Today sees the launch of our newly updated Fire Safety Forum. The forum, which customers and the general public use to discuss their fire safety issues and to get answers to their fire safety questions, is now accessible from the main page of our website. The forum features fire safety categories to make searching for [...]
Powder fire extinguishers cover everything in a fine white powder when discharged in a building and most AFFF foam extinguishers contain a slightly carcinogenic chemical. So how do you clean up safely after an extinguisher discharge? We have created a short help guide explaining how to clean up after the use of a powder or [...]
Shell Uk Limited was fined £1 million and ordered to pay £242,000 costs after pleading guilty to severe breaches of legislation relating to health and safety and the environment. The prosecution is the result of a fire and explosion at their Bacton gas terminal that occurred on 28 February 2008. The incident happened at about [...]
Fire extinguisher servicing is a vital part of a company’s fire safety requirements. This service is due annually and ensures that your extinguishers are in full working order, ready for any unexpected emergency. Safelincs Ltd has a network of BAFE registered engineers to carry out the annual servicing of fire extinguishers. As well as checking [...]
Safelincs’ international representatives arrived on June 19th from Italy, France and Ireland. The biannual meeting is a platform for training and exchange of ideas and developments within the industry. Guest speakers from some of our main fire safety suppliers Ei Electronics, Kidde Fire Safety Europe, Fireco and Phoenix gave presentations and updates on new product [...]
A fire at the Wicken Fen food factory, Duns, Scotland, has resulted in a fatality. The fire, which started on Sunday 19th June, blazed through the single storey building at the Duns Industrial Park. At one point the fire was attended by 60 firefighters and the fire was under control by 5am on 2oth of [...]
On 9 June, at approximately 8pm, firefighters were called to a fire at Sonae, Knowsley Industrial Estate, Kirby, Liverpool. Sonae are manufacturers of particleboard for use in the furniture and construction based industries, using up to 98% recycled wood in their products. 60 firefighters tackled the blaze which involved around 2,000 tonnes of wood chip [...]
As the construction of a 33 storey high new student accommodation tower block begins, so has a row over the installation of a sprinkler system within the building. Once completed, the structure, know as the ‘Blade Tower’, will be one of the tallest constructions in Portsmouth. As the tower block will be 90 metres high [...]
A common complaint we hear about are smoke alarms that go off in the middle of the night. There are a number of reasons and steps you can take to minimise the possibility of nuisance alarms waking you up. Smoke alarms with low batteries will emit a beeping sound to indicate that the batteries require replacement. [...]
This Year’s Child Safety Week is looking at preventing accidents, with its ‘Take a second look for safety’ campaign. The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) are encouraging everyone with children or looking after children to take a second look at their environment to ensure that the children are safe. Accidents can, to a great extent, [...]
