Honeywell has unveiled the first fire alarm system that comes with UL-approved self-testing smoke detectors that can automate testing and system maintenance. The Notifier Inspire fire alarm system with self-test detectors has been designed to create a safer building environment through increasing facility managers’ awareness of...
Dräger has commercialised a firefighting breathing apparatus that uses the world's lightest type 4 composite cylinders, thanks to graphene nanotubes that help minimise the weight. To date, over 16,000 of the apparatus have been distributed to fire services in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Indonesia, the UK,...
Muscat Municipality has signed an agreement with private security company, Security and Safety Services, to ensure that Oman’s beaches, parks and public places are kept clean, free of vandalism and public nuisance. The first of its kind agreement will see Security and Safety Services carry out...
In the years before the ubiquitous canary in a coal mine was used to detect gas leaks, newcomers to the mining team were sent in under a wet blanket carrying a lit torch which ignited the small pockets of gas or created an opening for...
This is not a riddle from the future, writes Abhishek Chhabra, Market Development Manager, Thomas Bell-Wright, but from the past… And the answer is doors. Doors are also the key element of compartmentation which, as discussed in his previous article, helps to enclose and entrap...
The Special Forces for Environmental Security (SFES) has warned that fines up to SR3000 will be slapped on anyone who violates the Environmental Law by setting fire to undesignated places. The announcement from the SFES urges all the public and visitors of wild parks to preserve...
The launch of INTERSCHUTZ USA has been rescheduled to October 20-22 2022. Producer of the event, Hannover Fairs USA Inc has cited the economic impact of Covid and a reduced foot fall within fire service events for the decision. Ed Nichols, CEO of Hannover Fairs,...
A time of transition, rich in opportunity but not without its risks. The “new normal” that is emerging in light of the COVID-19 emergency, as experienced by the security sector, is a complex context that requires companies and professionals to carefully analyse today’s scenarios as...
Yesterday, Honeywell launched its first all-in-one cloud platform for fire safety systems. Honeywell’s CLSS suite of tools, built on the Honeywell Forge platform, enable fire technicians to minimize disruption, prove compliance and reduce time needed for design, installation, commissioning, inspection, maintenance and reporting of life safety...
Grasbrunn – Bosch Building Technologies introduces Avenar, a new generation of fire alarm panels and a milestone in enhancing the fire safety of buildings. The new panel series supports the transformation of building technologies driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). Fully backwards compatible with...
To mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, which paved the way for the building of the modern city a 120 metre long wooden replica of 17th-century London, mounted on a barge on the Thames, was set alight. Thousands of spectators along the river...
The lives were saved of around 240 passengers and crew on board a jet which caught fire while making an emergency landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The Singapore Airlines flight which was heading for Milan had left Changi two hours earlier but the pilot had to...
Government officials in the Australian state of New South Wales are seeking tenders for a contract to improve the fire safety of 2454 of vehicles used by private bus operators in the city of Sydney and surrounding metropolitan areas. 17th June is the closing date for the...
There have recently been three incidents of fire in Muscat, Oman, of which two were in Ghala industrial area and one in Ruwi High Street. Even though there were no reports of injuries, properties worth thousands of rials were damaged. Some 15 porta cabins in company...