Fire Safety

Fire safety failures found in more than half of Londons care homes

More than half of the capitals care homes have failed London Fire Brigade safety checks.During inspections of 177 care homes, the…

Fire safety law makes alarms compulsory in every Scottish home

Every local home must have fitted smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms by February 2021, under new laws that follow on from the…

United Technologies puts brakes on selling Chubb Unit

United Technologies Corp. has halted the sale of its Chubb fire-safety and security business because of recent market volatility…

300 Professionals attend OSAC AGM in New Delhi

OSAC Delhi Chapter held its AGM at the United States embassy recently in New Delhi. The day long event attended by nearly 300…

Middle East fire safety market to hit $3bn by 2024

The Middle Easts market for firefighting systems, fire detection and alarm systems, and emergency exit and lighting, is predicted…

3026 Mumbai buildings get notices for flouting fire safety measures

In a fire safety audit of 6142 buildings done by the Mumbai Fire Brigade department from the year 2015 to October this year,…

Need for fire safety audit stressed

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, stressed on the need for carrying out the fire safety audit of the households…

Council faces £21m bill to replace 17,000 doors after fire safety test failures

Hackney Council in UK will fit 17,000 new fireproof doors as the local authority faces a A?21m bill to bring homes up to building…

Chandigarh Airport loses fire safety clearance

An inspection team of the Mohali Municipal Corporation has found "serious lacunae" in fire safety arrangements at the Chandigarh…

Door experts consulted in fire safety overhaul

Experts in fire door hardware are being consulted to help revise fire safety regulations for buildings. Fire doors from five…

Building plan key to fire safety: SK Dheri

The drawing board of an architect should be the starting point for the fire safety of a building but that rarely happens, an…

Fire door campaigners call on UK government to set up building safety fund

Fire door campaigners are urging the UK government to set up a building safety fund to finance fire safety improvements in local…