New training for firefighters launched to combat fire cancer threat
New training for firefighters aims to fight the cancer threat to them from fires, by taking aim at the toxic substances that fires produce. UK firefighters surveyed as part of University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) research were four times more…
Firefighters’ cancer risk to be identified through new national database
Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have created a new nationwide database to assess the potential link between exposure to fire toxicants and the increased occurrence of cancers and other diseases among firefighters. Known as the UK Firefighters…
Crucial gaps found in façade fire safety regulatory regime
Analysis of the criteria developed to approve the use of combustible materials on tall buildings uncovers inadequate processes New research, led by academics at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), has found that the test regime which allowed combustible materials…
Lecturers in Fire Safety Engineering and Emergency and Crisis Management
Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College, Qatar (in partnership with College of Science & Technology – University of Central Lancashire) Basis: Consultant Rate: £45,000 per annum, plus benefits package Closing Date: 30th October 2016 Interview Date: Week commencing 7th November 2016…