Striking a deal
...or dealing with a strike?
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Size matters
Many of the UK’s very large single-storey buildings contain only minimum levels of fire protection. Anna Hayes visited Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal in Northamptonshire to ask if it is reasonable to commit firefighters into these buildings.
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East meets West
Andy Goves explains the operational differences between fire departments in Europe and Japan when protecting very large single-storey buildings from fire.
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Getting in on the Act
Local acts in England and Wales can give rise to a number of difficulties when it comes to approving large storage buildings. Andy Nicholson
explains.
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Private investigations
Paul Hughes explains the role and responsibilities of private sector approved inspectors.
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Boundary rules
October 2002 will see the publication of a new guide
on designing single-storey steel-framed buildings for fire boundary conditions. Dr Ian Simms reports.
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Safety in store
FP & FEJ provides a flavour of a new guide to managing fire safety in warehouses and distribution buildings from the Fire Safety Advisory Board and the Fire Protection Association.
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Driven to success
Rupert Gilbey visited BMW Group’s car plant in Oxford to see how a major manufacturer manages the risk of fire.
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Crime watch
Adam Wiseberg describes
the role that remote monitoring technology can play in protecting commercial, industrial and public sector buildings from arson.
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Filling the gaps
Failures of passive fire protection products frequently result in large fire losses and even in loss of life. David Sugden suggests ways of improving the installation and maintenance of such products in the UK.
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Applied science
Ron Smith provides some practical tips on how fire protective coatings should be applied to structural steelwork.
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Above board
Ron Smith explains how properly-installed fire-resistant boards can provide effective fire-rated protection for structural steel.
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Test separation
Testing fire-rated non-loadbearing partitions is vital to ensure they perform adequately in a fire. Ron Smith reports.
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Shut that door
Fire doors are sophisticated fire safety systems and must be properly specified, installed and maintained. Tom Gregory explains.
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Door dilemmas
The Architectural and Specialist Door Manufacturers’ Association has published a new guide to specifying and installing timber fire doors.
Lin Parry reports.
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