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 blocks the main route of escape from the building. Within seconds a petrol fire will fill the entrance area with smoke and flames blocking egress and even blocking access for the emergency services.
Fireproof anti-arson letterboxes offer the solution. They enclose the letter slot and catch all the post but also any burning objects or liquids thrown through the letter opening. Some are also equipped with automatic fire extinguishers which suffocate any flames.
All our metal anti-arson mailboxes are lockable and all our mailboxes and mailbags come with a five-year warranty; so you can rest assured that they will last for many years to come.
The letterboxes are easy to install and offer essential protection for homes, businesses, educational establishments, religious buildings and many more organisations. All of our fireproof letterboxes have been tested by Warrington Fire Research; so you can relax in the knowledge that they will protect you when you need them to.
To mark Deaf Awareness Week this year we are holding an open door day. Anyone with a hearing impairment is welcome to come and visit us at Unit 1, Farelesthorpe Road, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9PS to view our selection of smoke alarms that are suitable for the deaf and hard of hearing.
We will be demonstrating the Ei175 smoke alarm system with vibration pad and strobe light, Ei170RF radio-interlinking system, the wire-free Deafgard and the Firetext SMS smoke alarm which sends SMS messages to your mobile. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and to help you choose the right solution for your needs.
We also offer a free reminder service to help you remember to test that your alarms are in good working order. This service was developed with the Government´s Fire Kills campaign and promotes awareness of the dangers of fire to the public.
Light refreshments will be on offer throughout the day.
Safelincs and Britannia, the manufacturer of the P50 maintenance-free fire extinguisher are exhibiting together at the Facilities Show at the NEC. From the 15th to the 17th of May, we welcome all visitors to our stand P23 Hall 2, where we will be presenting the P50 fire extinguishers. See the Kevlar core of the extinguisher with the ultraviolet protection cylinder and the stainless and brass components. The world’s first maintenance-free extinguisher with 10 year guarantee! No refill after five years is required and the extinguisher can be visually inspected by general maintenance staff. These extinguishers
The fire triangle is made up of three elements: fuel, oxygen and heat. Removing any one of these elements will stop the fire. Fire protection equipment will help you and your staff break the triangle. However, fire safety training will be essential to learn how to do this safely.
Most fire extinguishers and fire blankets deprive the fire of oxygen by either covering it or dispersing the oxygen near the fire. Foam and water extinguishers will also cool the fire, extinguishing it in the process. Fire extinguishers are important in stopping a small fire from spreading. However, fire should only be tackled if staff are trained in the use of fire extinguishers and are confident in what they are doing.
Preventing a fire from starting in the first place is always the best form of fire safety. Encourage staff to keep an eye out for potential causes of fire, such as faulty electrical equipment or hazardous materials, and use flammable liquid storage cabinets to work towards removing the ‘fuel’ element of the famous fire triangle.
Fire safety equipment is essential for homes and businesses alike to first detect the fire and then to safely evacuate the building and minimise the damage caused by the fire. The best known fire safety products are familiar pieces of equipment such as fire extinguishers and smoke alarms, however, fire doors also play an important role in stopping the spread of fire. When closed, fire doors will stop the spread of smoke and flames for a significant amount of time (usually 30 minutes), helping people inside the building to evacuate safely.
In order for fire doors to function properly, they should remain closed between using the door. As obvious as this sounds, in a busy office building it can be difficult to ensure that fire doors are being closed. Therefore automatic fire door closers are installed to ensure that, after a door is opened, it naturally returns to a closed position where it can offer the maximum fire safety.
Door closers work by using the energy built-up when opening the door, to close it. There are a number of different types of fire door closers, some of which are even concealed within the doors themselves. Some also have additional features that can enable the doors to be held safely in an open position to allow easier access for people with disabilities. This is particularly useful in buildings where there is a lot of foot traffic. In the case of a fire the fire alarm will trigger these hold-open devices and allow the door closer to close the door.
Fire door closers are selected by closing strength which relates to the weight of the door. The configuration of the door closers will also depend from the design of the door (inward/outward closing) etc. If in doubt contact our friendly customer support line.
Just like employers, landlords have certain obligations when it comes to fire safety and protection in their properties. However, it is not as simple as ensuring there are a couple of fire extinguishers to hand – fire safety largely depends on the potential risks and the different types of buildings can cause confusion. For example, a building that is used for a single tenancy will differ to one which is shared across commercial and residential lettings.
Legislation requires that landlords carry out fire risk assessments in all common areas of properties. This process will identify any fire hazards and who is at risk and decide if anything can be done to minimise or remove that risk.
Smoke detectors must be installed, and in larger properties this must be a mains-operated smoke alarm. However, who is responsible for testing the alarm (and replacing batteries where applicable) may depend from the type of property and must be clearly advised and documented, especially if it is the tenant. In a building with multiple tenants, it will also be necessary to clearly signpost escape routes through signs and emergency lighting, and to ensure that there are enough escape routes to allow all tenants to evacuate. If there aren’t enough natural escape routes, you may need to install fire escape ladders.
You should also provide fire extinguishers or fire blankets, particularly in cooking areas. We would recommend that you install extinguishers with a broad application and that are simple to use, such as dry water mist extinguishers.
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
To protect its customers from experiencing such transport damage, Safelincs has for many years worked on the packaging and design of its quality extinguisher ranges. All our extinguishers are shipped with the extinguisher heads of the extinguishers being protected by additional packaging material. The outer boxes are also thickened for increased protection.
Both the Gloria and the Ultrafire range of extinguishers are also manufactured with hardened, large diameter pins which prevent the bending of the pin in transit.
Our Ultrafire extinguisher range has been taking the protection to an even higher level since its launch in 2009. A moulded extinguisher head cover encloses the extinguisher head giving the gauge and pin full protection, transferring any transport pressure onto the strong shoulder of the extinguisher body. This additional protection means that the Ultrafire extinguishers are protected whether the extinguisher is transported on its head or dropped during transportation.
Safelincs offers the Ultrafire extinguishers to wholesalers, online retailers and fire safety trade as a solution for traders to reduce their current high costs replacing extinguishers damaged in transit. Trade customers can purchase our extinguishers in the knowledge that our extinguishers are of the highest quality and will arrive in perfect condition at their customers, even in harsh conditions.
And of course our end customers have benefited from receiving our extinguishers without any damage for many years!
Fire extinguishers are required in all businesses, care facilities, offices, let properties and
Small home and car extinguishers can be easily picked up at
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The last few years, the internet has allowed customers to purchase fire extinguishers online. However, care should be taken. If used in a business environment, extinguishers must be commissioned by an engineer at the customer’s premises. Some online extinguisher sellers offer to label up the extinguishers in their warehouse prior to shipping. However, this practice is not in accordance to British standards and puts the customer at risk, as the extinguishers might get damaged in transit. A few smaller online fire safety companies also sell extinguishers in the state they were imported from eg China, which is with the standard thin cardboard box and without any valve protection.
Safelincs has, over the last ten years,
When we ship our extinguishers we use strong cardboard boxes and special head protection for the valves.
We also offer clear pricing for everything we do:
- Our yearly extinguisher servicing charges are clear and we do not add hidden charges
- If you wish to spread the extinguisher costs we offer clearly priced, all-inclusive, extinguisher rental contracts.
And we offer a huge selection of extinguishers for almost all applications. You can choose from Gloria and Ultrafire extinguishers and we offer specialist ranges such as the dry water mist extinguisher from Jewel for installation in offices, schools, care facilities and households. We also sell self-maintenance extinguishers from Britannia which allow customers to cut out the yearly servicing charges and carry out the visual inspection themselves.
Under current legislation, it is the responsibility of the employer or building operator to ensure that their business complies with fire safety, health and safety and equal opportunity requirements. If you employ mobility impaired persons, the responsibility of ensuring their safe escape from a multi-storey building in the event of an emergency, for example fire, can be daunting. The use of lifts in an emergency is usually not permitted and the escape route will therefore be over stairs.
There are a number of evacuation solutions available in this situation. Safelincs offers a wide range of emergency evacuation chairs to match different types of stairs and gradients. All of the chairs have the ability to descend flights of stairs with ease, ensuring a smooth and stress-free emergency escape for the passenger. For the the Evac+Chair 300H MK4, 440, and 600H evacuation chairs, this is achieved through the use of specially designed friction belts. Taking into account the distribution of the chair’s weight and load, the friction belts ensure that the chair does not slip or accelerate too rapidly during stair descent. When the passenger has reached level ground, the operator simply deploys the back wheels and pushes the chair to the safe assembly point.
The Evac+Chair 300H MK4, 440 and 600H emergency evacuation chairs have a number of features to provide comfort and support to the user. The “sling style” seat combined with the forehead restraint and safety buckles allow for the passenger to sit back in the chair without the worry of being tipped forward during descent down a flight of stairs. The material of the sling seat is padded, ensuring user comfort. For some mobility impaired persons, the movement from a wheelchair to a sling style seat can prove a difficult task. The Evac+Chair comfy seat has been designed to clip easily on to the 300H MK4, 440 and 600H evacuation chairs, which provides a flat surface ideal for stability and support when mounting the evacuation chair. The Evac+Chair comfy seat can be purchased as a retrofit.
Other evacuation chair accessories available are the Evac+Chair stand and storage cabinet. These products are designed for use with the 300H MK4 emergency evacuation chair and are suitable for internal use. The evacuation chair stand is ideal in locations where wall mounting is not an option. The evacuation chair storage cabinet is a popular accessory used in schools, prisons and other applications where tampering may be an issue. The cabinet is fitted with a secure key lock and can either be wall mounted or left free-standing. Both the stand and the storage cabinet, paired with the photoluminescent sign, help to highlight the location of the emergency evacuation chair to all occupants of the building. They also help to deter unauthorised movement from the chair’s strategically placed position.
Since the introduction of the original Evac+Chair 300H MK4 emergency evacuation chair, the manufacturers evolved the chair’s features and produced three more chairs to suit the needs of different buildings and users. The 440 emergency evacuation chair has the ability to cope with a higher passenger payload of 440lbs/200kg, meaning that the chair can cater for a heavier person. The specially designed friction belts have also been developed so that it is suitable for use on regular and steep 45° stairs.
The 600H evacuation chair carries the traditional benefits of the 300H MK4 model, with the addition of two extra handles suitable for up to 4 operators as needed in the event of emergency. The inclusion of two additional handles means that the 600H chair can be used for escape locations with difficult access i.e. unmoveable obstructions, so that the passenger and chair can be lifted until the evacuation stairway is reached. As well as for use at locations with difficult access, the 600H evacuation chair is typically installed where you may need to go up flights of stairs for escape e.g. from basement level. The additional handles allow for the mobility impaired person to be carried, until the wheels and/or motion friction belts can be used again.
Finally, Evac+Chair has produced the IBEX TranSeat 700H evacuation chair designed to ascend as well as descend stairs. The IBEX TranSeat has a top extendible handle, and the load bearing tracks mean that no heavy lifting is required on stairway ascent. During ascent, the operators release the brake that may have been previously set for descent, so that they do not experience any restrictions when moving the passenger up the stairs.
It is important that operators are aware of the correct handling of any emergency evacuation chair to ensure the safety of the passenger and to avoid any injury or strain during use. Safelincs offers on site evacuation chair training, carried out by experienced and professionally qualified trainers. The certificated course includes both theoretical and practical training tasks and is available for a maximum number of 6 participants per session. You can book the evacuation chair training online or call our dedicated customer service team on 0800 612 6537.
To reflect Safelincs’ increasing involvement in designing and developing fire safety products such as extinguishers and fire escape equipment, our design and development facilities in Alford were audited by BSI and added to the scope of our ISO 9001 accreditation. Safelincs is developing a number of fire escape systems for new-build residential housing and is transferring a number of products from foreign manufacture to UK based manufacturers using improved designs created by Safelincs.
We are welcome contacts by inventors looking for a fire safety company as a partner to turn their ideas into reality. We are also happy to design customer specific modifications of standard fire safety products.
