Fire Prevention Plans

Fire Prevention Plans

FPP’s are required with every environmental permit application that involves storing or treating combustible waste. Producing aFPP previously can be quite a complicated process. There is a lot of information and data to gather together. Fire prevention plans are structured and assessed according to the current FPP guidance. This can be be found here. Environment Agency.

Note that all elements of the FPP guidance must be complied with. If not your FPP will not pass assessment and your environmental permit may not be granted.

FPP’s and the guidance have been around since 2016. They have come about due to the high number of fires that have been reported at waste management sites. The EA now requires that this FPP is pre-approved before an environmental permit can be issued to the operator. Information required in the FPP almost always includes the following

FPP Requirements

  • Waste pile sizes & Location
  • Separation distances of 6m between piles
  • Fire fighting water availability and volumes of water.
  • The amount of fire-water you can hold on your site after a fire
  • Fire detection & suppression within buildings
  • Sources of combustion, flames, sparks etc
  • Waste acceptance procedures
  • Site layout
  • Staff qualifications and training
  • Maintenance of plant and equipment
  • PAT testing for electrical items
  • Hot works and gas cylinder storage

A low score on the FPP assessment means it is unlikely that a permit will be issued for your site. You will probably have to submit several versions of your FPP before it is approved. Furthermore the updating of the FPP is a constant live process and as a result it is constantly evolving.

Paul Downing & Associates have produced numerous FPP’s to accompany many environmental permit applications and can therefore help you meet the guidance and achieve the scores required. Similarly, we have produced FPP’s for many differing waste sites & types.

We can also produce a FPP as a stand alone document or as part of a larger project.We include it as part of the total environmental permit application process.

Contact us for a discussion on the guidance and how this applies to your site, furthermore whether your site is actually large enough!

Call 07790147084 or 01428 768 087

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We offer a range of services to waste management companies who need waste permits, environmental permits and licences. These are needed to operate and those who need to need to stay abreast of UK legislation. We also conduct waste audits on operational businesses wanting to minimise resource use. If you are a waste business operating a transfer station or landfill activity we can help you apply, vary or surrender an environmental permit including helping increase your business by applying for additional waste codes and waste volumes for your business.

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I employed Paul’s services to help me with a couple of environmental groundwater permit applications for discharges to ground from a small industrial estate. Paul liaised with the Environment Agency on my behalf and completed all of the risk assessments and surveys required to obtain the permits. I recommend his competent and thorough service.

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The Commercial Centre, Andover – Groundwater Permit
After several failed attempts trying to deal with the EA ourselves, we eventually employed Paul to complete our ELV permit transfer from a previous site owner. His consultancy service was professional and resulted in the EA completing a successful transfer of ownership from the previous owner to us.

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