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• Blackline Safety Sees 175% Growth In Fire-Hazmat Customers

  02-04-2025 14:45 via thebigredguide.com
  As worker injuries and public safety risks continue to rise, safety technology pioneer Blackline Safety Corp. has announced record growth in the number of fire hazmat customers using its connected personal and area monitors.Worldwide, the number of Blackline fire-hazmat customers grew 175% in the last year, from 127 to 350, with thousands of users across North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.adoption of Blackline’s productsThe adoption of Blackline&
  
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• Determine Fire Marshal Requirements Effectively

  02-04-2025 11:33 via thebigredguide.com
  As workplaces have evolved over the past year or so companies should have a flexible mind as to how to best keep the office/workplace compliant. The first point is often to check the risk assessment is up to date and make sure it stays adaptable to reflect the current working practices.
  If users have implemented a new hybrid working practice, altered the building layout, or changed how the building is used there is an onus on the Responsible Person to consider in the Fire Risk Assessment;
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• Fire Safety Violations Lead To Record UK Fine For Care Provider

  02-04-2025 11:32 via thebigredguide.com
  Earlier this year, a large care provider received the biggest ever fines in the UK for a serious breach of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The judgement, at a court in London, saw a large care provider receive a £1.4m fine after a resident died when his clothes set on fire while he was smoking.
  The resident, Cedric Skyers, was in a wheelchair inside a garden shelter at a care home in Brockley, when the incident happened. The prosecution explained that his clothes went o
  
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• Fire Risk Assessment Guide For UK Businesses

  02-04-2025 11:30 via thebigredguide.com
  A Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) is an essential component of their organisation’s overall Fire Risk Management Strategy. As with all fire safety measures, the primary goal of a risk assessment is to keep people safe. Virtually all buildings in England and Wales are required, by law, to undertake a Fire Risk Assessment (except for domestic dwellings).This article will explain the process of carrying out a Fire Risk Assessment, their responsibilities under Fire Safety legislation, as well a
  
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• Advanced's EvacGo Boosts Safety At Lucent Square

  02-04-2025 11:30 via thebigredguide.com
  Lucent Square, a new residential development in Leeds, has been equipped with Advanced’s EvacGo evacuation alert system to enhance resident safety and ensure compliance with the BS 8629 Code of Practice.Covering 54 apartments across six floors, the system features a standalone EvacGo panel located at the main entrance and provides fire and rescue services with a reliable method of alerting residents in an emergency. Installation of evacuation alert systemInstallation of an eva
  
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• AU Vodka Chooses Hochiki for New Swansea HQ

  02-04-2025 11:29 via thebigredguide.com
  AU Vodka, the rapidly expanding premium spirits brand renowned for its distinctive gold bottles, has selected a state-of-the-art fire detection system from Hochiki Europe for its impressive new head office in Swansea.The system, installed by South Wales-based fire safety and security specialists H3 Group, provides exceptional reliability and seamlessly integrates with the building’s ultra-modern design.Safeguarding InnovationAU Vodka entrusted the project to H3 Group, a long-standing p
  
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