Fire safety and sustainability in buildings often share common goals, but can sometimes appear to conflict with each other. Greater awareness of the issues and dialogue between the two disciplines can help to make buildings both safer and more sustainable, as Antonia Crawford reports. Read The Full report...

 Fire alarm company wound up for "unacceptable" sales tactics 31 March 2011 A company which sold monitored fire and intruder alarms, making millions in the process, has been wound up following an investigation by officers of the Insolvency Service SAS Fire and Security Systems Limited was initially served an enforcement notice by the Information Commissioners Office on 5 March last year and given 28 days to appeal. Individuals concerned had...

Fire Safety Legislation Introduction The legislation regarding fire safety regulations in your premises is changing. Part 3 of the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 will come into effect on 15th November 2010. This will simplify existing Fire Safety legislation in non-domestic premises and reinforce the modern risk based approach to fire prevention. The Fire Services...

New Health and Safety Law in Northern Ireland posterThe Health and Safety Law in Northern Ireland poster has been revised. If you have employees you are required, by law, to display the poster in a prominent place where all employees can see and read it (or you can provide each of your employees with a pocket card). You can continue to use the old poster until...