FIRE PROTECTION AND SMOKE EXTRACT IN CLEAN ROOMS

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CLEAN ROOMS MUST BE THE GOAL!

• Clean rooms are high-risk areas that must be treated with special care during planning. The requirements for clean rooms are particularly demanding in the pharmaceutical, medical technology, biotechnology and semiconductor and food manufacturing industries.

• Based on the risk of contamination for people, products and the environment, these spaces must be closely monitored and controlled.

• The clean room is the heart of production of sensitive, valuable goods. Any contamination, for example by dust, microorganisms or even smoke, can severely disrupt production processes and product quality.

• However, personal safety also poses a particular challenge, since, on the one hand, no toxic substances may be released during the evacuation and on the other hand a correct discharge may no longer be possible.

• As typical causes of fire, as well as spontaneous ignitions or leaks in the containers of easily flammable or spontaneously combustible liquids or gases.

• Within minutes, fire damage to equipment and installations cause losses in the millions. Even a small fire can cause considerable damage by producing and spreading smoke.

• For this reason, a high safety level in clean rooms with preventive and active fire protection is particularly important and absolutely necessary.