Who is responsible for designing fire protection facilities?

This post was last edited by Shutong on 2023-1-25 at 12:25. I believe that the person who designs the facility is also responsible for its fire safety design. The main agency entrusts a locally designated fire protection engineering company to handle the design and general contracting work; this is precisely why there is a monopoly, but it’s something that cannot be changed!

That’s true too; otherwise, it won’t pass the inspection.

I think there are several ways, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Method 1: The equipment design department designs, procures, and organizes the construction on its own, in accordance with standard specifications and the overall project design guidelines set by the head office ； Method two: The equipment design department designs and organizes the construction work in accordance with standard specifications and the overall project design guidelines set by the main project team, while entrusting local fire protection engineering companies to handle the procurement of fire protection facilities and materials ； Method three: The equipment design department designs the system on its own in accordance with standard specifications and the overall project design guidelines set by the main project team, with the local fire protection engineering company acting as a subcontractor ； Method four: Directly entrust a locally **designated fire protection engineering company for EPC specialized subcontracting. Of course, for methods two, three, and four, a clause should be added to the contract requiring fire safety inspection.

Ignoring the package acceptance is one thing, but when an accident occurs, it is mostly the responsibility of the operating unit; the design responsibilities of the fire protection engineering company are rarely held accountable.

It feels like being both an athlete and a referee. The designated fire protection engineering company will be able to pass the inspection, while it is difficult for other companies, even those with the necessary qualifications, to do so. I’ve worked on a few projects, and it seems that these designated companies do a terrible job; there’s nothing you can do about it.

Generally speaking, for these issues it is necessary to understand the procedures involved in handling them. It doesn’t matter who does the design; what’s important is that the design passes the review, the construction meets the acceptance standards, and that schematic diagrams and overall plans are available for future maintenance purposes.

Those responsible for the equipment design are also responsible for its fire protection design; the overall fire station must meet the requirements of the equipment； Actually, the fire safety inspection is similar to the power system inspection shown in the popular TV series \"Wild Surge\" – they’re exactly the same, and both look pretty awkward

Accident situations need to be analyzed; if it is due to flaws in the fire protection design or negligence in the inspection process, then the relevant design firms and the entities responsible for the inspections must take responsibility.

Even after the separation of government and enterprises, intricate connections or interest transfers remain.