The Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA) was established in 2010 and is an alliance of fire safety professionals working to protect UK plc against fire. The BSA aims to highlight the true cost of fire and increase the number of business premises that have automatic fire sprinklers fitted. The BSA is driving a culture change so that sprinklers are understood and accepted as the norm for UK business buildings.
The BSA’s founding members are the National Fire Chiefs’ Council, the European and National Fire Sprinkler Networks, the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association, commercial insurer, FM Global, and the Fire Protection Association.
Business Resilience Through Property Protection (2.94 MiB)
Businesses are made increasingly aware of the need to deal with the potential disruption from cyber and flood risks. However, at the same time fire remains the leading cause of commercial property loss. Therefore, resilience to the threat of fire also needs to be seriously considered. Having sprinklers fitted protects businesses in the long run, safeguarding them against potentially disastrous losses, which amount to £2.6 million each day across the UK. But this does not include other factors such as disruption to productivity, impact on the supply chain and the effect on the local community. By preventing large fires, sprinklers also protect the environment by avoiding CO2 emissions, excess FRS water use and water supply contamination, and by preventing buildings from being destroyed by fire. We have heard time and again from fire services across the country that sprinklers are instrumental in preventing the spread of fire. The Business Sprinkler Alliance aims to increase the acceptance and use of fire sprinklers in business premises and reduce the financial and economic cost of fires to businesses and UK plc, and the environmental and economic impact on local communities. In the future, we hope that instead of people asking why they should install sprinklers, they will embrace them as a new and welcome norm.
Fire sprinklers reduce fire damage on average by 50-75% and reduce financial loss from fire to 1/6 of the potential cost.
This timeline shows how a fire can progress within a building with and without a sprinkler system installed.
This Property Protection & Business Resilience: Automatic Sprinklers - Background & Benefits CPD from the Business Sprinkler Alliance will provide contractors, developers, architects, and consultants with an awareness of the beneficial impact that incorporating sprinklers can have and how they can add value to building design.
Our short animation takes a look at exactly how a sprinkler works and how effective they are at managing fire risks.