The Ultimate Tamper-resistant Exit Sign

The Ultimate Tamper-resistant Exit Sign

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Avoid costly callbacks and unhappy facilities managers with these new extra-secure exit signs. Where you need unsurpassable protection against vandalism, the Securit LED exit signs reign supreme. They are ideal for prisons, correctional facilities, detention centres, police stations and psychiatric wards. Werribee Mercy Hospital in Victoria has jumped on the Securit LED Exits. Combined with our Axiom computer monitoring system, Securit provides them a long term energy efficient, cost efficient, and low maintenance emergency lighting solution. Securit features include: Unbreakable flexible thermo plastic diffuser Diffuser unusable as a weapon if dislodged Anti-tamper Resitork screws to prevent removal of the unit Thick 6mm interior cover to prevent entry to electronic components and LEDs 4W LED L70 @ 50,000hrs Standalone emergency or wireless Axiom networked emergency models available Quick terminal block –…
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Grenfell Tower Disaster

Grenfell Tower Disaster

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On 14 June 2017, a fire ignited in a refrigerator on the 4th floor of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington. What began as a small electrical fault rapidly engulfed the entire 24‑storey block, fueled by combustible external cladding and inadequate compartmentation, tragically claiming 72 lives and injuring dozens more (en.wikipedia.org). What Happened First emergency call at 00:54 BST; blaze burned for about 60 hours (en.wikipedia.org, independent.co.uk). Fire spread vertically via facade – aluminium composite panels with polyethylene cores, plus combustible insulation and gaps – enabled rapid vertical fire spread (en.wikipedia.org). Residents trapped by smoke-filled central stairwell and lifts, hindering escape . Contributing Failures Cladding & insulation: Polyethylene‑filled cladding and unsealed cavities violated fire compartmentation standards (en.wikipedia.org). Regulatory weaknesses: Flaws in Approved Document B, fire safety oversight, and building control. Neglected warnings:…
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Legrand’s LIION: the future battery for Emergency Lighting

Legrand’s LIION: the future battery for Emergency Lighting

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Legrand’s new Emergency Lighting luminaires have arrived with the latest Lithium-ion battery technology. The LIION range is specifically designed and manufactured in Australia to suit Australian and New Zealand conditions. With an operational lifespan of up to 10 years, they will deliver a greatly extended battery life, far beyond the expected lifespan of traditional NiCd/lead-acid batteries. Moreover, this lightweight battery uses ‘green technology’; that is, it incorporates methods of energy storage and is manufactured from materials that are far less harmful to the environment than more conventional ways of storing energy. Let’s ‘put the fire out’, so to speak But don’t lithium-ion batteries cause fires? You may have heard about phones and laptops bursting into flame from overly-heated lithium-ion batteries, but let’s set the record straight – there are different…
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