Business Safety - Sprinklers
For detailed information about Sprinklers, how they work and the different types of sprinkler systems we advise that you visit the following websites:
| British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association Ltd | www.bafsa.org.uk | |
| The National Fire Sprinkler Network (NFSN) | www.nfsn.co.uk |
These facts about sprinklers are provided by the British Automatic Fire
Sprinkler Association (bafsa)
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Automatic sprinkler systems are used more than any other fixed fire protection system and over 40 million sprinklers are fitted world-wide each year.
Sprinkler systems have been proven in use for well over 100 years. Possibly the oldest in Britain was fitted in 1812 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and updated form is still in use today.
Losses from fires in buildings protected with sprinklers are estimated to be 1/10 of those in unprotected buildings.
In buildings fully protected by sprinklers:
- 99% of fires were controlled by sprinklers alone
- 60% of fires were controlled by the spray from no more than 4 sprinklers
Source: European statistics over 10 year period
Accidental discharge of water from all causes is 1 in 500,000 (per year of service)
Source: LPC
Accidental discharge of water due to manufacturing defects is 1 in 14,000,000 (per year of service)
Source: FM (USA) and LPC (UK) statistics