Testing And Maintenance Requirements For Standpipe Systems In High-Rise Buildings
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services has issued a letter this month to inform Building Owners, Operators, and Managers, and Fire Protection Service Providers on the requirements for testing and maintenance of Fire Protection Standpipe systems in accordance with the National Fire Code 2019 Alberta Edition and NFPA 25-17. In particular, this letter outlines the maintenance and […]
Natural Gas Odorizer Preventive Maintenance
An odorizer is a device that is being used to inject an odorant in liquid form into a Natural Gas distribution system for the purpose of leak detection in the NG line. The most prevalent type is the mercaptan odorizer. The amount of odorant that is injected to NG line is being controlled by a […]
Sanitary Sewage System Preventive Maintenance Procedure
In this post, we will have look at common failure causes and acceptable methods of preventive maintenance for sanitary sewage systems. Common Causes of Sanitary Sewage System Failure In general, there are four main causes for sanitary sewage system overflow and failure: Infiltration of groundwater through broken piping and defective joints Inflow of stormwater during […]
Are Fluorine-Free Foams Going To Become Norm Of Fire Fighting Industry?
Fluorine-free foam was introduced to fire fighting industry back in early 2000 to address environmental corners associated with release of conventional fluoro-surfactant-based firefighting foams. In recent years, NFPA committee has increased focus on addressing these issues by making amendments to NFPA 11 Standard for Low, Medium and High Expansion foams. To minimize the impacts of […]
How To Interpret A Fire Water Pump Annual Flow Test Result
It is typically around the same time of the year that our maintenance team starts planning to perform annual testing and inspection on fire pumps at clients’ sites. A question that is quite often being raised during this time is what are the minimum code requirements that need to be met during these annual tests […]
Underground Fire Water Mains: Flushing Vs Flow Test, When And How?
It was the same time last year that we received a phone call from an Oil & Gas upstream facility project engineer. He was told that the underground fire water system at their site had not been tested in years and was wondering whether the underground piping required flushing or flow testing to comply with […]
How To Prevent Fire Accidents At A Workplace.
Accidents happen, and they generally tend to happen when you least expect them. Often people are extra cautious about making their home safe from fire accidents by taking necessary measures of installing fire suppression systems and keeping flammable substance secure. The same level of precaution should be taken at a workplace as a person spends […]
Benefits Of AI For Manufacturing Industries
Canada has been a good performer globally when it comes to industrial automation. It has openly accepted the trend of using machinery to automate different commercial processes and is above the global average in the use of industrial robots. The major reason for this acceptance is the introduction of artificial intelligence that provides amazing support […]
What To Do After A Suppression System Discharge.
Fire is a serious disaster that can strike when you least expect it. For this very reason, engineers have devised multiple types of fire suppression systems to tackle a fire situation. The reason for designing different types of fire suppression system is the fact that no two fires are same. Some fires may be caused […]
Benefits Of Leak Detection
A majority of industries need high volume chemicals such as a oil, diesel, etc. on a regular basis for their daily operations. Even if the industry does not work directly with these chemicals, they need it to run their large equipment as a part of their industrial automation. With so much of the chemical supply […]