Fire Protection
Bay metro backs local production with custom fire truck order
WHEN Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality needed to upgrade its existing fire-fighting fleet, they procured these tough fire-fighting machines right on their door step. Locally...
Will your diesel pump work if a fire breaks out?
WITH municipal services under strain in most South African cities, companies must now provide their own water and pumping facilities in case of fire. But keeping the diesel...
Electrical position indicator for demanding conditions
THE Gemü 1205 electrical position indicator for linear actuators has been developed specifically for use in potentially explosive (ATEX) areas. According to the company, the...
Simplified safety compliance testing
COMTEST is offering what it says is a unique tester, one that sources both AC and DC steady-state voltage for Hi-Z and Lo-Z instruments, thus simplifying safety compliance...
Containerised fire pump rooms
PINETOWN-based Natal Pump Services manufactured several containerised hydrant, ASIB and NFPA fire pump rooms during 2018. That’s according to General Manager Richard Gatlish,...
Fire safety training for Durban shack settlements
THE FTS Safety Group, through its corporate social investment initiative FTS SPARC, has trained 19 residents at the Kennedy Road / Blackburn Village and Malacca Road informal...
New tripods for confined-space entry
MSA Africa, a manufacturer of safety solutions for hazardous environments such as mining, used the recent Electra Mining Africa 2018 expo to display some of its latest...
Flame on! Durban refinery puts emergency plan to the test
THE Engen Refinery in South Durban supported by emergency services conducted a major simulated emergency exercise recently. The purpose was to test the On-Site Emergency Plan...
R2.9m grant for first postgrad fire engineering programme
STELLENBOSCH University's Fire Engineering Research Unit (FireSUN) has received a financial injection of R2.9 million that will be used to develop Africa's first-ever...
Gas suppression: when a sprinkler isn’t enough
THE challenges of protecting buildings from fire can be complex, depending on the fire load of the facility and the fire risk of goods stored in the building. Although a...
Durban firm behind design of new fire fighting trailers
A Durban firm has played a key role in the success of a trailer-based foam fire-suppression system making inroads into the local petrochemicals sector. According to DoseTech...
Power partnership grows from strength to strength
SINCE the appointment of AllCut Power Products as its dealer in the Eastern Cape three years ago, the business relationship between the two companies has grown from strength...
