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Raging for Days on End, Recycling-Plant Fires Are a Growing Menace

Register your interest to visit FIREX 2014 now When: 17-19 June 2014 Where: ExCeL, London Scarcely a week goes by without news of yet another blaze raging at a recycling or waste plant. Costing the Fire Service and taxpayer a fortune and disrupting the lives of nearby residents, recycling plant fires are often extremely unpredictable and [...]

The Security Guard: An Important Player in Addressing Workplace Fires

Dr David Gold, a chartered safety and health practitioner and founder of Gold-Knecht Associates, wrote the following article for our sister site, SHP Online: Security guards, be they employees or persons employed by a contracted security service, have important responsibilities to fulfill. A responsible security guard is trained and actively ensures that lives and property [...]

Live Event TV to Debut at IFSEC & FIREX 2014

Register your interest to visit IFSEC and FIREX 2014 now When: 17-19 June 2014 Where: ExCeL, London IFSEC and FIREX 2014 is launching live-event broadcasting channels at London’s ExCeL between 17-19 June. Featuring live interviews with major figures from the fire and security sectors IFSEC TV, which is sponsored by Xtralis, and FIREX TV, whose sponsor is [...]

Counter-Terrorism in the 21st Century

David Evans, CEO of Global Aware International, is discussing ‘The business case for counter terror at IFSEC International 2014 – one of numerous counter terror talks at the show Register your interest to visit IFSEC 2014 now When: 17-19 June 2014 Where: ExCeL, London Counter-terrorism strategy has undergone a remarkable development in the early years of the [...]

Gadgets & Tech in Seattle

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Axis Q1765-LE Camera Review

The Axis Q1765-LE is an external network camera featuring powerful 18x optical,12x digital zoom lens, HDTV 1080p technology with multiple, individually configurable H.264 and MPEG streams and Auto-Adjusting’ LED’s that give optimum low-light illumination. Part of the professional Q range, the Q1765-LE is designed for challenging environments such as airports, train stations and streets and [...]

Hotelier Gets 12 Months and Other Fire Prosecutions

A Walsall hotelier was handed down a 12-month jail sentence for eight life-threatening fire breaches in his 33-bed hotel. The failings included: A fire exit blocked by mattresses Faulty fire alarms An obstructed landing Faulty emergency lighting No fire detection in the basement, which contained flammable materials In 2009 Wolverhampton fire officers also found: No [...]

Infographic: IFSEC International’s Move to London in Numbers

We expected IFSEC International’s relocation to London to boost attendance, particularly from overseas visitors. But with the show still a month away, the registration data we’ve gathered has far exceeded even our lofty expectations. A 129% in end users and 115% rise in international registrants are just two of the figures illustrated in the infographic below. IFSEC International takes place from [...]