Developing an emergency action plan is vital to the safety of employees, residents, and customers for businesses. This emergency action plan may be mandated by OSHA, your insurance company, or the Authority Having Jurisdiction(AHJ) for your area. The purpose of… Continue Reading
Every year, one out of every 12 hotels reports a fire within their building. This contributes to about 3,520 fires per year in hotels or motels. Fire protection is critical to preventing fires in this type of building and a… Continue Reading
On May 2nd, there was a fire at an automotive supplier plant in Michigan. This fire shut down the production of SUV’s at a Mercedes-Benz plant. The fire triggered an explosion caused by the mixture of water and magnesium. According… Continue Reading
With technology improvements, security and monitoring systems are becoming more accessible for your facility. Security technology includes everything from doorbell cameras to access control on doors and windows. Just as you want the police alerted immediately if there was a… Continue Reading
Injuries are costly. Period. They are costly in many ways. First and foremost is to the person that is injured. They can miss out on the ability to go about their daily life in their normal fashion. This includes spending… Continue Reading
Safety is something that can be taught and learned with proper training. Learning how to do something in a safe manner is a very important part of being a great employee. Teaching another how to do something in a safe… Continue Reading
An average person probably doesn’t think about what it would take to protect a power plant in the event of a fire, but we do! A power plant has a high risk of fire and has a potential to affect… Continue Reading
Fire Protection Systems for Natural Gas Turbines Protecting a natural gas turbine power plant from a fire takes several different fire suppression and fire and/or heat detection systems. According to energy.gov, a gas turbine can generate heat higher than 2000… Continue Reading
Immediate Activation of Fire Protection Systems for Pickling Lines of Steel Manufacturing Every aspect of a manufacturing process has a chance of igniting a fire, with some processes having a higher risk than others. A pickling line, used to descale… Continue Reading
Did you know that there were 365,500 home fires in 2015? According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA.org) 43% of these fires start in the kitchen. Fires are not only dangerous for those within the home, office or industrial… Continue Reading