Crossrail C610 Systemwide Fit-Out and Fire Assurance

LBA Role

Since 2013, LBA has provided experience-based fire safety knowledge to support the management of fire safety for the project.  This has included the production of fire safety management documents, enhancement of specific site working arrangements and input into project interface and senior SHE management meetings. With LBA providing this hands-on experience and knowledge, the Crossrail team is able to feel confident that ATC are managing fire safety across their sites and are able to identify, proactively, any potential issues and quickly respond to them in order to prevent incidents. 

LBA’s fire safety services on this project include:

• Developing and maintaining fire and emergency planning documentation.
• Producing fire risk assessments for all ATC sites including tunnels, stations, railheads and surface sites / buildings in compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as well as implementing and maintaining the re-inspection programme. 
• Supporting the client insurance team by producing evidence of the organisation’s approach to fire risk management including fire risk assessments, organisational fire plan and emergency planning.
• Undertaking regular formal and informal liaison with London Fire Brigade (LFB).
• Providing training to C610 staff including safe use of fire extinguishers, emergency duty manager role training, emergency incident management briefing sessions and fire marshal training. 
• Co-ordinating six-monthly evacuation drills and producing evaluation reports.
• Supporting the SHE team by facilitating desktop exercises for emergency planning.
• Reviewing RAMS documents for high-risk practices including locomotive use, track welding, use of acetylene and other compressed gases in confined space. 
• Providing advice on Dangerous Substances and Hazardous Atmospheres Regulations 2014 (DSEAR).
• Liaising with all project stakeholders.
• Attending interface meetings and representing fire safety on behalf of ATC. 

In December 2019, LBA was asked to provide further third-party support to ATC during the assurance and handover process to Crossrail. This involves carrying out tunnel inspections with the Construction Manager to provide physical assurance of the work which has been carried out, as well as producing reports to highlight to ATC any observations or issues found. In addition to physical inspections of the tunnel, LBA also collate and review all assurance documentation prior to the final handover being submitted to Crossrail.