A safer Scotland
The Scottish Executive is consulting on plans to introduce a new Parliamentary Bill to modernise the fire service in Scotland. Rupert Gilbey reports.
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Travel guides
FP&FEJ
reports on European Commission plans to update the technical guidelines of its Recommendation on fire safety in existing hotels.
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Health and safety
Fire safety standards in the UK’s National Health Service are improving but there are still many concerns that must be addressed, says Paul Roberts.
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Residential rescue
A recent fire in a residential block of flats led to a community fire safety project bringing together residents, landlords and the local fire authority. Tim Hyde reports.
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Alarming insights
A recent
domestic blaze in Dublin highlighted the need to reconsider the standard guidelines for smoke alarm installation, argues Neil Perdell.
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Age concern
A recent UK Government report highlights the need to address the fire safety awareness of older people. FP&FEJ reports.
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Storage problems
Fire services must consider many high-risk groups in their community safety activities. David Townsend describes an approach towards hoarders, who accumulate goods in such vast quantities that they present a fire and health risk.
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Northern lights
Jan Stensaas and Anne Steen Hansen analyse the residential arson fires that occurred in Norway in 1996-97.
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A year of opportunity
The UK’s National Fire Sprinkler Network is to continue campaigning for sprinklers to be installed in schools and high-risk domestic premises during 2004. FP&FEJ reports.
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Going with the flow
Sir George Pigot examines the problems associated with maintaining adequate water supplies for domestic and residential sprinkler systems.
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Changing values
Mike Wood offers a personal perspective on the implications for structural fire protection of changes in legislation in the UK and Europe.
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Structural support
FP&FEJ
examines the responsibilities of architects and designers in developing and implementing appropriate fire safety strategies for buildings.
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Curtain call
Glazed screens are being used increasingly to replace active smoke curtains. Mike Fawcett reports.
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Practical performance
Graham Ellicott describes the procedure for checking that the passive protection within commercial buildings is adequate.
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Closing the trade gap
The Passive Fire Protection Federation provides a forum for the construction trades, manufacturers and regulators to discuss issues related to fire safety. David Sugden reports.
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Stacks of confusion
Confusing fire performance requirements in the UK are causing problems for manufacturers of insulated chimney systems. Peter Jackman reports.
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Fit for purpose?
John Hedgecock stresses the importance of ensuring that the components of fire doors are compatible with the original tested design specification.
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Bearing the load
The fire properties of construction materials and the fire resistance of structures must be considered when specifying modern construction materials. Johan Gustafsson and Dick Karlsson explain.
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Testing times
Craig Bligh reports on some of the issues relating to the fire testing of construction systems, including sandwich panels, in Europe.
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