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Fire design of composite beams with web openings protected with reactive intumescent coating

Mobile firefighting technology for high hazard applications
The occurrence of high hazard fires has reduced in the last few years suggesting training…

An Industrial Revolution – Commercial Fire & Rescue Services
An increasing financial squeeze on Civil Defence or Municipal Fire and Rescue Services has seen…

Flame detector selection – Which technology to use in gas turbine enclosures?
Which flame detection technology should I use in a gas turbine enclosure? This is a…

How to help reduce the risk of fire in oilfields and other extremely hazardous environments
It is hard to imagine that a little over 150 years ago, the discovery of…

The Ultimate Industrial System: Exceeding the norms of industrial fire protection
In 1955, a high magnitude explosion at the former Standard Oil Refinery in the USA…

Why the specification and selection of warning strobes is so important to the design of fire and gas detection
Throughout our lives, we have been exposed to the importance of visual signalling in keeping…

New beam detector technology for fire protection in hazardous areas of oil, gas and chemical plants
A new generation of beam detectors has been developed in response to the particular needs…

Operational concerns involving Electric and Hybrid Vehicles at vehicle related incidents – Part 1
One of the largest concerns today dealing with vehicle related incidents revolves around the electrification…

Intumescent solutions for fire protection in tall buildings
Steel is used as a structural and fabrication material in tall buildings around the world.…

Major Rail incidents – How prepared are you really?
It is true that rail travel globally is officially the second safest mode of transport…

The 2019 edition of NFPA 72 is here. Are you prepared?
The NFPA 72-2019 edition marks the most sweeping changes to this standard in decades. More…
Temporary Fire Alarm System: The Best option For Construction Sites?
Fires kill, injure and cause serious human suffering and financial loss every year in the…

Firefighting foam action in Wisconsin
Water contamination issues from PFAS are creating pressure on the fire service to make changes…

Occupational firefighter concerns on PFAS: What do Dockers® pants and the precautionary principle have to do with firefighting foams and firefighters?
Occupational firefighter concerns on PFAS: What do Dockers® pants and the precautionary principle have to…

Bahrain Civil Defence, working to achieve excellence
My first article, penned last September, gave a brief overview of the Kingdom of Bahrain…