Fire and Gas Mapping Review
Trusted expert knowledge - delivering reduced costs, improved safety and project certainty.
This practice, through performance/ risk-based design, improves safety and reduces operating costs by minimizing the number of devices while maintaining the required safety level.
A rich consulting history
Working closely with clients’ needs, the methods we use combined, with real-world field experience, allows our consultants to optimize the design and achieve the best possible balance between safety and economy.
There has long been a requirement in hazardous industries to provide safety measures for the protection of plants and personnel. One means of detecting containment loss relates to the use of fire and gas detection equipment. Often referred to as pioneers in the field of ‘Fire and Gas Mapping,’ Micropack has been at the forefront of the industry since the late 1990s.
This practice, through performance/ risk-based design, improves safety and reduces operating costs by ensuring that the number of devices used is minimised while the required level of safety is maintained. Micropack Engineers are respected globally as having trusted expert knowledge in F&G design.
Our team of consultants can advise on matters such as:
- Designing optimised fire and gas detector layouts
- Performance target definition
- Recommend appropriate alarm, control actions and voting
- Conduct site surveys
- Review third party designs
- Training, 3rd party accredited course
- Support for other design consultancies
- Use of HazMap3D F&G mapping software
- Testing of 3rd party detectors
- Recommend detector selection (technology/type)
Five-Step Process of Fire & Gas Mapping
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Define Project Rules
- F&G Philosophy / Standard to be used
- Define Performance Targets
- Gather site/process-specific information
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Hazard Assessment
- Identify areas of concern
- Identify hazard/risk scenarios
- Determine consequences
- Determine hazard frequency
- Determine unmitigated hazard/risk
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First Pass Design
- Grade process Equipment Based on Risk
- Add Detectors
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Performance Verification
- Verify Detector Coverage
- Relocate/ Add devices until the design meets performance targets
- Engineering review of adequacy based on risk analysis
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Produce Report
- Publish report with recommendations
In Summary
- The use of fire and gas mapping clearly defines the risk and the precautions needed to be able to detect fires and gas releases.
- The methods used allow the designer to optimize the design and achieve the best possible balance between safety and economy.
- This practice improves safety and reduces operating costs by ensuring that the number of devices used is minimized while the required level of safety is maintained. All responsible fire and gas detector manufacturers should offer this service.
Our Markets
We understand the importance of business continuity and how early detection of a fire can avoid or minimise the disruption caused by fire.
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Chemical
Our flame detectors are designedand certified to detect many of thesubstances used in the chemical industry.
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Aviation
Our technology is trusted by many of the world's largest airlines to protect their high-value assets.
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Waste
Unpredictable weather conditions and exposed platforms are no match for our range of detectors.
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Food/Beverage
Our detection technologies arewidely used in the food/beverage industry, providing reliable protection for critical processes.
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Oil & Gas
Unpredictable weather conditions and exposed platforms are no match for our range of detectors.
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Power Generation
Gas turbines present unique fire detection challenges. Our iVFD technology is designed to overcome all of these issues and provide reliable detection.
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