The Grenfell Tower inquiry exposed how firefighters lacked essential information about the fire. Ron Alalouff spoke to Steve McLinden who is involved in efforts to improve such situational awareness via technologies including drones, body-worn cameras and AI.

The BAFE SP105 scheme was developed to offer organisations who deliver solutions for the service and maintenance of dry and wet riser/falling installations, a way to provide evidence of competency to their stakeholders. The scheme is a crucial service for the high-rise and tall buildings environments in general to ensure that risers remain effective in the case of an emergency.

Organisations who comply with the requirements of BAFE SP105 scheme can provide assurance to end users that they’re receiving a service delivered by an organisation and technicians who are competent.

Simon Ince highlights why it is important to have a focus on safety within occupied buildings and offers some thought on best practices to ensure competency is maintained from those involved.

The Code of Practice has been designed to support new legislation and guidance set to be introduced by the UK Government in response to the Phase 1 report of the Grenfell Inquiry recommendations.

Failures in aspirating systems due to dust and dirt are common because the sampling holes and filters frequently get polluted, resulting in regular maintenance being required throughout the year. To overcome this issue, FireSense introduced its first automatic maintenance equipment back in 2004, and has now released its latest version with improved specifications and lower costs using house developed valves. The Blazer 2.0 can be considered as the most powerful tool available to keep your aspirating system in the right condition.