Fire safety advice
NEED MORE advice on meeting the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order? The Fire Protection Association offers a three-tier membership system – Gold, Silver and Bronze – which enables members to tailor their package to suit their business needs.
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Cable range undergoes Lloyds witness test
TYCO THERMAL Controls has led the way by example in having its Pyro mineral-insulated (MI) cable range undergo Lloyds Register witness testing under the new, more stringent, fire test methodology of BS 7346-6: 2005: Components for smoke and heat control systems. Specifications for cable systems.
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On the buses
A FIRE suppression system from Chubb Fire came to the rescue of two buses that caught fire in separate incidents.
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Measuring noise at work
PULSAR INSTRUMENTS has developed a new system to help employers assess and measure their staff’s daily exposure to noise in the workplace.
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Housing needs
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Galbraith Electrical Services has installed Aico’s RadioLINK wireless interconnect mains-powered smoke alarm system in a student accommodation block at Sandyford Place in Glasgow – which is classed as a house of multiple occupation (HMO).
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Tunnel protection
FENDOLITE M11 spray-applied fire protection is being used to protect the Holmsdale Tunnel on the M25 motorway.
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Smoke hood
THE PSM Pocket smoke mask from Berry Products is a small, portable heat-resistant hood for use in a fire emergency.
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New beacon
CLIFFORD AND Snell has developed a series of beacons incorporating light-emitting diode (LED) technology, for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
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Fire safety compliance
Frequently overlooked, because ducting is often concealed behind ceilings and walls, these systems can present a major fire hazard as a result of potentially combustible grease deposits from a cooking operation, to which they are invariably linked, accumulating on internal ducting surfaces.
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Safety man
SAFETY MAN is a brightly coloured, near life-size model of a ‘stick’ man, developed by Siemens Building Technologies.
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