Bulletin # 69, PFAS Targets Specific PFAS to target organ exposures Specific PFAS Target Organ(s) Chain Length PFBA Liver1 4 PFBS Brain2 5 PFBS Developing fetus & Development3 5 PFBS Kidneys3 5 PFBS Reproductive Systems3 5 PFBS Thyroid3 5 PFHpS…
Euralarm Task Group successfully extends database with relevant information on residential fire safety
Last year the Task Group Domestic Life Safety was reactivated and started its work on the important issue of fire safety in the domestic environment. During the European Fire Safety Week, focusing on citizen safety at the heart of the…
The Fire Fighters Charity opens family space at its Devon centre, Harcombe House
The Fire Fighters Charity has opened a new family zone at its Devon-based centre, Harcombe House, as part of the ongoing development of its vital health and wellbeing services. The Charity supports serving and retired fire and rescue service personnel,…
Firefighter’s son remembers his father at 50th Anniversary of Maryhill Road, Glasgow fire
Stephen McGill was only nine years old when his firefighter dad died in the line of duty. His father, Adrian McGill, was tackling a fire on Glasgow’s Maryhill Road. On 18 November 1972, crews were called out to a fire…
Cornerstone group and Hochiki partner to deliver life-safety system for Royal Free Hospital, London
Cornerstone, a valued Hochiki systems partner, have just installed vital life-safety equipment (the Hochiki HFP range of devices which utilise the globally proven open protocol ESP technology) at The Royal Free Hospital. The Royal Free Hospital is a major teaching…
Exclusive Blue Light deals for Black Friday as Christmas countdown begins
With just over a month to go until Christmas, the countdown to the big day is well and truly on. To celebrate, Blue Light Card has announced which major retailers will be offering exclusive Black Friday deals to help NHS,…
Chef helps to keep his island community safe by becoming a volunteer on-call firefighter
Chef Graham Griffiths has worked at the Coll Hotel on the island of Coll for ten years. As well as serving his local community and visitors with meals from the hotel’s kitchen, he’s also looking after their safety. This year…
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service remembers the Windsor Castle Fire on its 30th anniversary
This year marks 30 years since the fire at Windsor Castle that broke out on the morning of Friday, 20 November 1992. Firefighters from six counties, including Berkshire, London, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire were sent to the scene to…
Fire Services to implement innovative solution to aid closer collaboration
SSS Public Safety Ltd announces that Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services have selected their innovative and secure hosted Public Safety Ecosystem for UK Fire and Rescue Services. Two neighbouring Fire and Rescue Services in the UK, Warwickshire FRS…
Fire prevention with Victaulic at VdS-FireSafety
From ready-to-install couplings to reduce the risk of fire during installation and operation of pipe connections, to water sprinklers for demanding work and storage environments – Victaulic presents its entire product range from fire prevention to fast and efficient extinguishing…