Projects

CLIENT: RCL Foods

LOCATIONS: Sunbake Bakery, Pretoria West; Millbake Flour Mills, Pretoria West; Sunbake Bakery, Rustenburg; EPOL Plant, Rustenburg; EPOL Plant, Pietermaritzburg

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Professional Engineering Services

Services Provided:

• Conduct site inspections and identify fire risks and non-compliances to current SANS (South African National Standards) and related NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) regulations;
• Prepare findings and mitigation reports;
• Review and comment on Client’s insurer and ASIB’s (Automatic Sprinkler Inspection Bureau) respective fire risk assessment reports; and
• Prepare high level budgets for proposed mitigations.

Project Description:

The facilities which were inspected comprise of various types of installations of which some are listed below:

• Electrical installations: MCCs, switchgear, transformers, computer server rooms, electronic installations, etc;
• Mechanical installations: Boilers, compressors, conveyors, diesel generators, etc;
• Processing and production areas: Packing areas, dry product tanker loading bays, hoppers, laboratories, milling and grinding facilities, etc;
• Storage areas: Flammable liquid and chemical stores, warehouses, spares stores, bag stores, gas cylinder stores, tanks and tank farms, etc;
• High risk areas: Silo intakes, fuel stations, oil extraction plant, etc; and
• General areas: Offices, waste areas, gate houses, etc.

Features:

• Risks identified and proposed mitigations were presented for each site in separate reports;
• Risks were prioritised based on risk allocations ranging from low to extreme in terms of severity;
• Budget estimates presented, assisted the client with financial planning; and
• Reports provided guidance to the client to ensure legal compliance with relevant Statutory Regulations.