FIA Announces 2012 Conference Programme

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www.means-of-escape.com/articles/833/fia-announces-2012-conference-programme/ - 31 Jan, 2012

BAFSA - Ground breaking project hailed a success

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www.means-of-escape.com/articles/789/bafsa-ground-breaking-project-hailed-a-success/ - 31 Oct, 2011

The Fire Industry Association aiding fire safety best practice in commercial premises

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www.means-of-escape.com/articles/783/the-fire-industry-association-aiding-fire-safety-best-practice-in-commercial-premises/ - 30 Sep, 2011

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service Experiences the Advantages of Telemetry

...Station Manager Stu Jeneson, Incident Ground Safety Project Support Officer at Dorset Fire and Rescue Service, is delighted that the new telemetry systems have been very well received and that the crews have b...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/767/dorset-fire-and-rescue-service-experiences-the-advantages-of-telemetry/ - 31 Aug, 2011

International Firex 2011 fire safety at its best

...Having taken place at the NEC Birmingham from 16-19 May 2011, International Firex opened its doors to key decision makers and qualified fire protection professionals in search of the newest advancements in fire p...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/726/international-firex-2011-fire-safety-at-its-best/ - 31 May, 2011

International Firex 2011 - Innovative fire safety solutions

...largest dedicated fire safety events in the world, showcasing the latest in a wide range of products and services from more than 150 exhibitors. As such the prospect of networking with experts from all...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/704/international-firex-2011-innovative-fire-safety-solutions/ - 03 May, 2011

A Case Of Double Standards…

...Companies, whose main goal is to engineer and develop fire detection systems for application in the world’s global markets, have a major, almost insurmountable task on their hands. One of the most significant challe...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/638/a-case-of-double-standards/ - 29 Oct, 2010

Escape - It Makes Sense To Illuminate This Information On The Floor!!

...Low Location, relating to the safety way guidance system, is the ‘installation position at floor level or at a short distance above floor level for safety signs and other safety way guidance components.’ This makes...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/631/escape-it-makes-sense-to-illuminate-this-information-on-the-floor/ - 28 Oct, 2010

A Simple Solution To A Serious Problem... Jalite Photoluminescent Floor Wayguidance Signs

...Low location wayguidance systems allow an escape route to still be seen when smoke obscures the normal lighting. A number of tragedies have lead to the development of high performance Jalite photoluminescent floor w...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/630/a-simple-solution-to-a-serious-problem-jalite-photoluminescent-floor-wayguidance-signs/ - 30 Sep, 2010

The Effects of Changing Approaches to Fire Safety Design

...The safety codes depend on assumptions and oversimplifications and the result is buildings that are often over-engineered in some areas and misunderstood in others. Of course, changes have been occurring over the...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/619/the-effects-of-changing-approaches-to-fire-safety-design/ - 28 Sep, 2010

Firex South Celebrates Record Attendance

...As one of the leading events in the fire industry calendar, the show provided decision-making and influential installers, specifiers and end users interested in fire protection and prevention with access to 75 indus...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/564/firex-south-celebrates-record-attendance/ - 26 Mar, 2010

£20,000 Fine For The 'Responsible Person'

...After the initial inspection on 17 April 2007, fire safety inspectors served an enforcement notice, highlighting the work that needed to be carried out. However, upon their return on 3 October 2007, it was discovere...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/528/20000-fine-for-the-responsible-person/ - 28 Nov, 2009

Prysmian Powers Welsh Athletics

...Director Nik Mason, from electrical contractor Evans Electrical, started electrical work on the project in November 2007 and finished in July 2008. Nik said, "We installed over 2,000 metres of cable on this build, t...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/446/prysmian-powers-welsh-athletics/ - 04 Mar, 2009

Proactive Over Reactive Mentality In Business

...The Fire & Rescue Services attend more than 30,000 fires in the workplace each year. Lives are lost, thousands are injured and the economic costs mean many businesses never re-open.¹ Organisations need to tak...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/381/proactive-over-reactive-mentality-in-business/ - 14 Aug, 2008

Technical Trophy Competition 2008

...FIREINF is Arguably the World's Premier Collection of Fire and Fire-Related, Validated And Authoritative Information that aims to help all those seeking such information. Emphasis is on all aspects of Fire, Em...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/295/technical-trophy-competition-2008/ - 08 Jan, 2008

Free Fire Safety Training From Jalite

...Jalite have had an enormous amount of work re-designing all our products to ensure they conform to standards, so that they satisfy all the new appropriate legislation's and regulations. Fire safety signs are the bed...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/276/free-fire-safety-training-from-jalite/ - 28 Nov, 2007

UK At The Mercy Of The Elements

...One knows, however, that the science of hydraulics is well established and, as in the case of fire engineering, presumably, by applying the science, water engineering would allow us to predict problems, rather than...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/225/uk-at-the-mercy-of-the-elements/ - 31 Aug, 2007

Perform Your Fire Risk Assessment

...In response to this situation, PSAssociates have produced complete fire safety management 'toolkits' for use in three of the most vulnerable sectors:- schools and colleges residential care ho...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/216/perform-your-fire-risk-assessment/ - 20 Aug, 2007

High Rise Building Vote

...Although fires are rare the preparation for these emergencies is now a legal requirement for companies with more than 5 employees since the introduction of the Regulatory Reform Order. Fire safety within high rise...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/183/high-rise-building-vote/ - 08 Jun, 2007

Changing The Way Fires Are Fought, Forever

...Numerous elements of tower blocks prevent fighters to act confidently in an emergency, within high rise buildings it is extremely difficult to predict the activity of a fire, often escape routes are not adequate for...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/173/changing-the-way-fires-are-fought-forever/ - 21 May, 2007

Nahfo Conference

...The 2007 programme will include presentations from Dr David Charters of Building Research Establishment on evacuation, Alan Brinson, Executive Director of the European Sprinkler Network on innovation and a represent...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/163/nahfo-conference/ - 25 Apr, 2007

Changes To Fire Safety Law: About The Reforms

...What is a Regulatory Reform Order? The Regulatory Reform Act 2001 gives Ministers the power, by order, to reform legislation which 'has the effect of imposing burdens affecting persons in the carryi...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/5/changes-to-fire-safety-law-about-the-reforms/ - 01 Oct, 2006

New fire safety law for business premises

...Launching the booklet, Deputy Justice Minister Hugh Henry said: "Too many people in Scotland are killed each year as a result of fire and tragically many of these deaths could be prevented. That's w...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/7/new-fire-safety-law-for-business-premises/ - 09 Sep, 2006

New Fire Control Centre Locations Announced

...The locations of the seven named sites are: - Belmont Business Park, Durham - Lingley Mere Business Park, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire - Cambridge Research Park, Cambridge - Willow F...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/93/new-fire-control-centre-locations-announced/ - 10 Aug, 2006

BRE To Launch IFRIN

...IFRIN seeks to bring together a diverse international collective of individuals and organisations with an interest in life safety, fire protection and fire prevention. Membership is open to all interested part...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/92/bre-to-launch-ifrin/ - 10 Aug, 2006

New Guides For The Reform Order

... You will need to take account of where you handle and store flammable substances and determine the necessary precautions to minimise the likelihood of them being involved in a fire. The guides are being wri...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/30/new-guides-for-the-reform-order/ - 09 Jun, 2006

Don't Get Burned

...The Buncefield blaze may be an extreme example, but fire is a daily risk for business. For the sake of both compliance with the law and sheer survival, careful fire safety preparation is essential - full prep...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/49/dont-get-burned/ - 09 Mar, 2006

What Business Continuity Is Really All About

...  2005 proved to be a very challenging year for all those involved with disasters, emergencies, security or business continuity. Starting with the tsunami, the world experienced a seemingly endless stream of...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/58/what-business-continuity-is-really-all-about/ - 09 Feb, 2006

New Law On Fire Sprinkler Systems

...Ms Mulligan said: "Last week I asked the Building Standards Advisory Committee to consider the introduction of requirements for residential sprinklers in the first set of Building Regulations to be made under...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/56/new-law-on-fire-sprinkler-systems/ - 09 Feb, 2006

Passive Fire Protection - New Standards

...The main functions of a fire door or shutters are:- To maintain the fire separation of compartment walls, and separating walls, including large cavity barriers when a door assembly is incorporated for the p...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/67/passive-fire-protection-new-standards/ - 09 Jan, 2006

Guidance on new fire legislation

...The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order is expected to come into force in April 2006 and will replace most existing general fire safety legislation. The new, risk-assessment based regime requires those persons res...
www.means-of-escape.com/articles/84/guidance-on-new-fire-legislation/ - 10 Oct, 2005

Scientists launch world’s most advanced crowd simulation and evacuation software!

...The software, created by the university’s Fire Safety Engineering Group, is already one of the world’s leading design tools for simulating evacuations of people from buildings in both normal and emergency conditions...
www.means-of-escape.com/industry-news/news260.aspx - 20 Jan, 2012

BAFSA - Ground breaking project hailed a success

...Over the past month a ground-breaking project has been successfully implemented in Sheffield. 47 residents in a 38-year-old high-rise residential block are now amongst the safest in the UK when it comes to fir...
www.means-of-escape.com/industry-news/news230.aspx - 06 Oct, 2011

First fire risk assessor jailed for breaches of the FSO.

...David Liu, who runs The Dial Hotel and Market Inn, both in Mansfield, had previously pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to 15 offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, while John O’Rourke...
www.means-of-escape.com/industry-news/news199.aspx - 12 Jul, 2011

Fire Safety Training For All Budgets

...£10,000 FINE: A Colchester restaurateur was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £15,000 in aprosecution brought by Essex Fire Authority. Feyzullah Ozgurcu, apartner of Crystal Restaurant in St Botolph's Street...
www.means-of-escape.com/industry-news/news86.aspx - 04 Mar, 2009

The Channel Tunnel In Focus

...In its 14 year history there has been only two major emergency incidents in the Channel Tunnel, with a third smaller incident in 2006. These were fires that involved trucks carried on board Shuttles. Shuttles...
www.means-of-escape.com/industry-news/news76.aspx - 25 Nov, 2008

BRE Announce New Fire Safety Events

...Lets Discuss the Future of Fire Investigation & Research, BRE Watford - 20th February http://www.bre.co.uk/eventdetails.jsp?id=1567 Following the success of last years event, BRE and the Institution of Fi...
www.means-of-escape.com/industry-news/news39.aspx - 14 Feb, 2008

High Rise Building Vote

...Although fires are rare the preparation for these emergencies is now a legal requirement for companies with more than 5 employees since the introduction of the Regulatory Reform Order. Fire safety within high ri...
www.means-of-escape.com/industry-news/news20.aspx - 19 Jul, 2007