After the ITC Deer Park Incident, the industry urgently needs to discover what went wrong…
2019
Why mineral insulated cable is the best choice for hazardous environments
Potential explosive atmospheres exist when a mixture of air gas, vapour, mist, or dust combine…
Voice Evacuation system, better described as voice safety systems
The idea behind voice alarm/voice evacuation (VA/VE) is a simple one. Clear, straightforward instructions are…
Bright ideas: Emergency lighting intensity for day and night conditions
Though the effectiveness of blue emergency lighting in daytime conditions has become a matter of…
Understanding class ‘B’ obstacle fire hazard situations
Fires occurring within industrial and commercial applications are commonly controlled and extinguished with portable fire…
Dust explosion mitigation methods
A dust explosion is the rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air within…
ADIPEC 2019 – Continuing to break records
Dmg events and its host, The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), are delighted to…
IFE GCC UAE Branch Update July 2019
At the time of writing the Holy month of Ramadan has come to an end…
Pyroplex Making glazed doors fire-safe
Glazed doors are in demand. And for good reason. Not only are they safer in…
Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection AB
Dafo has been in business for over 100 years and has always been in the…
What’s new with… Passive fire protection
With the greatly increased emphasis on building safety, the leading manufacturers have boosted their research…
Protection by design
Bristol Uniforms has been at the forefront of firefighter PPE design for more than 60…
Protecting critical assets at Kuwait University
Despite the effectiveness of halons in suppressing fire, the 1987 Montreal Protocol prompted stringent measures…
From test to reality
Modern cladding approaches bring together a seemingly ever-increasing diversity of materials and components including fixings,…
Extrication planning – Part 1
Vehicle extrication is an extremely complex discipline which requires a high level of skill, knowledge…
Fire testing of cables is important, but not at the expense of other performance characteristics
Construction projects in the Middle East are rapidly on the rise, as there is significant…
Notre Dame Cathedral fire reflects challenges of protecting historic buildings from fire
In April I attended a week of meetings with the ISO committee that deals with…