Early fire alarm warning on construction site prevents widespread damage

11 December, 2008

Remotely monitored wireless fire detectors on a construction site in Yorkshire have prevented an arson attack causing massive damage.

An arson attack on 60 flats being built by Clayfield Construction at Normanton in West Yorkshire was prevent from getting out of control by an early warning from the Tag Guard Fire Alert system used at the site. Smoke activated the detectors, which sent a signal to Tag Guard’s remote monitoring station. The monitoring team alerted the security staff on the site, who called the fire service. The fire was brought under control before any significant damage resulted. Better known for anti-theft and anti-vandalism security systems, Tag Guard has developed a range of fire-alarm products based on the same proven wireless technology. More stringent health-and-safety legislation along with insurance-policy requirements mean that, increasingly, construction sites must have adequate fire-control and fire-alarm measures.

For more information on this story, click here: Dec 08, 129

Related links:

Siderise Innovation Centre achieves UKAS accreditation

Siderise has announced its Innovation Centre has achieved UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation, validating that it operates with the highest technical competency and generates reliable results.

One in five building service engineers unfamiliar with overheating regulations

New research has revealed that 20% of building service engineers are unfamiliar with the UK Building Regulations’ Approved Document O, which addresses overheating in buildings – and almost half (46%) claim to understand the theory behind it but are unsure how to put it into practice.

Calendar

Submit event

Tweets by MBS_magazine