The process of replacing or buying new extinguishers can appear quite daunting. However, there is now a new guide available to help you through this process. Our Fire Extinguisher Buying Guide gives step by step instructions of what to do if you are simply replacing existing extinguishers and what to look out for to ensure [...]
Do you have questions relating to fire safety that you are struggling to find the answers to? If so, you will find our Fire Safety Forum very beneficial. The forum has already 775 members, many of whom are very knowledgeable within the fire industry and are happy to share their knowledge with you. You can [...]
Our fire safety advice section on our website is dedicated to giving free advice to our customers. One of the areas where we get asked the most fire safety questions are HMOs and landlord fire safety. To help landlords answer these queries, we have created a specific editorial. The ‘Landlords and fire safety‘ section has [...]
Passive fire protection slows down the spread of fire and contains the fire. Examples of passive fire protection products are: pipe wraps, fire door seals, intumescent sprays and many other products. In the Passive fire Protection guide, which can be found in our advice section on our website, you will find guidance on what measures [...]
The tragic death of Trevor Wallwork and his two children, Kim aged 12 and Harry aged 9 is thought to have been due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The three were found dead in the living room of their home in Co Silgo on December 18. It is thought that a crisp packet that had been [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
