We develop bespoke fire safety solutions for power stations and ancillary facilities, integrating requirements relating to building regulations, hazardous substances legislation and facility-specific criteria into robust concepts.
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Power stations form the backbone of our modern, energy-intensive infrastructure. A fire at such a facility not only endangers human lives and property, but also threatens the overall security of supply for our society through downtime.
Depending on the specific construction or operating site – and thus the federal state – a power station is generally classified under building regulations as a (large) special-purpose building. This classification means that (again, depending on the federal state) the construction or any modification of the power station requiring planning permission necessitates the preparation of a so-called fire safety assessment, usually in the form of a fire safety concept.
In our fire safety assessment, we take into account not only traditional fire safety requirements under building regulations, but also (where possible or necessary) the fire safety provisions of the VGB-R 108 guideline – Fire Safety in Power Stations.
Just as with power stations, their (ancillary) installations – such as transformers, tank farms, hazardous substance storage facilities and pressurised gas containers – cannot be assessed solely on the basis of building regulations, as the requirements under building regulations often cannot be applied appropriately to these installations. We therefore also take into account, for example, the following relevant technical standards:
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- Gas-fired power stations (combined cycle gas turbine power stations)
- Combined heat and power (CHP) plants
- Large-scale heat pump systems
- Electrolysers
- Hydroelectric power stations and pumped-storage power stations
- Biomass power stations
- Coal-fired power stations
- Oil-fired power stations
Fire safety consultancy can be provided as early as the preliminary and conceptual design stages, so that fire safety requirements can be taken into account as early as possible in the planning process. An initial assessment is carried out of the fire safety measures required under building regulations and legislation governing hazardous substances.
Taking into account fire safety requirements under building regulations and legislation on hazardous substances, we prepare fire safety certificates, fire safety concepts, fire safety reports, preliminary fire safety concepts, etc.
§ We assist in reconciling the requirements set out in the fire safety documentation (usually the fire safety concept) and the planning permission with the results of the detailed design, in order to avoid unnecessary iterative design stages.
We check that the necessary fire safety equipment has been installed correctly and that relevant regulations are being complied with, in order to avoid costly retrofitting work at a later stage.
Our fire safety officers carry out regular on-site inspections to check that fire safety requirements are being met during day-to-day operations and to advise the operator on their implementation.
Evacuation and rescue plans in accordance with ASR A2.3 and DIN ISO 23601
; fire service plans in accordance with DIN 14095
; fire safety regulations in accordance with DIN 14096
Working closely with our sister company, TÜV NORD System, you can have fire safety tests carried out on building components and materials.
Working in close collaboration with our sister company, TÜV NORD System, we provide inspection services for technical systems and installations (e.g. fire-extinguishing systems, fire-alarm systems, ventilation systems, smoke extraction systems and electrical installations).
Power stations form the backbone of modern, energy-intensive infrastructure. A fire there not only endangers people and property, but also threatens the security of supply for society as a whole due to potential downtime.
Depending on the federal state in which it is located, a power station is generally classified under building regulations as a (large) special-purpose building.
The requirement for a fire safety assessment or fire safety plan arises in conjunction with the construction of the power station or any alteration to it that requires planning permission.
Where possible or necessary, the assessment shall take into account the requirements of VGB-R 108 (Fire Safety in Power Stations).
The following standards, amongst others, are applied to such installations:
By seeking advice at an early stage, fire safety considerations can be incorporated into the planning process in good time. This involves an initial assessment of the measures required under building regulations and legislation on hazardous substances.
