Following a major fire in the United Arab Emirates, Jane Embury looks at fire safety in tall buildings. Earlier this month, a major fire engulfed a residential tower block in Sharjah. It’s a city state that makes up one of the seven sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates. The fire in the 49-storey Abbco Tower, […]
fire safety
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 […]
Deliberate and malicious
Chris Peters, chief design manager, looks at the impact of arson in the UK I wrote recently about arson in schools, and how it’s an issue that is more common than many people suppose. Indeed, in England alone, there are about 700 school fires a year. Most attacks are carried out by children and the great majority of […]
Fire safety USA
Lessons we’ve learned from fires in the USA. Every major fire teaches its own lessons. We learn from catastrophe and it’s a pity that it can take loss of life to make buildings safer. This week, we’ll look at five major fires in the USA. We’ve written about them separately before, but never in […]
Healthcare and fire safety
Healthcare and fire safety solution from Wrightstyle. We’ll shortly be supplying fire rated curtain wall screen and double doors for the £350 million Grange University Hospital, in Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran. It’s one of the largest NHS projects ever seen in Wales, and will admit its first patients in early 2021. Wrightstyle has supplied to many […]