Fire Safety Legislation News

Is your organisation facing up to the RISKS of E-Cigarettes?
Is your organisation facing up to the RISKS of E-Cigarettes? With the increased popularity of the E cigarette there are



Keeping up with compliance: escape doors standards white paper
Keeping up with compliance: escape doors standards white paper Abloy UK has created a whitepaper that explains the importance of



Where fire is concerned, honesty is the best policy
Where fire is concerned, honesty is the best policy ”The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met



Safety First
Safety First There is a lot more to fire protection regulation than simply following the rules – helping shape them



What is a fire risk assessment?
What is a fire risk assessment? The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2006 (FSO) is no longer a new piece



The benefits and pitfalls of fire risk assessment
The benefits and pitfalls of fire risk assessment The ubiquitous ‘risk assessment’ seems to pervade all aspects of the practise



BS 9991 & BS 9999: stay current with the changes to key fire safety standards
BS 9991 & BS 9999: stay current with the changes to key fire safety standards Fire safety standards exist to



Coopers Fire, the first fire curtain manufacturer to be fully BS8524 Parts 1&2 compliant
Coopers Fire, the first fire curtain manufacturer to be fully BS8524 Parts 1&2 compliant Coopers Fire are pleased to announce



Fire Safety – Making Compliance Easy
Fire Safety – Making Compliance Easy A recent fire which broke out on the British Airways flight in Las Vegas



How standards can help to improve fire safety
How standards can help to improve fire safety Fire safety measures are essential to keep buildings and people safe in



How to Defend your Office from Dragon Attack
How to Defend your Office from Dragon Attack The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order is the main piece of legislation



CE marking of fire resisting doorsets and shutters decision welcomed by DHF
CE marking of fire resisting doorsets and shutters decision welcomed by DHF The timescale for the introduction of CE marking



Revised standard: BS 7273-4:2015
Revised standard: BS 7273-4:2015 BSI, the business standards company has revisedBS 7273-4:2015Code of Practice for the operation of fire protection



New Standard Edition: BS 5306-9:2015
New Standard Edition: BS 5306-9:2015 Published earlier this year, BS 5306-9:2015 incorporates two standards, outlining all the requirements for the



The green book is now yellow
The green book is now yellow BS 7671 Amendment No. 3 (The IET Wiring Regulations) All users of the IET



UKAS awards BASEC ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for its cable testing laboratory
UKAS awards BASEC ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for its cable testing laboratory The British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC), the international



New Means of Escape Guide FREE to download
New Means of Escape Guide FREE to download A Guide to Workplace Drills is the latest guidance document to be



Latest Regulation Tackles ‘Cable Entanglement’ deaths
Latest Regulation Tackles ‘Cable Entanglement’ deaths A new regulation is to be brought in, to tackle fatalities caused by cable



Guide for fire systems in flat conversions
Guide for fire systems in flat conversions The FIA has published a ‘Guide to fire detection and fire alarms in



The burning challenge of fire safety
The burning challenge of fire safety A fire can occur anywhere, even where we least expect it. With losses caused