1. Challenges when Producing Fire
Preventions Plans
Emma How and Sophie Crosswell
Eunomia Research & Consulting
9th November 2016

2. History of Eunomia
• Established in 2001 by
Chairman, Dr Dominic Hogg
• Rapid growth
• 20 staff in 2009
• 42 staff in 2013
• Now more than 70
• Largest strategic waste
consultancy team in UK/EU

3. Eunomia Offices
Auckland,
New
Zealand
Brussels,
Belgium
Manchester
Bristol London
UK
Copenhagen,
Denmark

4. Key Expertise in Waste Management
• Policy appraisal & guidance
• Strategy and planning
• Environmental and financial
modelling
• Operational expertise
• Collection logistics (in-house
collections modelling tool)
• Efficiency reviews, change
management, business process
re-engineering
• Market assessment, technology
appraisal (due diligence)
• Procurement

5. Issue 1: Impact on Site Design
• Issue:
• Achieving compliant material separation whilst ensuring
sufficient storage space
FIRE WALLS
OR6M
SEPERATION

6. Issue 1: Impact on Site Design
Daily
Throughput
Volume &
tonnes of
material to be
stored
Required bay
sizes
Calculation Modules
Annual site
throughput by
material stream
Haulage method
Minimum
storage capacity
Collection
vehicles
Material
properties
Maximum pile
height

7. Issue 1: Impact on Site Design
Bale Storage
Area
Requirements:
- Adjustable bale
dimensions
- No. bales per
shipment
- Adjust stack
dimensions
- Est. no. days
storage
Compliance with
FPP Guidance:
- Compares
material
volumes,
based on bay
sizes, with FPP
guidance
- Calculates
water
requirements
for EA
compliance
High-Level
Business Case:
- Material income
- Operational
costs
- Capital
development
costs
- Financial
projections

8. Issue 1: Compliant Site Design
Sort line
Shed
entrance/
exit

9. Issue 2: Preventing Site Fires
• Developing procedures to prevent site fires
Waste Acceptance
and Identification
of Hot Loads
Procedure
Procedures for
Managing Ignition
Sources

10. Issue 3: Managing a Site Fire
• Providing sufficient water to fight a fire
Original Pile
Largest waste pile:
700m3
Pile Size:
• Height 3.5m
• Width 20m
• Depth 12m
Water Required:
840,000 litres (3 hours)
Halve Pile
Width
2 Smaller Piles
Each waste pile: 350m3
Pile Size:
• Height 3.5m
• Width 10m
• Depth 12m
Water Required: 420,000
litres (3 hours)

11. Issue 3: Managing a Site Fire
• Using your quarantine
area:
• Dedicated area
• Use during and after a
fire event
• Emissions to the
environment
External
Impermeable
Surfacing
Internal
Impermeable
Surfacing
Weighbridge
Quarantine
Area

12. www.eunomia.co.uk
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mail@eunomia.co.uk