The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is a piece of legislation regulating practices and procedures at work. These practices are geared towards ensuring the safety of lives and properties. It covers health and safety practices in business, specifically in Great Britain. The guide came into law in 1974. The law contains the …
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Fire prevention in a workplace does not get the needed urgent attention even though we spend a large proportion of our day at work. Most workplace fires are preventable if necessary precautions are put in place to curtail it. According to the Communities and Local Government Fire statistics in the United Kingdom, a whooping 24,900 …
A fire sprinkler system is one of the essential safety devices every home must possess. It is a system that discharges water whenever there is a fire, or extreme heat is detected. A fire sprinkler system is different from a smoke alarm and can operate with or without the smoke alarm system. It activates independently, …
What is the Cost of Servicing a Fire Sprinkler? We cannot overemphasize the importance of a sprinkler in a building. It ensures the safety of lives and properties. However, it’s not enough to install a complete fire sprinkler system. There must be an assurance that the system will work as it should when needed. It …
What is a Dry Riser? A dry riser is an empty vertical pipe installed in a high building of over 18m but less than 60m tall. It allows firefighters to gain access to higher floors. Usually, the ground floor has a dry riser inlet which can be connected to pump outlets of fire engines. The …
What Is The Difference Between Dry Riser And Wet Riser System? A riser system is part of safety devices installed in modern tall buildings to prevent fire outbreak. It can be a wet riser system or dry riser system installed in the building design. This riser system helps firefighters to easily supply water through a …
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The ‘Mini Shard’ London has Wet Riser pipework The News Building is not a large building. However, it’s a 17-storey office block in the tourist area of London Bridge in London. This forms part of the Shard Quarter development. If you didn’t know, the mini shard houses all of News UK’s London operations, including some of the …
What is the Domestic Sprinkler System? Thousands of people lose their lives and properties to house fires every year. Research results have highlighted these damages in the last few years. The damages fire cause to life and properties cannot be exaggerated. It can be huge! Little wonder, an annual service of a water sprinkler system …
Dry Riser Installation Regulations Uk Dry riser regulations declare that they should be installed in buildings where the level is 18 metres above the bottom level to 60 metres above ground level. The thought you should give for the overall installation of design of the dry riser mains should be: that all of your parts …
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Wet Riser System Design (Wet /pre-pumped standpipes) Wet riser installation is a fire-combating system found in high buildings. It is used to supply water to different parts of a building, mostly for firefighting purposes. Wet risers are usually filled with water. In a fire fighting operation, it can be used automatically or manually. The wet …
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