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Advances in fire detector technology reduce false alarms
Stuart Ball examines the latest fire detector technologies and finds that they improve performance as well as reducing the incidence of false alarms. False alarms are a major concern to both the automatic fire detection industry and the fire and rescue services. In a typical year, over 50% of all false alarms are attributable to ...
Learning the lessons of fire detection
Rowland Davies examines the education sector and the technology available to meet its fire detection requirements. Schools and colleges come in many shapes and sizes. For example, a small village primary school can have a very simple layout and relatively small numbers of pupils. Therefore, its fire detection requirements will be correspondingly straightforward. Middle-sized premises ...
Safety first for the smart contractor
Amid mounting legislation, building regulation changes and increasingly cautious homeowners, safety is paramount for the electrical contractor. That is why it’s so important to take advantage of technological advances, not just with indoor safety products, such as fire and alarm systems, but also with outdoor security systems that are in increasing demand. Gary Walker takes ...
Fire performance cables setting the record straight
Fire safety legislation and cable standards are not always as rigorously interpreted or applied as they should be, or as some might have you believe, according to David Oldfield. In the past few years, there has certainly been no shortage of new or amended regulations and standards relating to fire rated cabling. This has either ...
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