Premium protection
Roger Bacon explains how Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance works with its clients to reduce the impact of workplace accidents and ill health
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Dressed to kill
A new technical standard has been introduced in the Netherlands to reduce the risks posed by the use of decoration materials in public places. Frans Paap reports
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Small talk
Elizabeth Gyngell reports on the launch of a free health and safety advisory service for small businesses
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Foreign affairs
Hospitals that employ nurses from overseas should pay more attention to the provision of fire safety training. C R McLean, R Smith, B Morgan, R Ray and A M Thomas report
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A healthy option
Fire compartmentation is a key element of a hospital fire safety strategy, says Peter Wilkinson
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Community action
Sam Grady explains how Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is working with partners to deliver healthier communities
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Environmental health
FP&FEJ outlines some of the joint initiatives being taken forward by UK fire services and the Environment Agency
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Learning to cope
A study of male firefighters
in four US brigades has found that they are not coping well with stress. Dr David Milen reports
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A critical response
John Durkin argues that the UK fire and rescue service should implement a critical incident stress management programme
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The right attitude
Fire services should do more to ensure that their personnel have suitable attitudes for their jobs. Yu-chun Ko reports
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Trial and error
Recent trials have cast doubt on whether protective clothing for firefighters is up to the job. FP&FEJ reports
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Visionary thinking
Glazed fire doors are critical elements of a modern fire safety strategy, says Mike Wood
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Show ones metal
Ray Nowell offers a summary of fire-resisting metal fire doors to help specifiers and end-users ensure they choose the right product
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Woodworking
Timber is an adaptable and effective material for fire
door construction, says Scott Marshall
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A testing situation
Peter Jackman warns that the different test methods for insulated and uninsulated fire doors is causing confusion
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