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Sprinkler Design for Car Parks: Reducing the Impact of Electric Vehicle Fires
A well-designed sprinkler system in a car park and other building areas can control fire spread and provide sufficient time for evacuation, potentially saving lives.
Back Boiler Explosion Risks
Jensen Hughes investigates many back boiler fires. Though less common now, they still happen, causing injuries or death to occupants of properties
Choosing a Career in Forensics
Getting into the forensic world can be challenging. Even after getting a degree, it can still be a struggle to obtain a job in your desired field. Having such a niche job, people often ask me how I got to where I am today.
Lithium-ion Batteries + Fire At Sea
The discussion about the hazards and risks arising from fires involving lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles continues to hit the global headlines with much debate on the topic.
Fire Strategy Development for the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings Restoration Project
Following a £28 million refurbishment project, the 226-year-old Main Mill at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings has been reborn. Using innovative thinking, architects, builders and engineers worked together to solve the challenges presented
Fire Safety Engineering for Data Centers Requires Specific Expertise
Cloud services and storage require physical data centers to operate, but what is required to make them fire-safe facilities?
6 Most Common Errors in Implementing Fire Safety Plans
Fire safety engineering errors are very rarely a matter of design error. Most often they arise from information gaps between the work of different designers, procurement, and installers or from conflicting but overlapping designs
Over 100 Years of Finnish Expertise in Civil Protection: From Shelters to Total Preparedness
Finland's location between the East and West has been more interesting in 2022 than it has been for years. What is Finland's preparedness strategy?
Subrogation: The Road to Recovery
In 2021, it was estimated that insurers in the United Kingdom paid approximately £8 million per day on home insurance claims, a significant cost to the community and insurer.
Remembering the Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire
November 24, 2022, marks a decade since the occurrence of the deadliest factory fire in Bangladesh’s history. The blaze happened at Tazreen Fashion, a garment factory in Dhaka, claiming the lives of 112 workers while injuring 200 more.
Smoke Control System Testing + Inspection Requirements In Healthcare Facilities
Fire safety strategy involves more than preventing fires, it also involves protecting people from smoke exposure + toxicity
NFPA 99 Risk Assessment Code In Healthcare Facilities
With the construction of healthcare facilities, the risk is too high to not have a thorough understanding of NFPA 99 code
