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3M and Mobileye, an Intel Company, have joined forces to advance road safety by bringing crowdsourced infrastructure asset data to transportation agencies through the 3M™ Roadway Safety Asset Manager platform, and to further their common commitments to reduce traffic fatalities and severe injuries, starting with projects in the United States. The 3M™ Roadway Safety Asset Manager puts roadway safety assets in one, easy-to-navigate cloud-based solution and helps transportation authori...

FirePro is pleased to announce that the new FirePro MED certificates have been issued, this time by the BSI Group The Netherlands B.V., a European notified body.In addition to the FirePro condensed aerosol generators included in the previous MED certificates, the models FP-4200T/TS are also certified by the authority. Also, the new MED certificates include a reference to Annex 1 of the FirePro Marine Manual, Version 5, issued in August 2021.The MED certificate covers passenger cruisers, cargo...

Globally renowned Japanese life safety solutions provider, Hochiki, has launched in the Danish market, with its most powerful and sophisticated fire control and indication system yet, L@titude. Following Part 13 certification, which then paved the way for DBI approval, this market renowned system uses an interface that is available in multiple languages, simple to use and understand. L@titude life safety system The new L@titude life safety system combines the very latest hardware and software...

Checking and inspecting fire doors is an integral part of Chubb’s portfolio of fire solutions designed to prevent, detect, and contain fires while enabling people time to safely evacuate.  Everyday use of fire doors can result in damage to the door and its surroundings, which can affect the performance of the door in the event of a fire. Chubb offers a comprehensive audit of fire doors for businesses and landlords in the UK, helping them maintain safe environments and conform to...

Nic Preston, Director of Qualifications of FireQual, discusses the work of Fire Doors Complete Ltd. and their new association with FireQual with MD, Neil Ashdown. Nic Preston: Can you describe the work of Fire Doors Complete Ltd. and how you support the fire safety industry? Neil: At Fire Doors Complete we specialize in fire doors and helping building operators comply with the legal requirements of the 2005 Fire Safety Order. Not just building operators but we help all that manufactu...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has announced the shortlist for its 2021 Passive Fire Protection Awards, with the winners due to be announced on 26 November at the Association’s Awards Lunch at the Edwardian Hotel in Manchester. The awards will be presented by broadcaster, naturalist, and marine biologist Monty Hall. The 2021 event will see awards presented in six categories, each recognizing excellence within the passive fire protection industry, at a company and...

Everyone appreciates the importance of keeping the vulnerable safe, but when the local fire departments advise the need for automatic fire detection, as part of the firefighting and protection of a home for the aged, it can be another strain on an already stretched budget. Due to the establishment being occupied by the elderly, early warning in the case of an emergency is vital to ensuring the residents have enough time to evacuate safely, so everyone appreciates why the fire department have re...

The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), the research affiliate of NFPA, has received four direct grants that will advance safety in a variety of areas. The FPRF will also serve in an advisory service capacity for several other grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grants (FEMA AFG), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and National Science Foundation (NSF). This support for FPRF projects in 2022 coordinates with the Foundatio...

In 2020, the Osage Beach Fire Protection District's Board of Directors approved the proposal to purchase a new fire boat. This new purchase would replace the oldest boat in their fleet, Marine 11, which has since been sold to a department in New York State. The boat, purchased from Lake Assault Boats is a 31-foot Mono Hull with twin Mercury 300 Horsepower outboard engines. The boat will come equipped with a 5 Kw Generator and 1500 Gallons per minute fire pump. It will also be outfitted with mul...

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service are gearing up for Road Safety Week, the UK’s biggest annual road safety campaign. The theme for 2021, to be held from 15-21 November, is ‘Road Safety Heroes,’ celebrating the work of road safety professionals and explaining how users can all help make journeys safer. The service is partnering with West Yorkshire Police, National Highways, and local authorities across the region to champion road safety and reduce death, injury, and a...

Fire officers have welcomed the conviction of a man who started a fire outside flats in Rotherham.  Alex Teasdale of Meadow Close, Dalton, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and given a 10-year restraining order at Sheffield Crown Court on 5 November, after pleading guilty to committing arson recklessly as to whether life would be endangered at the property in Dalton, Rotherham in September 2019. The fire – which involved household waste – quickly spread to the exterior of t...

The St. Louis County Hazardous Materials Response Team, which includes Professional Fire Fighters of Eastern Missouri Local 2665 members, were called to respond when a chemical tank at GKN Aerospace in Hazelwood, Missouri, containing Nitric Acid leaked creating an orange, toxic cloud to escape from the building. When the team arrived, the orange vapor cloud was hovering over the building. The team needed to quickly determine what dangers the chemical posed before deciding on a response strategy...

As Thanksgiving fast approaches, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is urging everyone to use added caution when celebrating the holiday, as Thanksgiving Day represents the leading day for home cooking fires. More than three times as many cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving Day as a typical day of the year. "Thanksgiving is a hectic holiday that involves lots of cooking and distractions, which can make it easy to lose sight of what’s on the stove and in the oven,” said...

The Government has confirmed that verification bodies for the UK ETS scheme do not need to be registered as a UK legal entity or have an office in the UK, but they shall need to hold the appropriate accreditation (ISO 14065) from the UK’s National Accreditation Body, i.e. UKAS. The UKAS assessment will take into account any relevant accreditation where this has been granted by a National Accreditation Body that is a signatory to the EA Multilateral Agreement (MLA) and, where such accredit...

UK Building Regulations regularly update the importance of fire safety compliance for building structures and require all buildings to have adequate fire protection measures in place, in order to protect both property and lives. Regular fire risk assessments Regular fire risk assessments and monitoring of the quality of buildings ensure that no corner of a building remains unprotected. Most types of buildings are well-equipped with fire extinguishers, alarms and other fire safety measures, so...

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has published a free e-book that explores fire safety in high-rise residential buildings and how it can be improved. ‘Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings: BS 8629 and Beyond’ is a resource for fire industry professionals who are facing changing regulations, ever-evolving technologies, and an array of competing options for protecting high-rise residents from fire. Features of the e-book The e-book examines the impact of Grenfell...

Carrier Global Corporation the foremost global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, has acquired Cavius, an innovative Danish residential alarm company that provides a complete range of smoke, heat, flood, and carbon monoxide alarms. Cavius is a pioneer in the advancement of alarms, including the invention of the world's smallest photoelectric smoke alarm, which is distinguished by its award-winning European-approved micro-design. Cavius w...

Following the success of the virtual roundtable discussion last November at London Build Online, have arranged another one this November – this time in person – at the London Build Expo 2021, taking place at Olympia, London, UK, between 17 November and 18 November 2021. While the first discussion looked at the importance of early engagement in fire stopping mostly from the design point of view, are planning to build the forthcoming discussion around the coordination and management o...

VdS, Europe´s No.1 institute for safety, and UL, the US safety science pioneer, have signed a data acceptance agreement for a range of European certification standards. For fire detection and alarm systems according to EN 54, both market pioneers can from now on accept each other’s testing data – ensuring the reduction of costs as well as time to market for their customers. Data acceptance agreement Dr. Robert Reinermann, CEO at VdS Loss Prevention, stated: "The VdS mission...

A QuickZone conventional fire alarm system from UK manufacturer, Advanced, has been installed at BlocHaus Climbing, Manchester’s newest bouldering wall. Newly opened, BlocHaus Climbing boasts an array of facilities at its East Manchester site, including 130 climbable boulders, a routing roof, and an on-site café. As part of the active fire protection for the site, the 4-zone QuickZone conventional fire panel from Advanced has been installed alongside Hochiki conventional heat/smoke...

The 3M Board of Directors declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $1.48 per share for the fourth quarter of 2021. The dividend is payable on Dec. 12, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov.19, 2021. 3M has paid dividends to its shareholders without interruption for more than 100 years. As of Sept. 30, 2021, 3M had 576,252,803 common shares outstanding and 66,384 shareholders of record.

The new UKAS publication GEN 6 - Reference to accreditation and multilateral recognition signatory status by UKAS accredited bodies, was issued on 1st November 2021. This applies to all types of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) and sets out UKAS policy on references to accreditation and MLA signatory status, in line with European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) mandatory document EA-3/01 M. UKAS publication LAB 1 Reference to Accreditation for Laboratories has been withdrawn as requirem...

AVK International introduces a new range of gate valves where two great AVK "connection designs" are combined. The Supa Maxi™ universal tensile coupling end connects to any pipe material and the PE pipe end enables direct welding into PE pipelines. 08-11-2021 The new gate valve offers a compact, flexible and easy transition from any pipe material to a boltless electro-welded PE pipe connection. It offers angular deflection and full tensile resistance, eliminates the need for extra...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new rules on November 4 requiring employers with more than 100 employees, including local and state governments in the 28 state plan states, to require their employees to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. However, in issuing these rules, OSHA excluded emergency responders and healthcare workers who already are covered by OSHA’s Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that was released in June. The protections f...

Culminating nearly three years of work by the IAFF and congressional advocates, Congress passed legislation significantly expanding and improving Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB) for firefighters who die or are disabled in the line of duty (PAFRA; S 1511). President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law in the coming days. “Supporting the families of our fallen brothers and sisters is the most important thing we can do and we will never shy away from this fight,” says Gen...

Safety for industrial workers is one thing that cannot be ignored or taken lightly. It is not just about the right workforce policy that every industry should adopt, but also about the rights of every worker. Hand injuries at the workplace can be due to many reasons, including working with chemicals, sharp objects, flammable articles, etc. Therefore, it is important to choose the right gloves for complete hand protection.  The first and foremost point to...

Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, and Industrial (FRC, FoamPro, Elkhart Brass, ROM) are excited to share recent news regarding the Fire and EMS sales team. Bill Eletto Bill Eletto has been hired as Northeast Regional Sales Manager. In his role, Bill will be responsible for supporting established Fire & EMS customers as well as developing new relationships in the Northeast territory which includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massach...

  Gas-based fire protection systems often use Halon (1301) or CO2, which can be hazardous to the environment and people. Due to strong ozone depletion potential, the production of Halon has been phased out. Other gas-based systems also have some operational disadvantages. If there is a fire onboard a vessel, people must first be safely evacuated and protected space must be sealed before the gas-based system can be released. Additionally, gas-based systems do not cool down the space...

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and CHEMTREC are excited to announce that in honor of CHEMTREC’s 50th anniversary, five NVFC members have been awarded US$ 10,000 for their volunteer fire departments, through the 2021 CHEMTREC HELP (Hazmat Emergencies Local Preparedness) Awards. Funding is provided to strengthen the fire department's hazardous materials incident response capabilities and increase local readiness for hazmat events. 2021 CHEMTREC HELP Awards winners: Gilsum Fi...

NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry recently recognized Marion Body Works once again for completing a rigorous qualification process, demonstrating successful implementation of defined business standards and conformity to applicable government regulations. Reapplication to the MVP member status is conducted every three years and Marion Body Works is honored to have once again proven our commitment to excellence for another term. Achieving MVP status validates the efforts to...