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title: Fire System Upgrade
date: 2023-12-22T09:08:00+11:00
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#  Fire System Upgrade 

- **Client:** Rio Tinto Ltd
- **Location:** Pilbara, Western Australia
- **Date:** 2020
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  ### Project Scope

When Rio Tinto upgraded elements of the fire protection systems within the Mesa A&J plants, EMtek completed a study to ensure the fire protection systems provided a level of protection that reduced the risk of damage to the company's assets and loss of production in the event of a fire to an acceptable level by ensuring that the fire systems were in compliance with applicable Australian and RTIO standards.

 

### Major Work Inclusions

- Data review, request and collection.
- Site investigation and weekly progress meetings.
- Verification of site as-built data.
- Surveying of existing infrastructure including pumps, tanks, pipes and hydrants etc.
- Study report to include calculations, sketches and recommendations.
- Safety in design HAZID register.
- Multidiscipline Detailed engineering and design of new Fire system infrastructure based on report findings
- Project implementation, Management and controls
- Onsite construction support and commissioning

 

 

 

 

 

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