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Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat waste fire extinguishers before metal recovery.
Maintenance intervals of portable fire extinguishers.
Alert industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
When you can use waste fire extinguishers to train people to fight fires.
Adopted EU recommendation FIRE-013. UK approved recommendation on the certification of portable fire extinguishers.
New analysis of fires involving fire extinguisher use.
Fire safety in business and non-domestic premises: the responsible person, fire risk assessments, shared premises, new buildings, enforcement, appeals and penalties
Adopted EU recommendation FIRE-059. UK approved recommendation on the approval criteria for fire extinguishing systems for machinery spaces.
Permitted critical uses of halons and the deadlines for decommissioning equipment containing halons.
Guidance about how to make a home safe from fire.
Download 'fire' action and equipment signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
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