Category : Fire Prevention and Detection

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VdS announces new guidelines for radio-based fire detection and fire alarm systems

MthokozisiMay 8, 2022May 8, 2022

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

VdS has issued guidelines for radio-based fire detection and fire alarm systems (FDAS). While international standards exist for the protection of individual components using radio...

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C-TEC exhibiting at Firex 2022

MthokozisiMay 8, 2022May 8, 2022

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

Leading life-safety systems manufacturer, C-TEC, is exhibiting at Firex 2022. Taking place at London’s ExCeL on 17-19 May, Firex International is Europe’s biggest fire safety...

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False fire alarms in leisure, retail, and hospitality premises

MthokozisiMay 8, 2022May 8, 2022

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

Every false fire alarm is costly, but in a post-COVID world, there is now even more pressure on the leisure, retail, and hospitality industries to...

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Kentec’s new K-Mesh wireless technology wins praise

MthokozisiApril 28, 2022

K-Mesh, a next-generation wireless fire detection technology from Kentec Electronics, a leading manufacturer of life-critical control solutions, is winning deserved praise from the installer of a...

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Kentec launches next generation K-Mesh wireless fire detection system

MthokozisiMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

KENTEC ELECTRONICS, the manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has launched K-Mesh, the company’s next generation wireless detection system that uses self-healing and configuring Mesh technology...

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Firetrace launches fire detection tubing for offshore wind turbines

MthokozisiMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Firetrace has launched its latest product, XD Tubing, a flexible fire detection tubing with enhanced chemical durability, to mitigate the risk of fire and total loss...

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SA has new rules for fire alarms. Here’s what you need to know

MthokozisiMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has released its latest recommendations for fire detection and alarm systems, for non-domestic premises. The document (formally called...

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The Rise of Cellular for Fire Alarm Signal Transmission

MthokozisiMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Beginning in 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began the process of shifting its high-cost universal service program from legacy copper networks and TDM voice...

Access Control Featured Fire Prevention and Detection

Role of fire detectors in fire suppression

MthokozisiMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Flame detectors are key to an effective fire suppression system, according to Nishant Thankappan, business development manager – analytical and detection, Emerson Automation Solutions Combustion...

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“44% of businesses are concerned that false fire alarms in the workplace will encourage complacency”, according to study

MthokozisiMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

With employees being encouraged to return to workplaces following the pandemic, new research by fire safety specialist, JLA, has revealed that business leaders are most...

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