It is inevitable that future
legislation will call for an increased use of sprinklers
due to the huge benefits of sprinkler systems over other
methods of fire protection.
At present for life safety, multi-storey buildings over
30m high must now be fitted with sprinklers, as do un partitioned
shop areas of commercial premises over 2000m2.
No other fire protection method can match sprinklers on
their record for protecting lives. Sprinkler systems are
totally automatic providing isolated application thereby
preventing the spread of the fire whether the premises is
occupied or not. They have no moving parts to fail, which
provides added reassurance to their reliability.
In the event of a fire, water and smoke damage is reduced
and disruption to your business is minimised. Smoke is made
less harmful by the action of the sprinkler mist reducing
casualties.
Sprinklers are discreet and unobtrusive which means that
any type of premise can benefit from their protection.
The installation of a sprinkler systems also allows longer
distances between fire exits in shops and for buildings
to be built closer to one another due to reduced fire risk.
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