Customers ask us occasionally about the recycling of smoke alarms. Here is some information relating to this. Smoke and heat alarms fall under the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) regulations. The biggest burden, with regards to the recycling of these goods, falls on businesses manufacturing, rebranding or importing alarms or any other electrical equipment. [...]
We can now offer a fully warranted refurb of the Fireworld self-maintenance extinguishers to give the extinguishers an extra 10 year life. The refurb costs £40 + VAT and includes free collection and return of your extinguisher from your premises. At the factory, the extinguisher is stripped of its outer cylinder and base and then [...]
We know that our Gloria fire extinguishers are exceptionally well-built and have superb fire fighting capability. It is still nice when a customer takes the time to describe how they used the extinguisher to good effect. Today we received the following story from Barry in Louth, Lincolnshire about a truck fire he extinguished with his [...]
Carbon monoxide poisoning can happen to anyone. The gas is tagged the silent killer as it has no smell, taste or colour. It is impossible, without a CO detector, to know if carbon monoxide is present. Merseyside and the West Midlands fire fighting services have just unveiled a pioneering study into the presence of carbon [...]
After a good night out with friends in the pub there is nothing nicer than to get back home and finish the evening off with a midnight snack. For many people it is the last snack that they will prepare. Chip pan fires are the cause of many house fire deaths, many of them occurring [...]
Many companies are looking at ways to save costs and to make reductions to their carbon footprint. Now, with the refurbished CO2 fire extinguishers, it is possible to achieve both. The refurbished units, from Jewel Saffire, are environmentally friendly and very cost effective. The units go through a rigorous twenty-one step process that is certified [...]
Completing your own fire risk assessment is permissible by law, but finding the right risk assessment form can be tricky. There are a wide range of forms available from local fire brigades to commercial risk assessors. Not all of them give you enough guidance to allow you to confidently complete your risk assessment without missing [...]
Ecclesiastical Insurance, the largest insurer of faith organisations in the UK, such as the Church of England and the Catholic Church, have confirmed that they are happy to insure organisations where the Fireworld maintenance free fire extinguishers are installed. This formal announcement follows recent acceptance statements from other insurers. The insurance industry’s embrace of the [...]
Occasionally, a heated discussion flares up when a housing association or landlord removes extinguishers from a HMO or from flats with the argument that the extinguishers would do more harm than good in the hands of untrained tenants. Their decision is based on the fear that people might risk their lives fighting a fire rather [...]
Although it is not a necessity to employ a registered fire risk assessor or indeed to use an external assessor at all to carry out your fire risk assessment, it has been recognised for a while now that there is a need for a more in-depth system of control to be in place for those [...]
