The government has been advising on measures to unlock the lockdown, providing a welcome boost to the economy. Already shops are opening with pubs and cinemas to follow, ushering a new kind of normal to our everyday lives. But the new normal is also about other places of work because offices, factories and warehouses also […]
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Grenfell, containment and inequality
The past weeks have shone a bright spotlight on perceived social and racial injustice around the world. It’s already led to calls that, post Covid-19, we should look again at every aspect of our civic society. That’s particularly true this month on the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. That devastating fire in West […]
Saving the bacon without fire safety measures
Our business at Wrightstyle is to supply advanced glazing systems that protect life and property in the event of fire. Our systems are also used as acoustic barriers or to provide additional safety when high wind loading is a design requirement. For example, we’ve supplied systems to a banking giant in Hong Kong, a typhoon […]
Statistics and compartments
Jane Embury looks at recent statistics and how compartmentation is a critical issue. Statistics published by the Home Office show that there has been a 10% drop in the number of fires attended by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England. However, to September 2019, there was a 9% increase in dwelling house fires in […]
Keeping safe in the workplace
Jane Embury looks at the main causes of fire in the workplace. In the year ending March 2019, 576,040 incidents were attended by fire and rescue services in England. This was a two per cent increase compared with the previous year (566,433). However, it’s also a 20% decrease compared with ten years ago (717,805). Of […]