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10/7/18

By MDM Publishing Ltd
UK Fire

During the 50th General Assembly of Euralarm, the European association representing the fire safety and security Industry, the members have chosen Mr. Martin Harvey as new President of Euralarm. He succeeds Enzo Peduzzi who was President for the past three years. Following the election of the new President a new Board and Managing Director were introduced. Delegates from national associations and blue-chip companies acknowledged that the Industry is more unified, better integrated into European decision-making processes.

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10/1/18

By Trade Only Today Editors
Trade Only Today

Sea-Fire Europe is ceasing distribution of fire-suppression systems that use hydrofluorocarbon agents. The company made the decision to counter supply issues that are arising because of a mandated phase-down of HFCs in Europe and because the company says the move is the responsible action to take, given the adverse impact the gases have on the environment.

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Recent disasters have reopened the conversation about the difficulties of preventing and extinguishing fires on the open sea.

9/17/18

By Joe Baker
Ship Technology

Traditional precautions against container ship fires are failing to protect crews and cargoes. What is causing fires on-board container vessels, and what should be done to prevent this from a regulatory and practical standpoint?

In March, the Maersk Honam container vessel was sailing hundreds of miles south-east of Salalah, Oman, when it erupted into flames. Nearly two months later, it was dragged into port at Dubai, embers still flickering in the hold. Of the 27 seafarers who had been on-board when the fire struck, 22 were able to abandon ship. The remaining five never returned.

This abject tragedy was only the latest out of a string of many container ship fires that have plagued the maritime industry in recent times. Other shocking incidents in the last five years occurred on-board the MSC Daniela, CMA CGM Rossini and the Hanjin Green Earth.

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10/4/18

By Greg Zimmerman
FacilitiesNet

The newest Trump Administration proposal is particularly relevant for facility managers: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its intention to remove regulations designed to prevent leaking and venting of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from large HVAC and refrigeration units.

The EPA says the rule would save industry about $39 million annually in regulatory costs. But the rule also would have the climate impact of an additional 642,000 cars on the road. HFCs have a warming potential thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide. The proposed rule, Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revisions to the Refrigerant Management Program's Extension to Substitute, aims to rescind the Obama-era extension of a rule on leak repair provisions.

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A bear brazenly approaches several anchored boats in Browning Cove. Photo by Brian Laux.

8/30/18

By Warren Schlote
SooToday

HEYWOOD ISLAND -- The Heywood bear has boarded a fifth boat in the sheltered anchorage at Heywood Island, east of Little Current. This time, it set its sights on a 55-foot, wooden 1962 Chris Craft named AMARA.

Roy Nichols, from Traverse City, Michigan, anchored the boat at about 6:30 pm, and he had three other adults and two 14-year-old girls aboard. He estimates they were about 140 metres from shore in 15 feet of water. They were all below deck at about 10 pm when they heard a loud noise as a chair tipped over on the deck.

"I closed the door and we quickly made a plan to frighten the bear off the boat. We gathered several flashlights and a halon gas fire extinguisher. I started spraying him with the fire extinguisher; he was sitting on the captain's chair," said Mr. Nichols.

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This phone ignited after it was crushed in a similar incident on a Qantas flight in 2016. (Source: ATSB)

9/26/18

ABC News

Ever wondered why the in-flight safety videos tell you not to move your seat if you drop your phone?

A Qantas business class passenger learned the hard way after dropping their phone during a flight on an Airbus 380 from Los Angeles to Melbourne.

After their phone became stuck in their seat, they attempted to retrieve it and moved their seat in the process, crushing the device.

A Qantas spokesperson said the phone then began "smoking," before the cabin crew "contained the situation."

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10/2/18

By Tom Ozimek
The Epoch Times

Firefighters scrambled to douse the flames on an aircraft that aborted takeoff at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on Oct. 1, after the plane's landing gear caught fire.

"Kennedy ground, you got an emergency. Emergency," an unidentified voice can be heard, according to NBC New York, citing LiveATC.net, a repository of air traffic control interactions.

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9/12/18

By Paul Ragusa
Security Systems News

Deal expands company's fire and life safety business in Florida

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Convergint Technologies, a global service-based systems integration company based here, acquired Commercial Systems Group, an Orlando, Fla.-based integrator with a dedicated focus on fire and life safety.

"Dino DeRose and Chris Inman have built a strong fire and life safety business, and we are thrilled to have them and their team join us," Ken Lochiatto, Convergint Technologies CEO, said in the announcement, noting that all 77 CSG colleagues will be joining the Convergint organization.

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9/25/18

Marine Business

NZ marine safety company looks to grow by adding fire specialists.

New Zealand marine safety equipment company, Hutchwilco Limited, has acquired Auckland marine fire safety specialists, Actron Fire Services.

Based in Westhaven, Actron Fire Services specializes in hand-operated fire protection services and related safety equipment for commercial, marine and domestic use.

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Two years after a fire destroyed its old complex, Dick Cold Storage decided to build a new facility in Columbus, Ohio. Designed by Tippmann Innovation, the building offers the most up-to-date technology, as well as additional fire protection safeguards. Photo: Ryan Leasure

9/22/18

By Thomas Renner
Roofing

When the executive leadership at Dick Cold Storage decided to build a brand-new facility, the company made certain that the new structure would have increased fire protection - especially with its roofing system.

Dick Cold Storage opened a new facility in June, less than two years after a fire completely destroyed its previous facility in Columbus, Ohio. The new building, designed by Tippmann Innovation, offers the best equipment and most up-to-date technology for cold storage facilities. There are also additional fire protection safeguards, such as fire access doors, horns and strobes, additional pull stations at doors, linear heat detection in freezers and automatic smoke vents.

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9/26/18

By Jacob Maslow
StreetWise Journal

In today's world where it is hard to find a business that does not rely on technology of some sort, all businesses are in danger of losing valuable data in an emergency situation when a fire breaks out in a data or server room. Losing critical data can end up being extremely costly, and even a recipe for business failure. As such, it is wise for every business to invest in a preventative plan before it is too late.

A fire in a data or server room may not only stop a business from operating for a short period of time, be it a few hours or a few weeks, but it can cause a business to permanently shut its doors. According to Faulkner Information Services, almost 50% of companies that lose their data due to disasters end up shutting down within two years time, while data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor reveals that 93% of those businesses close shop within five years. Similarly, research conducted by the University of Texas shows that 94% of businesses close their doors following a disaster and further indicates that most of these businesses do not succeed in reopening.

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9/1/18

By Steve Ochs
Occupational Health & Safety

Awareness training, good housekeeping, reference to safety data sheets, and adopting best practice should, in combination, minimize the potential for an explosion.

Think about combustible dust explosions and coal dust, grain storage, and flour mills immediately spring to mind because they make primetime news, but essentially any workplace that generates dust is potentially at risk.

Dusts are created when materials are transported, handled, processed, polished, ground and shaped. Dusts are also created by abrasive blasting, cutting, crushing, mixing, sifting, or screening dry materials. The buildup of dried residue from the processing of wet materials also can generate dusts.

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9/5/18

By Hugh Eakin
The Washington Post

Around midday on April 15, 1958, New York's Museum of Modern Art erupted in flames. The three-alarm fire spread rapidly, threatening the world's preeminent collection of 20th-century paintings and leaving nearly 200 people stranded on the building's roof.

In the end, firefighters controlled the blaze and - thanks to heroic efforts by museum staff - the collection was largely unscathed. Staffers carried a group of major Georges Seurat paintings, including his masterpiece, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," on a rare loan from the Art Institute of Chicago, to safety in an adjacent building. Nonetheless, one of Claude Monet's largest "Water Lilies" paintings was destroyed and several other works severely damaged.

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