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Leading event for safety & compliance professionals launches in Scotland


to informing and supporting asset safety and compliance professionals in Scottish social housing and facilities management. Bringing the same high standard of speakers


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and exhibitors as the national conference, delegates to the Scottish event can expect to hear from experts in the field of gas, electrical, fire, legionella and asbestos safety and compliance, as well as leadership inspiration and plenty of networking opportunities. Crieff Hydro will play host to this inaugural


event, which will provide delegates the opportunity to broaden their understanding of the industry’s hot-topics and take part in thought leading discussions. Speakers already confirmed:


n 13 September 2018, the long-established AGSM Safety & Compliance Conference will be launching its first event dedicated


• Gas safety in flats – Kevin Winship, CORGI Technical Services


• 18th Edition – SELECT • Fire Sprinklers: myth busting and case studies – Keith MacGillivray, British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association


• Tackling fuel poverty with flue gas heat recovery – Mark Crump, Alpha Boilers


• HSE impact of non-compliance with Scottish Regulation: Case Study – John Vaughan, CORGI Technical Services


• Michael’s story: Lessons from an entirely preventable death – Louise Taggart, Workplace Safety Speaker


• New Regulation 36A flexible MOT-style LGSR: What the changes mean for you – Kim Morris, CORGI Technical Services


• Applying the correct domestic and commercial gas standards – Jamie Cooper, Tracpipe


• Protected status for Electricians– SELECT • The Importance of DSEAR Risk Assessments – John Vaughan, CORGI Technical Services


• An overview of new fire and carbon monoxide safety legislation for social landlords in Scotland – Andy Greenhorn, FireAngel


In the exhibition hall, visitors will have the


opportunity to see the latest products and services from a selection of key suppliers to the sector, bringing new ideas and innovations for those involved in safety and compliance.


Earlybird prices available to the end of July 2018. To find out more or to book, visit www.gassafetyconference.co.uk/scotland, email enquiries@agsm.uk.com or call 01256 548 040


Intratone access control technology installed at over 900 sites for Hounslow council


over 900 different sites across Hounslow Council’s estate. The access control systems across the Council’s


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residential and commercial portfolio had become obsolete with the desire to move from keys to a fob-based system. Residents had been complaining at the delays


in receiving new keys – in some cases taking up to six weeks for them to be delivered. New fobs can now be obtained straight away by residents when visiting their local housing office through the new cloud-based technology. Since late 2016 the Intratone fob readers have been installed at low and high-rise apartment blocks and Council offices, commercial buildings and operational sites, and complaints have dropped significantly. Ian Williams, Electrical Engineer for Hounslow


Council is in no doubt as to the benefits of the new Intratone proximity readers: “We hadn’t heard of Intratone before it was recommended by the installer. So far, we have been very impressed – although it is a sizeable investment for the Council initially, the build and technology of the readers means that they will last for at least ten years. “At one point the fob programming was carried


oor entry and access control equipment from Intratone, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers, has been installed at


out by two full-time members of staff who would visit site daily to program residents’ fobs. This can all now be programmed remotely by the relevant housing officers at the local housing office which will be a large long-term saving to the council.” The cloud-based fob-reader system has


significantly enhanced control over who has access, for how long and to which properties. Because it is cloud-based, changes made to key fobs are almost immediate and can be facilitated from anywhere where there is internet access – whether that’s at a PC, laptop or a smartphone on site. “The simplicity of the database is such that


some of our concierge and caretakers are being trained to manage the system themselves which frees up even more of the engineer’s time,” Ian adds. “With the older technology residents were also able to copy fobs in some local shops which did not give the council full control over who could access certain blocks. “The new Intratone fobs have similar technol-


ogy to an Oyster card – you cannot rewrite or copy them so when someone tries to use a copied fob it sends the system a notification. We can check the system when a certain fob has been used so we can assist Police when they have been trying to track someone’s whereabouts.” Daniel Bacon, Area Sales Manager at Intratone


says its products are flexible enough to suit a wide range of sites and applications: “Our access control and door entry systems are installed across Social Housing, Private Properties and HAs all over the UK and Europe, and prove popular for residents of all ages, but especially the elderly, because they are very easy to use. Installers and customers also like them because they are very easy to install and competitively priced.”


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