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inspection and scheduled maintenances is not followed, thus it is
crucial that we all put our efforts to promote a continuous attention
to the general safety requirements – as said in the beginning of the
document, to prevent is, in the most of the occasions, better then to
fix the damage (whereas the damage is fixable). Local rules, local
laws and international standards are setting the minimal safety
requirements in the majority of the modern life ambient. No doubt
that reliability is directly linked to safety. As an example I invite the
reader to think briefly on the cars, an example that suits perfectly
to the intention of this paragraph. Do you remember the cars of
the 70s or the 80s? Well, we are not thinking of prehistory, just
a couple of decades ago, but if you think of ABS, airbags, third
break lights, safety belts and headrest.......was your car equipped
with these optionals ? Most of the answers will be “no”, and an
immediate question will get to your mind: “What has happened to
make such changes/improvements?”. The answer on this question
is: “The sensibility of people”; we are substantially more sensible to
disasters then we used to be. And what about insurance premiums,
if you want to sign a contract for your car you will get a rate if you
don’t have an alarm, another rate if you have a standard alarm
and another if you have a satellite alarm system, the rate changes
depending on the risk, hence on the reliability of your installed
system. Same happens for your fire insurance who knows where
to accept risks and where not.
4. Third Parties
How can we make sure we surround ourselves of quality products,
reliable products? What is the tool we have as purchasers in
everything we buy/rent? The answer is that we should look for
quality assurance proofs. And the proof is most likely an approval
against determined rules, directives, norms and laws given by a
third party that has credibility and is recognized by the authority
having jurisdiction.
Third party approved
Rules compliant
No rules
QUALITY RISK
Figure 4. How third parties work for excellence.
Third parties are companies that have grown since the “Quality”
management system has been adopted and applied, firstly with
Japan and USA who pioneered an equivalence in rules between the
trading and manufacturing companies, and subsequently worldwide.
They had their major development with the standardization of the
manufacturing companies production and management systems
setting the rules, and later on they have been growing on the shove
of countries and associations directives. We frequently hear the
term “approved” or “listed”, a potential definition of these terms
could be: Equipment included in a list published by an organization
acceptable to the “Authority Having Jurisdiction” and concerned
with product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of
production of listed equipment and whose listing states that the
equipment meets appropriate standards or has been tested and
found suitable for use in a specified manner.
The third parties are generally trusted companies as they do not
have direct or indirect interests in certifying a certain product or
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a certain company, if you comply with the requirements you will
get the approval, the certificate, the stamp; on the other hand if
you do not comply you will not get it. Beside of the verification of
a product they are also consultants who can help you in bringing
the processes and the products to the highest standards of safety
and quality. Most of these organizations have world wide network
of offices and partners updating constantly the state of the art on
a specific matter, or product group. Third parties also collaborate
to draw international standards using highly specialized engineers.
Before giving an approval a verification of the analytic design, a
series of testing on the products, audits to the company supply
chain and production process, audits on the testing laboratory of
the applicant are performed. Once the certification is released,
scheduled inspections on the overall quality system of the company
are performed as well and it’s compliance with set production and
testing protocols verified. The third parties are also the connection
between the part producer, it’s installer, the owner and the user,
collaboration between all the mentioned is brought to a single
discussion table where most likely we will find a seat for a regulatory
authority representative.
5. Conclusion
In conclusion we all understand the importance of having a reliable
product to protect our lives before our property, and being a quality
product we need a proof that all the components, the manufacturing
process, the installation process, the testing process meet the
expected lever of reliability of a fire suppression equipment. We
also understand that the complete system in order to work properly
needs to be the most reliable possible:
w Pumps
w Drivers
w Controllers
w Alarms
w Detection systems
w Pipes
w Valves
w Sprinklers
w Extinguishers
w Hoses
All the above need to be ready to do their duty the only time in
their life they are required to, and failure is not an acceptable
option........
6. References
[1]. NFPA20 – 2007 Ed.
[2]. Fire in the United States 1986-1995, Barry Leonard, Ed 10,
1999
[3]. Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills, International Association
of Fire Chiefs, Ed 1, 2001
Curriculum Vitae
Andrea Benvenuti, 1979, Business Development Manager for
Peerless Pump Company, Turin, Italy.
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