Contents


28 Regulars


1 Viewpoint 4 Foreword 5 Contributors 6-15 News 16-17 Trade News 18 Weighing up the law 19 RISCAuthority insight 52-53 Loss analysis 54-55 Member update


Disruptive technology


20-23 Ease of use Smoke alarms come packed with the latest technology nowadays and Martyn Walley aims to ensure that their technology is easy to understand and use


24-27 Material gain Should steel still be the material of choice for use in fire sprinkler systems? Will Robinson looks at the disruptive technology of a less traditional option


28-31 New breed With the need to improve firefighter safety and boost effi ciency paramount for fi refi ghting, the AT-Stinger appliance was launched and operationally tested last year, writes Oliver North


Firefighter safety


32-34 Warehouse safety David Sibert discusses the research undertaken by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) into improving firefighter safety in warehouse fires


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