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Safety and Risk Consultancy

Fire Engineering

Fire Safety and Risk Engineering

In addition to the fire and explosion work for major hazard facilities, ESR Technology also provides fire engineering services to the building, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. Our experts and consultants work closely with the design team and clients to ensure the scheme complies with regulations while supporting their creative design ambitions.

Why Choose ESR?

We have expertise of fire engineering across various sectors, including those with high hazards. We have a deep knowledge of the UK fire safety legislation and its historical evolution, which enables us to apply the guidance documents in a practical and reasonable way. We have extensive experience in using quantified risk assessment (QRA) and safety case methods to ensure high levels of safety in challenging environments. These methods are now recommended for the building sector, especially for higher risk buildings, as per building safety legislation.

Our fire safety specialists have worked on a wide variety of projects across the globe, providing pioneering solutions to challenging schemes such as:

  • Crossrail 2
  • Manchester Victoria Station
  • Jeddah Metro

Our consultants strive to be pragmatic in the application of guidance and when liaising with approving authorities, to ensure suitable and sufficient provision for occupant safety and property protection in the client’s scheme, whilst promoting the design team’s aspiration and enabling innovation.

Our Range of Services

We provide a range of services from the planning through to design, construction and occupation phases, including:

  • Fire Safety Strategy
  • Evacuation Analysis
  • Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
  • Fire Risk Assessment for Offshore Accommodation
  • Battery Storage Fire Safety Analysis
  • Consequence Analysis including CFD Modelling using FDS
  • Building Safety Support
  • Fire and gas detector modelling
  • Forensic Engineering and Accident Investigation
  • Expert Witness for fires and explosions
  • Third Party and Independent Safety Reviews
  • Emergency Planning
Smoke simulation in a building