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Lives depend on good emergency lighting
The importance of your emergency lighting system should not be underestimated. Simply put, lives depend on it – but how can you be sure your system will perform when it’s most needed?
P4, reportedly the UK’s largest independent self-testing emergency lighting specialist, has been focusing on providing its customers ‘with the evidence that by choosing P4, they’re choosing the best’. The business secured its first BSI Kitemark in 2019 for self-testing emergency lighting systems, followed by the BSI Mark of Trust Kitemark for IOT (Internet of Things) Devices for its MWeb controller system. UK Sales and Marketing director, Steve Rham, explains the significance: “Despite having gained a reputation for quality over the past 30 years, we’re always looking for ways to improve our offering, and the Kitemark certification – recognised globally as a mark of quality, safety, and trust – does just that. We believe it sets us apart as a manufacturer that really cares about quality.”
P4 says the IOT Kitemark ‘has particular significance’ for the healthcare industry, ‘minimising operational risk by offering an unrivalled level of protection against data breaches and the risk of service disruption by hackers’. P4 is accepted into Made in Britain due to its commitment to UK manufacturing, which it says minimises the risk of materials supply chain issues. The company said: “With LIA and ICEL membership, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, and BAFE accreditation,
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Young talent and flair on show in Liverpool
In late June I was lucky enough to attend the Final of the 2021-2022 Faraday Challenge (see pages 34-39), held at the Institute in the Park building adjacent to the new Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Te Faraday Challenge – run annually by the Institution of Engineering and Technology since 2009 – aims to stimulate interest in an engineering career both among young people who may be considering working in the field, but are keen to find out more, and those who may never have properly considered such a career, and may have little idea of the breadth of different job opportunities that exist. Beginning last September, 959 teams
Young engineers’ flair and talent recognised Getting involved in standards’ development Achieving a better gender balance
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P4 really is setting the standard for emergency lighting.”
Steve Rham added: “Upgrading your current system to P4 to ensure you’re not compromising on quality is relatively painless, even for continuously occupied buildings, due to the option of a wirelessly communicating network. Removing the need for manual testing offers significant cost savings over time. So, not only are our systems reliable in terms of guiding people to safety in an emergency, but they’re also cost-efficient, secure, UK-made, and a sound economic choice for any healthcare estate.”
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from schools across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, each comprising children aged 12-13, took part in the 2021-2022 Faraday Challenge Days, with IHEEM selected by the IET as the ‘theme partner’ for the latest competition. IHEEM set the youngsters the task of designing a prototype for use in a children’s hospital that would make a young patient’s stay more comfortable and relaxing for both them and their families, carers, and friends. Te winning teams from the Challenge Days were then placed in a league table, with the top five from across the four nations invited to the Final to battle it out for the top spot in Liverpool on 29 June. At the Final, the five finalist teams were
required to create a prototype, in just a few hours, that would help a 5-6-year-old patient who had been in hospital regularly since birth regain their appetite and interest in playing, reading, or watching TV. Tey then had to present to the judging panel both on how they had engineered their entry, and how they had worked as a team. IHEEM’s CEO, Pete Sellars, who attended,
said what he had just witnessed had been ‘remarkable’, with lessons on teamwork and managing difficult situations that many in the NHS could learn from. One of IHEEM’s key ongoing aims is to encourage more young entrants to the sector, and days like this, and the Faraday Challenge, provide a great way of reaching tomorrow’s engineers, and tapping the talent and imagination needed to ensure a sustainable future for the healthcare engineering and estate management sector.
Jonathan Baillie,
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