FIREX International is the only event that connects the global fire and security markets, and…
Issue 66 – June 2016
NFPA Conference & Expo – The premier event in fire
Every year, thousands of the leading fire, electrical and building safety professionals, from around the…
Fire Safety – the weakest link
In today’s world of innovative and increasingly challenging building design, it has never been more…
Plumis’s automist smartscan testing
A common denominator linking manufacturers of reliable, trustworthy, quality-controlled construction products is independent third-party testing.…
Driving development in fire suppression
We live in a world dominated by the impact of safety, both in terms of…
Grounding of corrugated stainless steel tubing does not prevent fires
Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) is a semi-flexible gas tubing favored over traditional black iron…
UL offers online tool for testing of fire sprinklers sampled from buildings
For several decades, UL has provided a testing service to assess the operating characteristics of…
Fire extinguishing and detection systems in general aviation
In the modern and general aviation the fire suppression systems is divided into two subsystems…
Fire safety for the Gotthard base tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is the centerpiece of the new transalpine railway link in…
Simplest is not always safest
Over the last twelve months there has been increasing discussion in the UK about the…
Foam firefighting systems in rail tunnels
Since 2007, SP Fire Research has been involved in the development of a foam firefighting…
Inspection, testing and maintenance of active fire protection systems
Installing an active fire protection system is no mean investment yet all too often companies…
Code development 101: Using ICC’s cdpaccess
You’ve got the one idea that will make the building code easier to understand, the…
The art of applied fireproofing
Electrical power is important part of our day-to-day life that’s sometime taken for granted. Almost…
Protecting our history from fire, by learning from the past
Put simply, fire is probably the single most obvious common threat to the fabric and…
Effective fire detection solutions for hazardous environments
By their very nature, hazardous environments require a highly considered approach to fire detection. Apollo…
Considerations for the application of high-temperature coatings – Part 2
Managers of petrochemical, refining, power, offshore, pulp and paper and other facilities with extensive hot…
Air sampling smoke detection on mobile mining equipment
Very early warning air sampling smoke detection (ASD) has traditionally been thought of as a…
Kentec Electronics Ltd – Compliant extinguishant control technology
With the launch of their much-anticipated Syncro XT+ Multi Area Addressable Extinguishing Panel, Jonathan Gilbert…