Safety guidelines and good practices for the management and retention of firefighting water

These safety guidelines and good practices have been developed to support governments, competent authorities and operators in minimizing the risk of fire and safely retaining firefighting water.

They are intended to enhance existing practices and promote harmonized safety standards for firefighting water management and retention, in order to prevent accidental pollution of soil and water, including pollution that could cause transboundary effects. The guidelines were developed by the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents - a joint group between the Water and Industrial Accidents Conventions – in cooperation with the Expert Group on Fire-water Retention and supported by the UNECE secretariat.

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CONTENTS
Foreword
Background and acknowledgements
Executive Summary
PART A INTRODUCTION, SAFETY PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
I. INTRODUCTION TO THE MANAGEMENT AND RETENTION OF FIREFIGHTING WATER AND ITS TRANSBOUNDARY DIMENSION
1. Definitions and terminology
2. Scope
3. Basic safety principles
II. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND RETENTION OF FIREFIGHTING WATER
1. Recommendations to governments
2. Recommendations to competent authorities
3. Recommendations to operators
PART B TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
I. INTRODUCTION TO THE TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE MANAGEMENT AND RETENTION OF FIREFIGHTING WATER
II. APPROACHES TO FIRE PROTECTION
1. General measures
2. Specific measures
3. Structural fire protection
4. Plant-specific fire protection
III. DIMENSIONING OF FIREFIGHTING WATER RETENTION FACILITIES
IV. PLANNING AND DESIGN OF RETENTION SYSTEMS
1. General requirements
2. Installation of retention systems
3. Retention devices
4. Planning and maintenance of firefighting water retention systems
V. FIREFIGHTING WATER DISPOSAL

Fonte: UNECE