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Zenith gallery have a great collection of safety related pictures and general funny photos. Not always easy to find what you want using the search function but just try browsing Link to this photo

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Gas Shut Off Valve For Commercial Kitchen

Fire Safety

I was recently involved in an investigation into a potentially serious fire in the commercial kitchen of a Hotel. As usual, there was no one single cause or major issue highlighted by the investigation. Some of the findings were: Thermostat cut off switches weren’t properly checked or maintained Filters and exhaust hoods were not regularly [...]

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Dodgy solar panels spark fire concerns

Electrical Safety

Straight after the Government subsidised home insulation debacle comes a report that the rush to install new solar power systems may have resulted in some shonky installations and potential fire risk. An audit of 2000 installations found 3% were faulty but looks like they were all the work of one installer who repeated his mistake [...]

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Sandwich Panel Fire Risks

Building Safety

With June Insurance Policy Renewals in full swing, we are being inundated with requests to conduct insurance surveys on buildings with substantial amounts of Expanded Polystyrene Sandwich Panel (sometimes called Insulated Sandwich Panel). The panels are highly efficient insulators and used in cool rooms, cold store warehouses and food processing buildings. There have been several [...]

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4 Ways to Start a Fire Without Matches Or a Lighter

Fire Safety

I just love this article, especially the part about the polished beer can!.  Its from http://www.therazors-edge.com . This is by a former Special Forces Soldier with a fascination for the apocalypse and end of the world related topics. He wanted to create a practical real life guide that can help you survive if our civilization [...]

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Apartment Fire Safety

Body Corporate

Apartment Fire Safety Apartment Fire Safety By Trey Huguley Living in an apartment can be one of the greatest joys in the world, but it only takes one unfortunate accident to forever alter your lifestyle. While many of these happenstances are unavoidable, some, particularly fires, can be minimized through basic safety practices. Smoke detectors should [...]

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Fire Life Safety for Apartment Buildings

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Introduction The risk of emergencies such as fires escalating into full scale disasters in multistorey apartment buildings is very real. Therefore owners and managers of these complexes have a legal and moral responsibility to ensure that systems and procedures are in place to ensure that minor incidents do not escalate into full scale emergencies but, [...]

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Checklist for Public Liability Risk Assessments for Hotels and Resorts

Insurance

Typical information collected by Underwriters to assess risks and determine public liability premiums For more information and checklists please visit our Public Liability Website Structures -         Age, layout, construction -         Fire Detection/alarms systems -         Fixed protection systems – sprinklers, other extinguishing systems -         Fire separations -         Fire fighting water supplies -         Fire fighting, private and public [...]

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Smoke Detectors Save Lives and Businesses

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Many industrial sites are not protected by any automatic fire detection systems.  This means that a fire may burn for a considerable period of time before being detected and extinguished, particularly when an area is unoccupied.  The only means of notification of a fire is by an employee being in the vicinity and raising an [...]

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