Hospital Fire Consultancy

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.

With a colleague in FRS I made an assessment of the smoke control proposed for atria.

Client: Department of Health, 1989.

Health Care Centre, Athy, Co Kildare, Republic of Ireland.

I acted as arbitrator and reported on the fire safety strategy, especially the smoke management, of the 2-storey building containing an atrium.

Client: An Bord Pleanala ( Planning Appeals Board), Dublin, 1997

University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff.

I colaborated with others in Fire Research Station to make a site survey to establish possible routes of fire and smoke spread in the basement areas.

Client: South Glamorgan Health Authority

New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton

Advice on fire safety strategy involving consideration of structure, means of escape, fire detection and fire fighting facilities for the proposed Medical Records Department. I have used this project as the basis for one of my papers on fire safety engineering. See Publications

Client: Pickavance Associates, Architects, Stafford

Health Care Centre, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland

Arbitration report on the fire safety strategy, especially the smoke management, of 2-storey atrium building.

Client: An Bord Pleanala (Planning Appeals Board), Dublin

St Lukes Woodside Hospital, Highgate

Advice on fire precautions in single storey accommodation used mainly for housing drug addicts.

Client: District Fire Officer, Middlesex Hospital, London

Strathedon Hospital, Fife.

Advice on shut down of air conditioning systems.

Client: Fife Health Board, 1977

Nuffield Hospital, Tettenhall.

Assessment of stability of steelwork in operating theatre.

Client: Environmental and Technical Services Department, Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, 1978.