A customer of ours had recently moved house. The house had no existing smoke alarms installed, prompting the customer to order a series of interlinking smoke alarms to protect himself and his family. The alarms arrived and our customer decided to put the installation of the alarms off for a few days. After all, fires [...]
In 2009 London courts handed out fines of over £1m to companies, large and small, as well as to individuals due to breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. These figures show that courts are taking any breaches of this order very seriously. In two cases people were even given jail sentences. If you [...]
Fire extinguishers come in different types, not all types are suitable for all categories of fires, and in fact most have only one or two applications. Many people find that when trying to specify types of extinguisher they run into problems. We often find that without some advice money is wasted on inappropriate fire extinguishers. [...]
Arm’s Length Management Organisation 2010 Rotherham Ltd is installing Aico Ei261ENRC mains powered Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms into its properties, interconnected with Aico Ei166RC Optical Smoke Alarms. The alarms are being fitted as part of 2010 Rotherham’s capital programme. The CO alarms are a new improvement to the tenants’ homes and are being installed in [...]
As Swine Flu cases increase in the UK, it is important to look at ways to protect yourself and your family / business from the virus and prevent the infection from spreading. The World Health Organisation (WHO) have recommended breathing apparatus to the European standard FFP2 (94% filter performance) in known Swine Flu areas. There [...]
Aico Ltd has announced the launch of the Ei170RF Alarm system for the deaf, for use with its unique RadioLINK wireless interconnect mains powered smoke and heat alarm system. For the first time, people requiring the special protection afforded by an Alarm for the deaf can also benefit from all the advantages of a wireless [...]
After having taken the precaution of having ones chimney swept and boiler serviced you would think that you would be safe from carbon monoxide poisoning. Unfortunately, this was not the case for an elderly retired law lecturer who died from carbon monoxide poisoning the morning after having his coal pellet burning central heating boiler and [...]
A landlord has been sent to prison in the first custodial sentence to be given in London under the new fire safety regulations. A London Landlord was sentenced to four months imprisonment and his company, was fined £21,000 following conviction for serious breaches of the regulatory reform order (RRO). The prosecution followed a fatal fire [...]
