COVID-19 - News

An appeal has been launched by Suffolk County Council for businesses in the county to donate any unused Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure our critical front-line staff working in care homes, children's homes and people’s own homes can continue to give care and support to Suffolk's most vulnerable residents. The council specifically needs: Fluid repellent face masks Nitrile non powdered disposable gloves Disposable aprons Disposable eye protection/splash goggles Sanitize...

The national picture for the Coronavirus outbreak is evolving and changing rapidly. As a supplier of PPE and Managed Services to the Fire and Rescue Service, Bristol Uniforms qualifies as an essential service that needs to remain operating if possible. In light of this the company wants to reassure their customers of the following steps they have taken at Bristol, both to ensure that their colleagues are able to work safely and to make sure they help keep their organization running as smoothly a...

South Yorkshire’s firefighters are calling on people across the county to use ‘common sense’ when lighting garden fires during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. increase in garden fire call-outs The plea from South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue comes as they, and other fire services nationally, have seen an increase in garden fire call-outs over the last two weeks. These incidents, they say, could potentially slow their response to a more serious incident and hamper their ability...

BAFE announces key information published by Construction Leadership Council on 23/03/2020 and updated on 02/04/2020. Please note the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published Site Operating Procedures that is relevant to BAFE Registered Companies still going on-site to perform works.

The Government have published their response to the Building a Safer Future Consultation. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) state: “In June 2019, the government published the ‘Building a Safer Future’ consultation detailing proposals to achieve long-term reform of the building safety system. This document sets out the government’s proposals for a reformed building safety system covering the performance of all buildings as well as th...

The situation around the COVID-19 pandemic spread is increasingly influencing the daily work and life of everyone globally. The situation also affects ZIEGLER (also known as Albert Ziegler GmbH) as a vehicle manufacturer to such an extent, that the company is forced to take further safety measures. Several suppliers from different countries have already been struggling with delivery problems and bottlenecks in production, which of course has direct impact on the production process. ZIEGLER clo...

Klaxon is adjusting manufacturing operations in the UK to a four-day week, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. They will be condensing production operations into Monday to Thursday, with effect from 1 April 2020. orders in chronological order As a result, Klaxon will not be despatching goods on Fridays, or receiving deliveries from suppliers on Fridays, from Friday 3rd April until further notice. In addition, Klaxon will not be despatching goods, or receiving deliveries on Wednesday 1st Apri...

ImageTrend, Inc. announces CrewCare™, its free mobile app originally designed for first responders is also available for additional healthcare workers such as physicians and nurses. CrewCare has been enhanced with COVID-19 related questions to capture the stressors that healthcare workers and first responders have been dealing with since the outbreak. The questions allow anonymous information to be captured related to professional and personal stress. This provides insight and heightened...

PACCAR Inc is providing a business update in response to recent changes in customer demand and a weaker outlook for the global economy, as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. The company will extend the suspension of truck and engine production at its factories worldwide until April 20, 2020. The company will review future actions on a regular basis. PACCAR will continue to provide aftermarket support to its customers who deliver medical supplies, food, and essential infrastructure servi...

As Protectowire faces the ever-changing circumstances related to COVID-19, they find themselves having to make unprecedented decisions about business as usual. And the truth is that, in this moment, there is no business as usual. Curtailing business travel Their diverse network of suppliers gives them great flexibility to reroute in case there is a disruption. They are actively monitoring and managing their network to ensure delivery of raw materials. To date, none of their US-based suppliers...

Residents across the county are being urged to stay fire safe, while they isolate themselves with their families at home, during the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.A week into the UK government’s instruction to stay at home except for essential journeys, fire crews have responded to several fires that might have been easily avoided by following some simple fire safety advice. Ahead of the pandemic reaching the predicted peak, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service wants to ensure crews a...

FIA CEO Ian Moore has just discussed the release of the below statement with Susan Revell, Standards Development Manager at BSI, and would like to share the information, help, and guidance offered by BSI, “Following the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), BSI has examined how we can support the collective efforts to mitigate the risks to organizations, caused by this global health issue." 11 standards to help guide businesses "After careful consideration, we have made available 11...

The COVID-19 pandemic situation is of a major concern to everyone in the world, including all in the US state of New England. Fire Equipment Inc. (FEI) would like to inform their customers that they are proactively taking precautions and managing through these challenging times. FEI provides life safety fire protection services in the state of New England. The company takes their responsibility seriously, in making sure that everyone remains fully protected in the event of a fire, by properly f...

As the people unite as a community and a world in the war against COVID-19, the BFW team remains committed to providing the people all the services that one has come to rely on in times of need. The team has been training and retraining on infectious disease control and decontamination services to best help win the war. In addition, BFW has instituted a detailed precautionary measure plan to be executed in the facilitation of all the other services. The graphic provides a brief overview of what...

Dräger has received a government contract from the US government to supply respiratory protection masks in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The US Ministry of Health has awarded Dräger the contract to supply N95 respiratory masks (FFP2) which is approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The contractually agreed number of units is in the higher double-digit million range and delivery will take place within the next 18 months. Dräger will b...

The symptoms of the illness associated with this novel coronavirus are similar to those caused by influenza and other respiratory illnesses and include coughing, shortness of breath, fever, and difficulty breathing. In many countries, COVID-19 is considered to be a high-risk workplace hazard for healthcare workers in a variety of fields and specializations. The WHO and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended airborne precautions for healthcare workers for certain...

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue is advising businesses to review fire risk assessments following the Prime Minister’s announcement to restrict movement and close businesses.  "The fire safety measures within buildings are designed for their specific use and often do not include people sleeping. It may therefore not have the necessary fire safety measures installed to make this a safe practice," said Fire Safety Lead Matt White.  Isolating electric items  The advice comes af...

The Institute of Fire Safety Managers Incorporating Life Safety Managers (IFSM) has received a few queries asking if fire risk assessors and those linked with the fire industry are classed as ‘key workers.’  The Institute’s clear position is in supporting the Government and the main information and guidance for employees and employers is set out on the Governments website, including definitions of ‘key workers.’  Future of fire risk assessment  The...

During the national emergency, many in the Fire Sector will be concerned regarding what work should or shouldn’t go ahead.  The government advice is most importantly to all “Stay Home-Stay Safe-Protect the NHS”. This is for an initial three-week period as all play their part by limiting contact with others to reduce the virus’s opportunity to spread. There are exceptions which have raised multiple questions within the wider sector.  Key worker status  Th...

Norfolk’s Chief Fire Officer and his team are working with colleagues at The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) to identify ways fire service staff can support them during the COVID-19 pandemic. This morning, the National Fire Chiefs Council published a national agreement following discussions with Fire and Rescue Services and the Fire Brigades Union. It paves for the way for the local discussions to identify areas where Norfolk’s firefighters and other staff can best s...

Whilst the situation regarding the Coronavirus outbreak in Europe and the UK is developing and changing quickly, Hochiki Europe would like to assure all their partners that the business has been continually reviewing and monitoring the UK Government’s advice. To date, the company has implemented the following actions to reduce the virus spread: Encouraging staff to work from home, where practicable Travel ban in place for overseas business travel Staff rotation in place to promote soc...

Much like other services across the country, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service’s community safety activity currently looks different from normal. This is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted on its ability to deliver home safety visits, safe and well checks, school visits, and station-based events. The joint police and fire - Lifewise Centre is also closed, until further notice, and fire station community rooms are no longer being used by their partner agencies....

South Yorkshire’s firefighters will be able to deliver food and drive ambulances to support their communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This comes following an unprecedented national agreement that has been struck by fire chiefs, national employers, and representative bodies such as the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). responding to emergency incidents Crews will also be able to retrieve dead bodies, as part of the deal, while continuing to do their core duty of responding to emer...

During the current pandemic caused by the Coronavirus, global supply chains and operational processes are facing an unprecedent level of difficulty, restrictions at different levels including strong travel bans, too. At the same time, in situations like these, the employees in Magirus are committed to do everything in their power to keep their products in operation at any time. The company is working intensively with their suppliers and they will implement all the necessary actions to protect t...

Infographics is a Gold sponsor of the 2021 National Fire Chiefs Spring Conference, taking place at voco St John’s, Solihull. The event has been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. key issues It brings leaders from across the fire and rescue sector to discuss strategy, key issues, and the latest industry innovation. Commercial director, Russell Wood, will deliver a presentation as part of the participation in the conference.

Following the prime ministers recent address to the nation, Envirograf has taken the decision to temporarily close business from 5pm on the 25th March 2020.  They have temporarily closed as the health of the customers and colleagues is the top priority and they are committed to playing a part in preventing the spread of COVID-19.  current guidelines  All enquiries and online orders that Envirograf will receive during this time will be processed as soon as th...

Coronavirus COVID-19 is developing rapidly across the UK and the impact on customers and workforces is likely to be significant, and in some cases unavoidable, but as of currently, Coopers Fire is continuing to operate as business as usual.  Coopers Fire are continuing to manufacture at full capacity and their main telephone number is working as usual with the majority of the Coopers Fire team still available to receive emails, talk on the phone or via Microsoft Teams and/or Skype for Busi...

DuPont announced close monitoring of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as it continues to spread across the world, and taking key steps to ensure the safety of their employees, customers and communities in which they operate to keep them informed as the health crisis unfolds. Effective COVID-19 response The company said that the health and safety of their employees is of the highest priority. They have corporate, regional and local crisis management teams in place that are actively monitorin...

Given the unprecedented situation of COVID-19 and uncertainty faced by everyone around the world, FFE Ltd. Managing Director, Oliver Burstall said, “I would like to take this opportunity to reach out and update you on the steps we are taking to ensure operations continue in the safest way possible.” Availability of product He said, “Our primary concern as a business is the health and safety of our colleagues, customers, suppliers and their families. At FFE Ltd., we have been...

Kent Fire and Rescue Service staff are delivering hot meals to those most in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working with Age UK, operational firefighters, and support staff have volunteered their time to help out, and have been taking food to individuals living in Sittingbourne, Faversham, Hythe, and Lyminge. Review with operational needs They are wearing appropriate protective equipment and following strict hygiene protocols to ensure they’re protecting the high-risk customers they...