Burnings in industrial estates cause damage amounting to billions every year. If people are hurt or injured, investigations will always be implemented in order to find out whether the management has arranged in advance for all necessary precautionary measures concerning fire protection. Even if the tangible assets are normally subject to insurance cover, the effects on business, like e.g. a long-term loss in production with all its consequences are often underestimated.

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2. planners and the responsible authorities.
2 Inventory analysis
Within the scope of inquiries executed by
the fire protection authorities and property
insurer, more often than not a prompt im-
plementation of additional, technical fire
protection measures for ongoing structural
designs will be demanded. By scrutinizing
the required measures, our fire protection
experts try to figure out the economically
most favourable method with which the
demanded safety standard equally can be
achieved. We likewise check if provisions
can be found, to safeguard existing stan-
dards. We are, of course, at your advisory
service when it comes to negotiations with
fire protection authorities and the property
insurer. If necessary, we will clarify in
advance, as inspections are approaching,
whether the existing technical fire protec-
Burnings in industrial estates cause damage amounting to billions every year. If people are hurt or injured, investigations
will always be implemented in order to find out whether the management has arranged in advance for all necessary pre-
cautionary measures concerning fire protection. Even if the tangible assets are normally subject to insurance cover, the
effects on business, like e.g. a long-term loss in production with all its consequences are often underestimated.
A sound and all-embracing fire protection planning cannot preclude completely the generation and spreading of burnings
but it can minimize the risks considerably. The qualified experts of the weyer group will do that planning for you. Our
expertise enables us to cover the entire spectrum of technical consultancy when it comes to fire protection. Hence, we can
provide suggested solutions tailored to your individual requirements concerning fire protection.
Our service:
À Fire protection concepts
À Inventory analysis
À Site inspector for fire
prevention
À Fire prevention officer
À Fire simulations
À Fire prevention plans
1 Fire protection concept
Nowadays, a comprehensive fire protec-
tion concept is an integral part of proceed-
ings concerning building regulations when
it comes to the procedure to obtain permit
for special constructions.
The experts of weyer group draw up the
appropriate fire protection concept and
conceive the individual measures in compli-
ance with the aimed-at fire protection tar-
gets. By doing so, we constantly carry out
a plausibility check to see whether the fire
protection strategy is in conformity with
the building applicantion.
We advise you during the permit proce-
dure with regard to the intersection of
technical fire protection and occupational
safety, explosion protection and water
protection. We, additionally, coordinate
the proper working together of operators,
Fire protection
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3. 5 Fire simulation
Engineering methods referring to fire pro-
tection allow the evaluation of the existing
fire safety standard and the calculation and
assessment of precautionary measures. In
doing so, a variety of state-of-the-art tech-
nologies and proceedings will be deployed
in order to display the outbreak of fire and
the spreading of fire accurately in every
detail. The deployed computer tools (e.g.
FDS) make it possible to plan structural faci-
lities purposeful and to design, special tech-
nical fire-related equipment e.g. the ventila-
tion and the smoke outlet. Our profound
know-how enables us to provide a reliable
evaluation basis for a successful approach
to resolving your requirements concerning
technical fire protection.
tion measures are sufficient in order to
avoid undesired incidents.
3 Site inspector for fire
prevention
When it comes to the construction of in-
dustrial plants, the fire protection authori-
ties might insist on the appointment of a
qualified site inspector for fire prevention
of the building work concerning the fire
safety measures. His task is to safeguard
that the approved fire protection concept
will be observed throughout the entire
construction process and modifications or
amendments to the strategy will be sub-
mitted for official approval.
Our comprehensive fire protection know-
how as well as our well-founded experi-
ence of both the planning and the executi-
on of appropriate measures enables us to
effectively support you and to act as your
supervisor of the building work concer-
ning fire protection. Hence, you will obtain
our expert support in all matters concer-
ning technical fire protection from the
permit procedure to the start-up of the fa-
cilities.
4 Fire safety engineer
The fire safety engineer has the task of
monitoring the adherence to the appro-
ved fire prevention concept and the resul-
ting fire prevention requirements and to
inform the operator of any defects identi-
fied.
In case you need one, we can provde a fire
safety engineer for your facility. He can
draw up fire safety regulations tailored to
your plant, in which the basic rules of pre-
ventive fire protection and the correct pro-
cedures in case of fire are included. Regu-
larly conducted on-site inspections and a
competent consultancy are also integral
parts of his job and thus, you can safegu-
ard the in-plant fire protection for your
enterprise.
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6 Fire prevention plans
The existence of escape plans and rescue
plans as well as ground plans for fire
brigade use are indispensable features if
you want to guarantee that quick and ef-
fective rescue and fire fighting measures
can be executed properly. Furthermore,
challenging technical fire protection meas-
ures can be visualised in various forms of
fire safety plans.
We can draw up these fire prevention plans
for you and in doing so we strictly observe
all relevant statutory regulations. It goes
without saying that specific requirements
on part of the local fire brigade as well as
the observance of in-plant characteristics
will be considered as well.
Your benefits:
À Competent handling of subjects con-
cerning fire protection in the structural
permit procedure construction projects
À Support in cases of inspections
carried out by fire protection authori-
ties and property insurers
À Cost reduction by means of suitable
alternatives to solutions concerning
technical fire protection for existing
structural facilities
À Advisor for technical fire protection
investments tailored to your plant
À Practically oriented solutions
À Evaluation basis by deploying engi-
neering methods for fire protection
À Professional safeguarding of the
inplant fire protection
À Handling of intersections between
operators, planers, authorities and
property insurers
À Legal certainty in all matters concern-
ing fire protection
À Seminars and trainings

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DE - Herten
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DE - Herne
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DE - Gelsenkirchen
À Cargill Deutschland GmbH, DE - Barby
À DSM Nutritional Products AG,
CH - Kaiseraugst
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DE - Oberhausen
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The weyer group is a group-independent corporate association of engineering and con-
sulting companies in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and the Netherlands.
Since its establishment over 30 years ago, the weyer group has developed a wide range of
expertise which has always been based on the expectations and wishes of our clients.