articleThe great escape
Gerard Wallace explains the challenges, best practices and legal backdrop when it comes to evacuating high-rise buildings.
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newsBird farm worker seriously injured in shed blaze
A BIRD farm in Leeds has been fined £26,680 after a fire in a rearing shed resulted in serious injuries to one of its employees.
productFire protection at iconic former film studio
A SHARED use office and retail space at the landmark former home of British Pathé is now being protected by Advanced. 360Fire has designed and commissioned a new Advanced fire alarm system with phased evacuation as part of a wider restoration and refurbishment project.
newsWorkers injured by explosion
A MANUFACTURING company in West Yorkshire has been fined £200,000 after workers were injured by an explosion.
newsDirector fined after obstructing HSE investigation
A MANCHESTER-based construction company and its director have been fined after a catalogue of health and safety failings following an inspection.
productMobile compliance and auditing technology
MOBIESS HAS extended the reach of its Mobile Compliance Product Insight, with additional support for Annual Fire Inspections, Commercial and Residential Fire Risk Assessments (PAS79) and Fire Extinguisher Certificates.
productDräger launches hands-free thermal imaging camera to further improve firefighter safety
THE UCF FireCore – a new hands-free thermal imaging camera – has been introduced by Dräger. The camera displays live action imagery within the Dräger FPS 7000 full face mask.
productKentec announces largest wireless installation
KENTEC ELECTRONICS has announced the largest wireless installation to date across 37 high-rise towers owned and operated by Solihull Community Housing, providing residents with reliable, early warning fire detection and alarms.
newsDirector fined after dangerous gas boiler work
FOLLOWING AN investigation by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), a company director of a gas heating company has been fined at Belfast Magistrates Court in connection with the installation of gas boilers at five residential properties across Northern Ireland.
productScottish ‘Call Challenge’ to combat false alarms
THE SCOTTISH Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) has adopted a new ‘Call Challenge’ policy whereby it will stop attending automatic fire alarm (AFA) call outs to commercial premises unless a fire has been confirmed. This policy step-change is to reduce unwanted false fire alarms.
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