One of the recommendations of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Interim Report on the Independent Review of…
Issue 74 – June 2018
Safety, Defined – Creating a training program for life safety professionals around the world.
The quote was blunt: “This incident should not have happened in our country in the…
TLX Technologies – Actuator designed for systems with operating pressures to 300 Bar
TLX Technologies introduced its newest actuation device for fire suppression systems at the 2018 Intersec…
PAROC – Fire Protection of Steel Structures
Building regulations require certain elements of a structure to have fire resistance. Whether or not…
A new approach to extinguishing fires on combustible-liquid storage tanks
One of the trickiest challenges a fire fighter will ever face is a full-surface blaze…
Raising standards in steel structures
As new modern building design for steel structures emerges with the use of new materials…
Testing times
Ever since the appalling loss of life in the Grenfell Tower disaster, the UK construction…
Fire-protective glass: An overview
Fire safety is, understandably, a primary concern for designers of today’s built environment, and glazing…
The next generation of flame detectors
There are many industries, processes and applications that have a need to protect and save life and property. To that end, they need detection systems and detectors that will be highly immune to false alarms and of the highest performance and reliability.
As a result, flame detectors were developed to detect fire at all times and in all weather conditions and yet be highly immune to false alarms.
In recent years, communication, video image processing and data storage power technology have developed rapidly and so are readily available and easy to implement. They will contribute to the next generation of Flame and Gas detection systems and products.
Why passive fire protection is key to the construction plan
With continued growth of high-rise and commercial construction across the globe, understanding the role that…
Is there a fire epidemic facing the waste and recycling industry?
With the risks of inherent fire only increasing, we need to develop and install solutions…
Plus size evacuation – What is the solution?
One of the consequences of modern living with its obtundents of high energy foods and…
The fire protection conundrum
Recent events involving high-rise structures around the world, and the inevitable questions these have raised…