Contents


22 Regulars


1 Viewpoint 4 Foreword 5 Contributors 6-13 News 14-15 Trade news 16 Weighing up the law 17 RISCAuthority insight 52-53 Loss analysis 54-55 Member update


Protection systems


18-21 Included as standard With the final report on building regulations and fi re safety due soon, Peter Barker argues the importance and critical role of passive protection


22-25 Advances in wireless Donald Macfarlane shows how wireless fi re technology has gone from niche to mainstream in a decade, considering reasons for its popularity and applications


2 MAY 2018 www.frmjournal.com Compartmentation


26-29 Failure to comply In the event of fi re, lives depend on systems that are appropriately designed for their specific environments. Why then, asks Carl Hunter, is the industry failing to comply with regulations?


30-35 Access and control Mark Pollard looks at the role played by compartmentation and examines its importance for police and fi re services


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