To some degree, existing fire-resistance-rated assemblies and their components have been forgotten. That’s what this…
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Ensuring that fire testing of new-generation foams is relevant to real applications
The transition to fluorine-free foams is arguably the greatest issue currently facing industrial firefighters, particularly…
Playing with fire: how to make your premises fire-safety compliant
Fire suppression is the one investment we hope we never have to use. It’s easy…
Hampering sprinkler effectiveness
There’s a joke in the sprinkler and storage industries that you don’t design an early…
Understanding char loss and fall-off for fire-safe design of timber structures
Engineered timber is in high demand while the awareness of environmental pressures is growing. Worldwide…
Alternatives to foam for hangar fire protection
For the past several years a perfect storm has been brewing within the aviation hangar…
Advancing fire protection in historic structures
Historic structures may seem to be an unlikely setting for contemporary advances in fire protection,…
An innovative flame detector solution for helidecks and aircraft hangars
Applications that demand heightened immunity to false alarms include the use of helicopters offshore and…
New solutions help solve the fire risks posed by IBCs
In early October 2011, as news helicopters patrolled overhead, fire and explosions destroyed a chemical…
Smart proportioner GEN III – remote monitoring system
As practised for decades in fire protection systems, the procedure to check the functionality of…
One rule for one, and one for another
A fire that tore through the Cube high-rise student accommodation in 2019 is a stark…
Rubber-based flexible fire water piping increases safety in the global oil and gas industry
Safety is a key priority for all industries, especially for the operators of onshore and…
From brakes to lights – how the ABS brake approach needs to be adopted in the emergency lighting sector
Emergency lighting normally accounts for 25–30% of the luminaires in a typical commercial project. It…
Performance-based smoke detection reduces cost and enhances safety
For special architectural features such as atria and large open spaces, advanced smoke detection technology…
Liquefied Natural Gas fires: the damage on structures
In most regions of the world natural gas is the fastest growing energy resource. This…
The reliability of fire protection features in high-rise buildings
One of the key components of fire safety in high-rise buildings is the reliability of…
Putting in place fire-protection measures for lithium-ion battery energy storage systems
Incidents involving lithium-ion batteries have hit the headlines in recent years – think spontaneously exploding…
Smoke control systems and the application of smoke control products to realise safe and efficient designs
Smoke control design is an important concept in fire safety and is often misunderstood and…
Flame detector selection Part 2 – design considerations
Part One of our flame detection guide provided some pointers for the selection of flame…
Proven fire protection from the lab
How the FM Global Research Campus helps businesses manage risk in increasingly complex times. In…