Halon phase-out - the facts February 2001 Many misconceptions exist regarding the actual situation in Halon fire extinguishing agents. Here, the FDIA attempts to simplify the situation by providing information on the European Community's actions.
Conscious ...
Helping to shape the future of fire safety December 2000 Delta Scientific's IP500 Portable Barrier systems have been chosen to protect entrances from unauthorised vehicles at the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
"Since 9-11, the need for easy to ...
Defender photo-electric smoke detector December 2000 The RVC720 digital surveillance recorder is a standalone DVR that is compatible with most multiplexers. Features include: * High picture quality with wavelet compression format.
* Single-channel.
* ...
Smoke-piercing torch is a lifesaver June 2000 Tactron Technologies recently announced the South African launch of the Mitsubishi DX-TL800 digital multiplexer.
With most digital products running on a Windows platform, Mitsubishi utilises embedded ...
How to cool a flaming situation June 2000 One of the most dangerous situations a firefighter can face is a gas cylinder in the middle of a blaze unless it has been stored in an insulating jacket made by Nullifire.
Experiments by the company ...
New detectors offer unprotected ease of access for servicing May 2000 Notifier South Africa boasts a range of highly sophisticated smoke detectors, including the LPX-751 Very Intelligent Early Warning (VIEW) Laser smoke detector and the FSI-751 and FSP-751/751T low-profile ...
Fire Detection Installers association established November '99 The Fire Detection Installers Association (FDIA) has been established, and according to K. Norgate, Chairman of the Association, it has got off to a 'flying start'. After a year of preparation, the FDIA ...
Fire-SA takes the fire industry to the web March/April 2000 Fire-SA has launched a new online fire protection resource website, www.fire-sa.co.za, which is intended to list all the fire protection companies, associations and institutions in South Africa. This ...
Fire Detection Installers Association Established March/April 2000 The Fire Detection Installers Association (FDIA) has been established, and according to K. Norgate, Chairman of the Association, it has got off to a 'flying start'. After a year of preparation, the FDIA ...
Simplex introduces TrueAlarm combination smoke and heat alarm March/April 2000 Strengthening its ability to provide early warning fire detection solutions in hospitality, dormitory, assisted living and industrial applications, Simplex has introduced a highly flexible combination ...
Keeping pace with fire detection and prevention technologies March/April 2000 In line with the revised terms of the Montreal Protocol that banned the manufacture of halon, Chubb Electronic Security makes extensive use of two internationally acclaimed fire extinguishing products....
Assessing your fire alarm system needs - A Q&A for electrical contractors March/April 2000 Question:
The trend in the low-end fire alarm industry - in applications for small and medium-sized buildings - seems to be toward addressable systems and away from hardwired systems. What are some ...
Keeping Pace with fire detection and prevention technologies Dec '99 For many years Chubb Electronic Security has worked at the forefront of fire detection and protection technologies, making full use of its extensive links with its various worldwide partners including ...
BMW SA,Rosslyn:emergency evacuation system. October 99 Firetech Projects recently completed phase one of a prestigious emergency evacuation system in record time at the BMW Rosslyn plant. BMW approached Firetech Projects and WEVS consulting engineers to ...
State of- the art fire protection for De Beers. October 99 Viisage Technology, a leader in the emerging field of biometrics technology and in providing identification systems and solutions, has announced that it has been awarded a new project to provide a police ...
Celebrating 30 years of technical excellence in the fire industry September 99 First established in 1969 in Cape Town by Margerett and Robert Macfarlane as 'Fire Fight', Ziton has in 30 years broadened its capacity from selling fire equipment to become one of the world's leading ...
