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Honeywell is excited to showcase key technologies from its security and fire and life safety product lines at the upcoming 2023 International Security Conference and Exposition (ISC West), March 28-31 in Las Vegas. Faster alarm transmissions “The present and future of public safety rely on technology,” said Sameer Agrawal, Vice President, and General Manager, of Fire Americas, Honeywell, adding “With our latest fire and life safety innovations, we are integrating in...

In the immediate aftermath of Grenfell, investigators found multiple examples of non-compliance in terms of best practice and workmanship. It was clear that a series of professional and institutional failings contributed to the fire. However, what also emerged was a worrying lack of clarity surrounding regulations and compliance processes. Hackitt Review findings The Hackitt Review, the main post-Grenfell fire safety inquiry, described roles and responsibilities for building safety as ‘...

Alcohol-related call-outs are placing an avoidable demand on nine out of ten North East Ambulance Service staff. And more than three-quarters have been physically or verbally assaulted in the line of duty. In the run-up to December, one of the busiest times of year for 999 control rooms, Balance has released the findings of a new survey of nearly 150 frontline staff from the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to show the effect alcohol has on the service. Survey findings  The survey of...

Chubb Fire & Security is pleased to announce that it has appointed four new Managing Directors (MDs) to strengthen its position as a global leader in the fire and security services industry.  Fulco de Vries Fulco de Vries joins as Managing Director for the Benelux region. He joined SK FireSafetyGroup in 2013, after working for Ajax Chubb Varel (before it was rebranded to Chubb) and parent company, UTC Fire & Security, for eigh...

As the region’s 999 health advisors take calls for people in an emergency, life-threatening situations, local celebrities joined Show Racism the Red Card and North East Ambulance Service to turn the ambulance headquarters in Newcastle RED as a commitment to stamp out racism. Sunderland football legend, Kevin Ball, star of Emmerdale, Billy Elliot, and Byker Grove Charlie Hardwick, and Newcastle United Women’s Team’s Charlotte Potts were among the famous faces joining Ged Grebby...

FirePro, the pioneering designer and manufacturer of aerosol fire suppression systems, has joined Halma. Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies. Named one of Britain's most admired companies, Halma group of around 45 companies provides innovative products and services that help solve many of the key problems facing the world. It employs over 7,000 people in more than 20 countries, with major operations in the UK, Mainland Europe, the USA, and Asia Pacific. Halma is listed o...

  A renewed call to action to improve culture and end misogyny, racism, bullying, and harassment across UK fire and rescue services underpinned by an action plan has been announced, following the culmination of a two-day National Fire Chiefs Council event on culture and inclusion. culture and inclusion With every UK Fire and Rescue Service represented, there was a unanimous commitment to improving culture and inclusion across fire and rescue services, with the publication of a clear...

Halma, the global group of life-saving technology companies announces that it has acquired FirePro. FirePro Headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, FirePro is a designer and manufacturer of aerosol fire suppression systems. Its systems protect people, critical infrastructure, and equipment from fire using a non-pressurized condensed aerosol technology that does not contain ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases and extinguishes fire without causing damage to the environment...

The #BeMoorAware campaign aims to prevent wildfires and reduce the impact on communities, businesses, and the environment. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) teamed up with West Yorkshire Police, Bradford City Council, and Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) Officers for the event on Wednesday last week. WYFRS’ Wildfire team from Keighley spoke with the public at the event on Ilkley Moor, asking them about their awareness of PSPOs and advising them on how to prevent wild...

Pioneering contractor - GRAHAM has invested in dedicated fire awareness training for more than 100 of its employees, in partnership with Nullifire, a fire-stopping solutions, and intumescent coatings manufacturer, under parent brand - Tremco CPG UK Ltd.  in-depth training Designed and managed by Colin Green, Area Sales Manager for Fire Protection at Tremco CPG UK, the in-depth training has been developed specifically for GRAHAM to upskill its team with fire prevention and protection infor...

As the rising number of COVID admissions pushes patient capacity limits, ensuring compliant fire safety has never been more important. As hospitals battle through the second major wave of the virus, concerns have been raised around the NHS’ on-going maintenance backlog and the impact on safety and infrastructure. In January 2021, figures suggested that the total backlog was the equivalent of the annual running cost of the entire NHS estate, which was around £9.7bn in 2019/2020. Em...

Fire can ravage a workplace, causing destruction to the business’ property and risking the lives of the employees. fire safety training With this in mind, having appropriate fire safety procedures in place is vital to keep people and property protected. This includes fire safety training, which gives people within the organization the skills needed to be a designated fire warden, implement the relevant fire safety processes, and keep people safe.     ...

Mighty Fire Breaker (MFB) is now shipping samples of its MFB-31-CitroTech® fire retardant, along with marketing and technical information to retailers all around the U.S. MFB has great confidence that this roll-out will succeed due to the reaction it has received thus far from the first set of home improvement and garden stores where the product has already been made available, and how well the company's displays appear with its 5 gallons pails of MFB-31-CitroTech®. ASTM Class A fire p...

Fire can ravage a workplace, causing destruction to the business’ property and risking the life of the employees. With this in mind, having appropriate fire safety procedures in place is vital to keep people and property protected. This includes fire safety training, which gives people within the organization the skills needed to be a designated fire warden, implement the relevant fire safety processes and keep people safe. In this article, the KW Fire Protection team will look closer at...

RIBA and seven built environment bodies, fire safety organizations and disability rights groups have signed a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Leveling Up, Housing and Communities, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP. The united call urges the Government to reduce the height threshold for more than one staircase in new residential buildings to 18 meters (approximately six storeys), from the government’s current proposed 30 meters (approximately ten storeys). new residential buildings Yest...

Building a Safer Future has announced the first group of organizations to be awarded BSF Champion status, having successfully completed its new building safety culture change assessment scheme. The BSF Champion assessment process gives companies detailed insight into their existing leadership and culture around building safety and equips them with actionable data and practical tools to help review and upgrade processes, driving meaningful and measurable improvement in leadership and culture aro...

UKAS welcomes the UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement, which was signed by the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch and the Ukrainian First Minister. This agreement will further support reconstruction efforts within the region, as well as the facilitation of cross-border data flows and enhanced trade with the UK through electronic transactions, e-signatures, and e-contracts. business and regulatory needs The use of technology to overcome technical barriers to internation...

Blackline Safety is pleased to announce it is one of 26 companies honored by Canadian Occupational Safety with the 2023 5-Star Safety Culture Award. This award shines a spotlight on organizations committed to ensuring the well-being of their employees and who deliver strong safety cultures time and time again through a diverse set of tools and workplace policies. leadership and teamwork Meaghan Whitney, Chief People Officer at Blackline Safety, says the award validates the efforts Blackline S...

The recent atmospheric rivers that hit California are an excellent reminder to prepare homes and families for the next wildfire. The abundant Spring rains will bring a bloom of greenery that, come, Summer, will likely die and become the kind of flammable material wildfires thrive on. free wildfire home hardening assessments Calabasas nonprofit EPIC-FSC has helped 100 neighbors get prepared through free wildfire home hardening assessments. The fire safe council hopes to help all Calabasas resid...

A Nittan Fire Detection System has been installed by Espat/Maxit Contracting to protect a historic a former steam mill in the village of Dolné Saliby in Slovakia. Classing it as a crucial monument, the Trnava self-governing region undertook a restoration project to save and preserve the former steam mill building. Constructed of brick and wood between 1921 and 1922, the building originally housed machinery from the ancient Ganz-Danubius factory in Budapest, but unfortunately although the...

In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, competency is defined as having a ‘possession of sufficient knowledge or skill’. Although this is true, at Quelfire, believe that there is more to competency than knowledge, skill, or experience. While can tangibly measure someone’s qualifications or skills, it is also about personal attributes and how to use them to apply the skills that make them competent. Often say that competency is knowing what do not know and being prepared to ask for...

Jinhong gas ESG Department won the service contract of the Nanjing CEC Panda LCD TGM business and recently settled in the Nanjing CEC Panda LCD G6 site. The whole TGM team has 10 people to maintain and ensure the operation of the customer’s G6 site and the daily management of electronic special gases (including SF6, CF4, NF3, Cl2, NH3, PH3/SiH4, SiH4, H2, and BCl3 gases). operation SOP According to the operation SOP of each gas cabinet on-site, TGM service engineers...

At 9.30 a.m. on June 16, with a strong opening gong, Jinhong Gas Co., Ltd. was officially listed on the board! Jinhong gas has also become the first enterprise listed on the STAR market in XiangCheng District, Suzhou City. Jinhong management team invited government pioneers at all levels, customer representatives, industry association pioneers, supplier representatives, intermediary representatives, gas peer enterprises, and chamber of commerce representatives to attend the listing ceremony to...

The Rosenbauer Switzerland team awaits everyone at Suisse Public 2023 in Bern, Switzerland, from June 6 to June 9, 2023. Here, the latest trends from the firefighting sector will be presented. Rosenbauer’s long-term goal is to serve firefighting applications with end-to-end e-mobility solutions and thus, contribute to sustainability in mobility. Alternative drive concepts and the topic of electro-mobility will also be the focus of attention at Suisse Public 2023 event. Rosenbauer pr...

Often UEC is asked by its customers if the wireless gas detector can be installed at longer distances from a mesh network than it recommends. A typical transmitter, like the Vanguard detector, running at 2.4 GHz will have a 2 dBi gain antenna. With a 2 dBi gain antenna, the signal transmitted by the device will be fairly close to omnidirectional in the horizontal plane providing reliable performance over reasonable distances. Correct antenna selection Customers may also have a tank farm sever...

National codes such as the NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, National Fire Alarm Protection Association, and international standards like EN 60079-29 provide considerable prescriptive guidance and performance-based requirements on how fire and gas systems should be designed and deployed within a facility. IEC performance-based standards Process plants and facilities also look to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) which has promulgated performance-based...

WAGNER Rail GmbH, the fire protection solution provider for rail vehicles and a subsidiary of WAGNER Group GmbH, received another major order from Indian Railways at the end of 2022 to equip 1,100 rail vehicles with the TITANUS PRO∙SENS® fire detection system. The order volume of the Indian state railroad company amounts to several million euros. PRO∙SENS® fire detection system The fire protection solution provider secured the first order for Indian Railways four years ago, whereupon...

Teledyne Gas and Flame Detection are unveiling its SpyglassTM SG50-F series of flame detectors to make the safeguarding of people and assets easier than ever before. With updated optics and algorithms, and on- board video in either color or near-infrared options, the SG50-F series offers superior performance and security. Reliability and functionality For any facility to protect its most valuable resources such as human lives and capital assets, reliable flame detection systems are a necessit...

Amthal, as a dedicated part of the Honeywell Gent Network has delivered its first dedicated CPD seminar on fire technology, to an integrated property consultancy. In partnership with Honeywell Gent and Motorola Avigilon, the CPD entitled ‘Comply, Stay Alive!’ highlighted the importance of fire safety. They followed with the successful delivery of the Marlborough Science Academy Full Site Wide Fire Alarm Upgrade using GENT’s latest technology including Connected Life Safety Ser...

Over 12 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the world with the necessary, but disruptive nature of lockdowns and restrictions impacting day-to-day business across the UK. Despite the turbulent year, the risk a fire poses to life and property remains unchanged and it is essential that businesses continue to ensure precautionary and preventative measures are taken. Survey among fire safety professionals In order to gain an insight into how COVID-19 has impacted the fire safety industry,...