Frog Island MBT Fire Improvement Works
Frog Island in Rainham handles household waste and recyclable materials mainly from Barking & Dagenham and Havering. Here, residual waste undergoes Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) which helps further separate materials for recycling and produces Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) that can be used to replace fossil fuels in the generation of energy.
The site has the capacity to process 180,000 tonnes of waste a year across three lines.
Following a significant fire in 2014, the site was required to significantly overhaul its fixed fire fighting and detection infrastructure.
Following the successful completion of the same FIW works at its sister facility, Jenkins Lane, Argus Fire were appointed to design, supply, install and commission the project as the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under CDM.
Fire Protection Systems Installed:
- Principal Contractor role under CDM 2015.
- Condition assessment of existing fire protection and detection systems.
- HAZOP studies for new integrated fire protection and detection systems.
- Civil engineering design.
- Piling foundations and ground works including works around live gas main.
- 7m high pipe bridge over site access road.
- New external access platforms to fire water cannons and spark detection equipment.
- New fire water supplies (2 x 556m3 fire water tanks, 2 x 2,500 USGPM diesel fire pump sets, 1 x 17m x 5m fire pump house structure).
- Extensive 200-250mm site wide distribution mains with thermal insulation and freeze protection systems.
- 24 x deluge systems with self-oscillating water cannons to waste storage and shredder areas.
- 6 x conveyor deluge systems to refinement area.
- 3 x water curtain deluge systems to transfer openings.
- 1 x single interlock pre-action system.
- Spark detection and protection system to 4 x dust extract duct systems.
- New industrial compressed air system to serve new flame detection system.
- Demolition works to existing fire water supplies infrastructure.
- Power supplies to new fire alarm panels and fire detection system interfaces.
- Interfacing to existing client fire detection and alarm system.
- New site-wide flame, heat and linear heat detection systems, linked to activation of fire protection systems.
- 3 x IG541 inert gas suppression systems to electrical rooms.
- Design supply and installation of new transformer room actuated louvred doors.
- System design standard(s)
- NFPA 850, NFPA 20, NFPA 15, NFPA 13, BS EN 671-2, BS5839, BS EN 15004 and Insurer based engineered solutions.
- Risk Categories
- High Hazard (waste storage and processing).
