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  Fire extinguisher bought at car boot sale is false economy

  When it comes to Fire Extinguishers I like to think I am pretty clued up on Standards and legislation and at Fire and Safety Centre we have invested a great deal of time in trying to educate our cu...

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  Workplace First Aid Kits get a British Standard makeover

    Probably all households have that special cupboard converted to a makeshift first aid cabinet full of assorted first aid products assembled over the years. Half empty boxes of first aid plasters,...

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  10 Work Place Safety Essentials When Starting a Business.

  You may think that business start-up’s in the current economic climate would be a rare occurrence yet government statistics still report “Business Births” as they term it at approaching 200,000 a ...

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  10 things to do for safety in the home

  [skus]EXT014FSP1-FREE,SAF117FB22DB,BLA0141818K40[/skus] 1. Fit smoke alarms – the simplest and cheapest safeguard to give early warning of a fire, prevent a major fire developing and give you time...

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  Safety Tips for Bonfire Night

  Fawkes Night on November 5th is an ancient tradition originally intended as a celebration of the failure of Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators to blow up Parliament and King James I in particular....

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  Podcast on how to get the best fire extinguisher for your company.

  Ensuring your business and staff are protected from the risk of fire is of paramount importance. However, many people don’t realise that they are legally obliged to ensure the fire extinguishers th...

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  Car Fire Extinguishers stand test of time

  [skus]EXT170AP1,EXT002CVP1,KIT139BSM[/skus] The safety benefits for having a car extinguisher were recognised 100 years ago when Pyrene introduced the first CTC (Carbon Tetrachloride) canister in...

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  Farm fire safety regulations

  The Regulatory Reform (Fire safety) Order (RRO) has a long reach and virtually all types of business premises are required to comply. Some may be surprised to learn that this fire safety legislatio...

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  Smoke without Fire

  Although fires resulting from cigarette, pipe and tobacco smoking are less than 5% of the total 40% of fire related deaths in the home are caused by smoking. Nationally, on average someone dies ev...

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  Hotel Fire started by Party Coach Revellers

  When I think of a coach party I recall the 50’s and 60’s with some nostalgia, the time before the package holiday ushered in a new era for holiday makers when the annual Coach Party trip was the hi...

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  5 More Common Causes of Fire in the Home

    6. Portable Heaters   Portable gas and electric heaters can be lethal if poorly sited or misused. Fan and radiant heaters can quickly overheat if covered or obstructed. Top TipsDon’t use porta...

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  5 Safety tips on how to avoid Fire Hazards in the home

  1. Your Kitchen Kitchen fires are by far the most common cause of fire in the home. With water, electricity, fats, gas, wood and any number of chemicals from cleaning fluids to solvents to be foun...

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