West Yorkshire fire crews are having the water that is set aside for them to tackle major blazes stolen. The water hydrants are being tapped into by businesses, around 20 million litres a month. Senior operations manager for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Ian Bitcon, stated that this behaviour was putting lives at risk. [...]
The Catholic Church is currently putting its finishing touches on a central purchasing portal for all its organisations in the UK, called ChurchMarketplace. The portal offers all Catholic schools, nursing homes, parishes, churches etc vastly reduced purchasing prices for items from consumables and candles to fire safety and health and safety. We are very proud [...]
Last year’s FireKills campaign has received a Yellow Pencil award by D&AD. The campaign was used to depict the effect of smoke and compared this to drowning. FireKills is a governmental fire safety promotion campaign in which Safelincs Ltd is stakeholder. The short film created for last year’s campaign is very hard hitting and shows [...]
In September 2009 the Department for Communities and Local Government published a report that looked at deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning and the provision of CO detectors under the buildings regulations. The report looked at the number of deaths per year caused as a result of carbon monoxide and how cost effective it would [...]
The tragic death of two young children that occurred as the result of a faulty boiler installation in Corfu in 2006 has been highlighted again as two Thomas Cook employees appeared in court accused of manslaughter. The deaths of Christianne and Robert Shepherd, aged seven and six, was caused through carbon monoxide leaking from a [...]
A family living in Hill Lane, Blackrod had a lucky escape from a fire at their home thanks to an early dog walker on Saturday, 19 June 2010. The fire is said to have started in a metal outhouse attached to the house. The flames had already spread to cause damage to the rear door [...]
A 49 year old man, Mr Kennedy, was rescued from a fire at his home by his neighbour. The fire started as a result of Mr Kennedy starting to cook his dinner but falling asleep whilst the meal was cooking. The fire had already spread so much that the neighbour, Mr Hudson, was unable to [...]
A fire broke out yesterday at Solvents for Safety, Plumtree Industrial Estate, Harworth. 80 Firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze on the Nottingham and South Yorkshire border. There have been no reports of injuries, but due to the nature of the chemicals involved environmental issues had to be considered. A number of houses were [...]
A fire in a flat in St Saviour, Jersey, was caused through a cigarette not being extinguished correctly. The flat was severely damaged but luckily no one was injured. It is paramount that cigarettes and all other smoking materials are put out completely to avoid such a fire outbreak. Do not put hot ashes or [...]
At this time of year many people may be looking at booking a holiday or be getting ready to pack their bags in search of some sun. It is so easy to just think about what we need to put in the suitcase and forget about safety issues. A few quick tips may make your [...]
