Contents


22 Regulars


4 Foreword 5 Contributors 6-7 Member update 8-19 News 20-21 Weighing up the law 54-55 Loss analysis


Oil hazards


22-26 Growing threat The ageing transformer fleets worldwide pose an increasingly dangerous fire safety risk, reports Barry Menzies


28-31 Safe storage Michael Daub and Torsten Welz walk us through the implementation of a fi re protection concept at a tank farm in Germany, including an infrared measurement system


Transmission risks


32-35 Ease your load Alessandro de Danieli shows how advances in technology, such as


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circuit protection, are helping to mitigate many electrical problems


Taken for granted? Is the wiring for life safety and firefighting systems up to code in our buildings and will that ensure safety? Richard Hosier discusses


PV panels


42-45 See the light Kirk Rosenhan warns of potential hazards for firefighters tackling solar panel and power storage fi res


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