International Fire Expo 2003
Conference and exhibition preview
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Dockland developments
Anna Hayes spoke to the
Group fire and life safety manager of Canary Wharf about forthcoming new fire safety legislation and the repercussions of the
World
Trade Center
tragedy.
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Food chain
For food and drink giant Nestlé UK, managing fire safety at its sites is very much down to local site management. Rupert Gilbey reports.
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Human interest
Eric Mitchell explains how auditing human factors in an organisation can significantly reduce potential fire risks and the resulting losses.
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Disability benefits
Andy Shipley examines the UK standards that relate to the evacuation of disabled people from buildings in the event of fire.
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Portable importance
A 2002 European survey has underlined the importance of portable fire extinguishers. Terry Martiny analyses the results.
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Safety by design
Patrick Browne considers the architect’s role in the design and construction of fire-safe buildings.
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Work in progress
Mike Nelson examines some of the on-site safety problems facing construction firms in the UK.
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Constructive comments
Nathalie Gobeau, Stefan Ledin, Richard Bettis, John Allen and Xin Xin Zhou describe how the use of computational fluid dynamics in buildings under construction was evaluated.
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Personnel protection
The expanding role of firefighters and new operational risks mean that the fire service needs to improve the way it manages the safety of personnel, says Peter Holland.
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Planning ahead
Fire authorities in England and Wales must draw up integrated risk management plans by the end of 2003. Rupert Gilbey reports.
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High water
KP Cheung and HW Chan discuss methods of improving the water supply to sprinkler and hydrant systems in tall buildings.
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