Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has welcomed the amended Approved Document B of the Building Regulations as a “positive step in the right direction to improve fire safety in new high-rise residential buildings”. Published on 1 June 2022, Part B (Fire Safety) offers new improvements to fire safety guidance to ensure tall buildings are made … Continued
UK fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has announced the appointment of a dedicated EvacGo Application Engineer for its new BS 8629-compliant evacuation alert system. Advanced’s Technical Support Engineer, Shaun Scott, will be assuming the role of EvacGo Application Engineer from December, bringing with him 20 years of fire industry experience, 16 of which have been … Continued
Effectively supporting a temporary change of evacuation strategy from ‘stay put’ to ‘simultaneous evacuation’ requires the introduction of interim fire protection solutions, but which approach is best, waking watch patrol or a fire alarm? Identifying the risk Immediately following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) focused on the … Continued
In the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, the fire industry had a duty to respond. Meaningful change was required and with the introduction of BS 8629:2019, as a matter of priority, the safe and effective egress of occupants within a building has been identified as critical to the success of any life-saving evacuation operation. Those … Continued
As our buildings and the way in which we put them to use become more complex, the challenges of safely evacuating occupants also increase. The latest analogue addressable fire panels give fire engineers, specifiers and end users more control and peace of mind than ever, delivering unprecedented levels of performance and accuracy. The latest panels’ … Continued
