Life-safety, firefighting and critical emergency systems depend on the unfailing reliability of electric cables during a fire. Should these essential cable systems fail, the critical equipment they supply also fails, putting occupants, emergency responders and property at risk. A fragmented…
Battery-powered rescue tools
‘This is much heavier than our previous equipment.’ ‘What do I do if I forget to charge the batteries?’ ‘Can I work submerged with it?’ ‘The casing is plastic, is it stable enough?’ Well, the early years weren’t easy for…
Ensuring the safe operation of electric and hybrid electric vehicles
While the global transition towards a more sustainable environment, with increased use of renewable energy carriers, continues at pace, vehicle propulsion is experiencing its greatest challenge to date – electrification. This shift to a more eco-conscious society is causing rapidly-increasing…