Issue 70 – June 2017

What the industry needs now, is qualifications

Everyone seems to be talking about Brexit right now. With the elections coming up on…

Global Stewards

Eliminating a greenhouse gas threat means dealing with potentially hazardous alternatives. In October, the gavel…

A near miss too many?

ASFP COO Niall Rowan comments on recent failures in the quality of construction and fire-stopping…

TLX Technologies – Addressing thermal requirements in fire protection applications

Products designed for complex environments are required to meet increasing market and regulatory demands for…

FireView controller (FV2801A).
FireView – Why do you pay more to inspect heat and smoke detectors?

If you are tired of changing aerosols or cartridges to test smoke detectors, FireView is…

Located above the Arctic Circle, Yamal is a ground-breaking project to develop the huge condensate gas fields in the Russian Yamal peninsula. Extreme cold and winds, long periods of darkness, snowfall that never melts, and fog and mist that accumulate and freeze on equipment combine to require high-performance technology such as the Det-Tronics flame and gas detectors specified for the application. (Photo originally used for the Yamal and Adjusting Territories Oil and Gas Investment Projects Report by Vostock Capital.)
Selecting fire and gas detectors for harsh and remote locations

Liquid natural gas (LNG) facilities in the frozen Russian Arctic. Drilling platforms in the swells…

EXXFIRE 1500 installed on a closed industrial cabinet with active cooling.
Object fire protection provides business continuity

Every company around the world is using IT to enable their business processes and production.…

The Address Hotel Downtown Dubai – December 2015.
Exterior wall fires on a global scale

It has been a little over a year since the notable exterior wall fire at…

The £20m West Cambridge Data Centre is fitted with Advanced fire panels.
The crucial role of fire systems in data centres

Our insatiable thirst for online storage and bandwidth, driven by the growth of eCommerce and…

An example of ventilation provided in an underground car park.
Five factors for effective smoke control

Whilst jet fans can be an extremely effective smoke control tool in the event of…

Firestop spray installed at a curtain wall joint. Installing the exact depth of spray per a UL/Intertek systems detail can be challenging. Also measuring the correct overlap onto the curtain wall and floor can be difficult as well.
Firestop tape – A new standard in firestopping

Firestop installers are in the life safety business. While firestopping is a key component in…

Diagnostics that fully exploit the power of the Internet could increase efficiencies.
Fire safety management… the future’s virtual

Until fairly recently, automated central control of building-wide systems was found only in larger commercial…

Figure 3. Motor vehicle oil filters in unexpanded plastic wrappers. In this configuration, the metal outer case with paper filter and small amounts of plastic wrap likely make this a Class II commodity.
High challenge: High-piled storage fire protection– Part 2

The accurate classification of commodities in high-piled storage arrays is essential to successful fire outcomes…

FireVu’s controlled tests at the Sydney Harbour Tunnel showed how critical fire detection technology is.
Tunnel fires – why they are vulnerable and the possible solution

Major tunnel fires can be catastrophic with the scale of lives lost and property damaged.…

Like billowing sails in the Bois de Bologne: the museum from outside.
Siemens protects unique works of art

Like billowing sails, a new Paris landmark rises above the treetops of the world-famous Bois…

One of the biggest up and coming uses for linear heat detection is the protection of the renewable energy industry.
Understanding digital linear heat detection

Linear heat detection has been around for almost 80 years but is still relatively unknown…

Test of an upholstery material combination in the cone calorimeter. The surface of the test specimen is 10 cm x 10 cm.
Fire safe furniture without chemical fire retardants

Upholstered furniture represents a fire hazard by burning intensely and by releasing large amounts of…

Durham Cathedral founded in 1093 and the latest UNESCO world heritage site.
Yet another world heritage site gets Advanced fire protection

Durham Cathedral, the 1,000-year-old World Heritage Site and one of Britain’s most visited buildings, is…

Water mist protects the outside of a wooden building.
Water mist – the firefighting system and the organization behind it

Ragnar Wighus, IWMA president and chief scientist at SP Fire Research Norway, says: “Water mist…

Victaulic VicFlex™ Style AB2 – AH2 Grid.
Improper ceiling plane and sprinkler head alignment with suspended ceilings

Suspended ceilings – or false ceilings as they are sometimes referred to – are a…