Site visit: fire suppression condition monitoring at AirportLink
May 12 @ 6:30 pm - May 13 @ 1:00 am AEST
Overview
Road tunnels have design lives of 50-100 years, with Mechanical, Electrical and Fire assets having design lives of only 5-25 years. Managing deterioration that triggers changes in condition and performance is essential to enable the fire safety strategy defined in the Fire Engineering Report, as well as to identify need for amending it as both technology, technical and legal requirements change. This presentation will present a project in which the condition of the combined fire mains in an established road tunnel (AirportLink) was assessed through non-destructive techniques (NDT) to inform the asset manager of the expected service life remaining, which in turn informs both short- and long-term investment. The presentation will be followed by a visit to the tunnel during a maintenance closure to discuss some of the drivers and challenges of the project arising from the available maintenance windows and the physical layout of the system.
This site visit is targeted primarily towards young engineers, however we do welcome all engineers.
Program timeline
6.30pm – Registration, safety check and brief introduction.
7.30pm – Fire mains condition assessment presentation
9.00pm – Maintenance toolbox
10:30pm – Tunnel closes for access
10:45pm – Group tunnel walk
12:30am – Group exits tunnel and wrap up
1:00am – Site visit concludes
This site visit concludes after midnight and the timetable may be subject to change depending on traffic conditions.
Minimum PPE requirements
Attendees are required to have full PPE for participation, including:
- Long Trousers – 2 Reflective Stripes
- Long Sleeve Shirt – Reflective Stripes
- Clear Safety Glasses
- Hard Hat (in Date)
- Gloves
- Laced Up Steel Capped Boots (Secured & Fitted)
- Hearing Protection
Attendees that do not comply with the minimum PPE requirement will not be admitted on the day.
Please Note: Mandatory alcohol testing and random drug testing will be conducted upon arrival.
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