DiData goes with gas July 2005, Alien Systems & Technology , Fire & Safety The Dimension Data campus, covering 75000 m2, is located north of Johannesburg in Bryanston and contains administrative offices, Telkom patch rooms, a network operations centre, IT workshops and equipment ...
Read more...Fire equipment and sprinkler pump house management July 2005, Fire & Safety What is the most likely element to fail when it comes to managing and monitoring fire protection equipment? Unfortunately it is the old cliché of the `weakest link' and it is normally the human factor. ...
Read more...All about Pyrogen July 2005, Fire & Safety Pyrogen arose out of the development, in the former Soviet Union, of a solid fuel for rockets. This fuel provided propulsion but no trailing heat or flame path to guide heat seeking missiles or alert ...
Read more...Education and training July 2005, Fire & Safety What is the status of fire engineering in South Africa? The fact of the matter is that it is in a far more embryonic stage compared to most of the developed countries. There are no formal fire engineering ...
Read more...Upgrading safety standards in central Jo'burg July 2005, Masc Solutions, Fire & Safety A South African company with mining interests worldwide had, over a period of many years, installed a number of disparate fire detection and gaseous suppression systems throughout its many buildings in ...
Read more...Industrial housekeeping guidelines July 2005, Fire & Safety Every year countless fires start when waste materials are ignited by smoking materials, hot surfaces, electrical arcs, short circuits, and mechanical sparks. Not only is industrial waste the most common ...
Read more...Emergency lighting July 2005, Fire & Safety The National Building Regulations (NBR) includes regulations concerning emergency lighting. A code of practice was subsequently published by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS 0114-2) to provide ...
Read more...Preventing warehouse fires guidelines July 2005, Fire & Safety A few examples of major warehouse fires together with supposed causes are listed:
1. A fire in a jute warehouse in Durban caused damage in excess of R2m. Contributing factors to the extent of the damage ...
Read more...Hot work guidelines July 2005, Fire & Safety Welding operations have been the cause of numerous serious fires over the years. Many serious accidents have been caused by cutting or welding being performed on closed drums, tanks or other receptacles ...
Read more...Portable fire extinguishers July 2005, Fire & Safety Most fires, if detected early enough, can be easily extinguished through the prompt application of the correct type and appropriate quantity of extinguishing agent. Portable fire extinguishers are designed ...
Read more...Mixed outside storage guidelines July 2005, Fire & Safety Causes of fire
The known causes of a number of major fires which have occurred over the years in South Africa involving outside storage, indicate a definite need for more effective control by management ...
Read more...Shut the door on fire spread July 2005, Fire & Safety It makes economic sense to utilise the talents of fire team members wherever possible. Training exposes them to a broad fire safety base. They therefore know more about fire than any other employee.
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