We are pleased to announce that we have taken the decision to switch our current operational management software to Uptick. The team at Uptick are passionate about improving the safety of the buildings that we all live and work within, and believe that there is a better way to maintain building safety, and we at SS Systems share that same passion.
CROSS UK, an essential platform for collaborative reporting on fire and structural safety issues, has drawn attention to concerning incidents within care homes across the UK. These incidents point to a worrying lack of competence among maintenance staff, particularly in areas crucial for fire safety, such as fire door maintenance and the role of fire risk assessors.
Recent data from the Home Office's Incident Recording System (IRS) sheds light on fire and rescue operations throughout 2023. Spanning the last decade, these figures delve into response times, fatalities, and casualties. For the year concluding in December 2023, there were 269 fire-related deaths stemming from 250 fatal fires, a slight uptick from the preceding year's 257 fatalities in 238 fatal fires.
This technical bulletin delves into the repercussions of painting fire detection and fire alarm system cables, shedding light on its potential effects on cable integrity, fire resistance, and other hazards that may arise during a fire incident. While water-based paints pose less risk compared to oil-based ones, they still pose a threat to fire resistance and may release harmful gases.
