The decommissioning of your Halon system requires the following actions to be taken:

1. CONDUCT FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
   Finding an effective alternative to Halon is no longer a choice, it is a necessity. This may mean a complete change in fire protection strategy for your premises. Halon Bank, with over 100 years of experience of providing fire fighting equipment, will conduct a complete risk assessment to identify a new system that is technically capable of protecting the risk, and will evaluate individual requirements of the project.
   

2. DESIGN AND PLAN NEW SYSTEM
   Following the risk assessment, Halon Bank will design and plan a new system, ensuring that new fire fighting equipment ensures adequate protection required by Fire Safety Regulations applying to the site.
   
   Halon Bank will also provide information on the implications of the new system relating to the relevant Health and Safety and COSHH guidelines.
   

3. REMOVE AND SAFELY DESTROY EXISTING HALON
   Halon Bank can remove and safely destroy Halon from your existing system and provide youwith the certification to confirm that disposal has been completed in accordance with current environmental regulations.
   

4. DECOMMISSION HALON SYSTEM AND INSTALL NEW SYSTEM
   Halon Bank's installation engineers will decommission your old system and install the new system.
   
   Halon Bank will issue you with a Certificate of Conformity to confirm that the firefighting equipment is ready for use and provides adequate protection for your premises as required by Fire Safety Regulations applying to your site.
   

5. ONGOING SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
   Halon Bank can offer integrity testing (recommended annually) in accordance withBS ISO 14520 of your protected areas to check the room's continued capacity to hold gas.
   
   Halon Bank can offer bi-annual servicing of fire fighting equipment (including third party equipment, not just our own) to maintain the performance of the system.

Also in this Section

     

	Halon Interview Halon Bank Fire's Managing Director, John Spencer - interviewed on Radio 5 Live on the subject of the mandatory decommissioning of Halons in fire fighting equipment.
	Your Responsibilities... To Your Assets By its nature, Halon is used to protect highly sensitive and valuable equipment. From the end of 2002 these assets will be vulnerable.

Your Responsibilities... To The Environment
Anyone concerned with controlled waste must ensure it is managed properly, recovered and disposed of safely

Your Responsibilities... To Your Staff
Planning a Halon replacement must include consideration of the effect on staff and ensure that they are protected from toxic effects.

The Solution - Halon Decommissioning
Between now and eventual decommissioning of your Halon system Halon Bank can help you at every step of the way.

What's the next step?
No action is not an option. If you have a Halon system it will need replacing. The deadline is drawing closer...
  

The Halon Issue Halon Bank provide the voice of the industry on Radio 4's Today programme

Contact Halon Bank
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