All posts tagged "fire and life safety"
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ConstructionIngersoll-Rand unveils “Briton 2700” series in ME
Global diversified industrial company, Ingersoll-Rand has launched in the Middle East the Briton 2700 series of cast-iron overhead door closers. Designed to...
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ConstructionQatar approves new building law
The Qatari Cabinet has issued a new legislation stipulating safety and security measures to be implemented by residential, commercial, administrative and industrial...
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ConstructionFire at Dubai Mall days after launch of fire safety campaign
Shoppers at the Dubai Mall had to evacuate the building after a fire was reported at a second-floor restaurant earlier today. Local...
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AnalysisPlaying with fire
At the end of May 2012 the GCC was rocked by the news that 19 people, most of them young children, were...
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ConstructionExpert calls on FM companies to revamp approach to Fire and Life Safety
A leading regional expert has called on the region’s facilities management companies to revamp the way they approach the maintenance of fire...
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AnalysisLessons Learned
The Fire and Life Safety code in effect for the UAE is the "UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice, 2011...
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ConstructionAbu Dhabi steps up fire inspection visits on construction sites
Abu Dhabi’s General Directorate of Civil Defence has stepped up inspection efforts on construction sites in the emirate in an effort to...
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ConstructionDoha Mall tragedy could happen in Dubai
Doha’s Villagio Mall fire tragedy, which killed 19 people last week, could happen in Dubai because of improper handover procedures by developers...
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ConstructionWorker killed in Sharjah warehouse blaze
A huge fire that gutted a warehouse in Sharjah on Saturday was found to have killed a worker, civil defence officials have...
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ConstructionUAE to scrutinise fire systems after Doha blaze
UAE shopping malls’ fire and life safety systems should undergo a through revision following the tragic fire in Doha’s Villaggio Mall, which...