It is essential to ensure that any employees and visitors on your premises can clearly see where the fire exits are located in the event of a fire. By installing fire escape route signs, you can assist with the safe evacuation of everyone on your premises, no matter where in the building they may be. [...]
This weekend the tragic death of a teenager occurred whilst she was camping with her family in Shropshire. The cause is thought to have been carbon monoxide poisoning. The other family members were found unconscious in the tent and taken to hospital. The carbon monoxide poisoning is believed to have originated from the smouldering embers [...]
Emergency lighting comes into play when the normal mains-powered lighting fails and is essential for providing adequate light to allow people to evacuate the building safely in the case of a fire. As a minimum requirement, buildings must have emergency lighting installed across all the escape routes and exits from every area of the building, [...]
Have you considered the impact of an arson attack on your property and the risk to lives it entails? Many arson attacks are carried out through the letter opening of an entrance door. Flammable liquids or objects are poured or thrown through the opening, setting the entrance area alight. This is particular dangerous, as this [...]
Fire extinguishers are heavy products and contain elements that can easily be broken or bent in transit (gauges, release-pins and handles), especially if the carrier places the extinguisher on its head or drops the extinguisher. Any dents in the side of an extinguisher could render the extinguisher unserviceable and require a full replacement. Yet some [...]
Whether at work or in the home, it is easy to equip your kitchen with adequate fire safety measures and it does not have to be expensive. Blankets A fire blanket is an excellent extinguisher for small fires that break out on hobs and in pans and should be present in every kitchen. A fire [...]
When foam fire extinguishers first came into being, it was fair to say that they weren’t a massive success. Indeed, these early variants produced foam which was thick, gloopy and, because of the high animal protein content, smelled absolutely terrible. Thankfully, today’s Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) extinguishers are a distinct improvement. AFFF extinguishers are [...]
Deep fat fryer fires and pan fires with burning fat are difficult to extinguish. The jet of an ordinary extinguisher can carry the burning fat out of the pan and spread the fire, making the problem worse. Any traditional water based extinguishers can also be dangerous, as water droplets sink into the fat and then [...]
As part of the annual health and safety audit that schools have to complete the subject of fire safety will arise. Questions about the maintenance of fire extinguishers and smoke alarms as well as other equipment will need to be assessed. Are the annual checks up to date and are regular visual checks carried out [...]
Kitchens produce great amounts of steam and cooking smoke and ordinary smoke alarms are not able to cope with these confusing signals. An ionisation smoke alarm or even an optical smoke alarm would quickly be set off when a kitchen is being used. At the same time fires regularly start in the kitchen, so rapid [...]
