FES has a team of experienced personnel with proven engineering skills within all areas of electrical engineering design, operations and maintenance and with specific speciality within the field of potentially explosive atmospheres, including area classification, audit, Inspection and selection of equipment, installation and maintenance of hazardous area systems.

Clients typically include: Akzo Nobel, Burlington Resources, ConocoPhillips, Corus, EPR Power, Fragrance Oils, Loughborough University, Pall UK, RWE n power, Scottish Southern Energy, Siemens, SITA (UK)Talisman, UniLever Foods

Combined expertise which we can offer is summarised as follows:

Potentially Explosive Atmospheres

Consideration of DSEAR/Atex with consequential implications on the end user

• Risk Assessments including Fire, explosion and electrostatic
• Assessment of existing systems and procedures for operation and maintenance
• Review existing systems, procedures and documentation
• Preparation of new systems and procedures, including the guidance or production of a Explosion Protection Document (EPD) or its equivalent.
   
   

Preliminary and feasibility Studies

• Establish concept and client requirements
• Research and data collection including viability studies
• Conceptual and Outline design
• Commercial negotiations with relevant parties
• Technical appraisal of options and reporting
• Budget estimate preparation

Investigative Measures
 

• Statutory requirement assessment
• Detailed investigation, Data collection, surveys, analysis and reporting
• Cost Engineering
• Insurance Assessment Investigation.

• Health, Safety, Environmental considerations and requirements, liaison with HSE as necessary
• Project appraisal, planning and generation of programmes
• Preparation of scope, specification, calculations and drawing works
• Tender evaluation and negotiation
• Bill of quantities and schedule of rates preparation
• Detailed estimation, contractual conditions, financial control and final account preparation
• Contractor support, supervision and co-ordination.
• Resource