Fire & Gas Detection Studies
There are no regulatory requirements concerning the location of fire and gas detection equipment, resulting in most companies having their own guidelines. However, real-world experience and modeling tools assist in assuring relevant areas are covered. Current fire and gas detection methodology includes a subjective qualitative approach to detector count and location, which can depend greatly on the person conducting the study.
BakerRisk has developed a fire and gas tool to bring an innovative, quantitative approach to fire and gas detection. F>ool is designed to integrate 3-D facility layout, BakerRisk experience, and areas of high consequence and risk to optimize detector count and location in a 3–dimensional environment.
Fire & Gas Detection System
BakerRisk can provide a full range of loss prevention engineering support services for specification development, design review, and testing of fire and gas detection systems for onshore and offshore facilities as well as for special applications. BakerRisk can assist you in protecting your existing facilities and in developing practical protection designs for new facilities.
BakerRisk has experience with the following types of projects:
Petrochemical Plants
- Hydrocarbon Detection System Layout – Design Reviews
- Specification Development for Gas Detection Systems
Refineries
- Toxic Detection System Layout
- Hydrocarbon Detection System Layout – Design Reviews
- Specification Development for Gas Detection Systems
Power Plants
- Smoke Detection System Layout – Design Reviews
Gas Plants (including LPG/LNG/NGL Processing Plants, Storage and Loading)
- Fire and Gas Detection System Performance Evaluations (SIL)
- Toxic Detection System Layout
Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms
- Hydrocarbon Detection System Layout – Design Reviews
- Heat and Smoke Detection System Layout – Design Reviews and Testing
- Toxic Detection System Layout
- Specification Development for Gas Detection Systems
- Fire and Gas Detection System Performance Evaluations (SIL)
BakerRisk has also developed testing protocols and evaluated existing inspection programs for fire and gas detection systems.

