the nature of power generation means that the costs and impact can be much greater for your company, your employees and your customers.
Power stations and substations pose specific risks to human life, and an uncontained fire can elevate these risks by damaging equipment and interrupting the usual safety precautions.
In order to prevent these risks from becoming too great, you need to have a comprehensive fire detection, protection and suppression strategy in place.
This should be based on detailed understanding of your premises and operations, which is why Merlin’s experienced engineers will build on our years of working in the power generation sector, combined with an in-person assessment of your needs.
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How a Fire Protection Strategy Works
A complete Fire Protection Strategy for power stations is based on a detailed risk assessment, identifying the high-risk areas of your premises, as well as any vital equipment, machinery and vehicles that also need to be protected.
From there, Merlin’s engineers devise an end-to-end fire detection and suppression plan, which works in three stages:
- Detect: Fire monitors and detectors watch over your premises and equipment 24/7, to raise the alarm immediately if a fire breaks out.
- Alarm: If a fire is detected, visible and audible alarms are used to alert personnel in the area. Notifications can also be sent to management and the fire brigade.
- Suppress: Cutting-edge fire suppression agents and suppression technologies are used to contain the fire and, if possible, extinguish it.
This joined-up strategy means the moment fire breaks out, it is spotted, evacuation begins, and steps are taken to prevent it from spreading.
How Merlin Can Help
There is no one-size-fits-all strategy for power station fire protection. That’s why we always put in the work needed to understand the complexities of your operations and the areas of highest risk.
We then devise a fire protection strategy that uses the most appropriate suppression systems in each location, including specialist fire-retardant foams suitable for use on electrical fires.
Our fire protection and suppression systems are underpinned by excellent customer service and non-disruptive planned maintenance schedules, to keep your fire safety systems running properly for many years to come.
We pride ourselves on our availability to our clients when you need us most. From our base in County Kildare, we can respond rapidly to call-outs from across Ireland, to give you the very high levels of support you need.
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For more examples of specific applications of our fire suppression systems, please view our Fire Protection Guide, which offers a useful overview of our entire range.
We welcome all enquiries and there is no initial obligation. We are here to discuss your needs and help you to decide on the best suppression agents and firefighting technologies to factor into your power station Fire Protection Plan.
If you would like to ask us anything about our work with power station operators in the past, please get in touch. You can find all our details on our Contact page.