Personal protective clothing for firefighters
This article is reproduced with permission from New Zealand Fire Service and first appeared in 'Fire & Rescue magazine', Issue 56, February 2010.
There is now a new joint Australian and New Zealand Standard covering personal protective clothing for firefighters, AS/NZS 4967:2009 Protective clothing for firefighters – Requirements and test methods for protective clothing used for structural firefighting.
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[more]Saved by the sprinkler
This article is reproduced with permission from New Zealand Fire Service and first appeared in 'Fire & Rescue magazine', Issue 56, February 2010.
In the Bay of Plenty recently there was a fire in a large packhouse and storage complex that left only a scorch mark.
The sprinkler system had saved the jobs of 600 people, protected nine buildings and avoided the waste of hundreds of thousands of litres of contaminated water.
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[more]STANDARDS IN DEVELOPMENT
Fire sprinkler systems for houses
Committee: P4517 Revision
Project Manager: Erin Alderton
Estimated Publication Date: May 2010
Comments: The Standard is being revised to emphasise its application to domestic occupancies only and to address design and installation issues that have been identified since publication. On target for publication in May 2010.
Underground fire hydrants – Phase 1
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