When it comes to terrorism, perception is everything. The FBI defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.” The Encyclopedia Britannica, more prosaically, defines it as “the systematic use […]
Articles
Containing the triangle of combustion
Tim Kempster, Wrightstyle’s managing director, explains the dynamics of fire in buildings. A year ago, on 14th June, seventy two people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire, which will likely go down in fire safety history as a catastrophe that should never have happened. While it’s too early to finally point accusing fingers, […]
Fire alarms and human behaviour
Wrightstyle manufactures and supplies advanced glazing systems. Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks at human behavior when a fire alarm sounds. We’re sometimes asked why our advanced glazing systems are designed to give protection against fire and toxic gases for up to 120 minutes. The answer, of course, is that large or complex buildings […]
When shopping centres catch fire
Jane Embury, a director of steel glazing company Wrightstyle, looks at fire safety in shopping centres. Wrightstyle systems can be found in shopping centres worldwide. The tragic fire in a Siberian shopping centre earlier this year underlines once again how even the most seemingly-safe places can be made dangerous by poor design and human stupidity. […]
Thinking arson in the workplace
Jane Embury is marketing director at Wrightstyle, the advanced glazing systems supplier. She points out the USA has a National Arson Awareness Week, this year in May, and suggests that we should follow suit. Fire prevention is so crucial. It’s a crime that we tend not to think about because, we assume, it’s relatively rare […]
