News
29/04/2011
28 Apr 2011
A fire in a Birmingham primary school has led to a full-scale evacuation of around 600 children, who were taking their lunchtime break.
12/04/2011
Gorse Fires in NI up 158% Warns Fire & Rescue Service
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has revealed a staggering 158% increase in the number of Gorse Fires attended (5,902) in 2010 compared to the previous year
21/02/2011
Who needs a Fire Risk Assessment?
11/01/2011
Ensure you don’t get burned by fire safety legislation
22/10/2010
Public Safety Minister Michael McGimpsey today launched a new public awareness campaign to raise awareness of a change in fire safety legislation.
21/10/2010
From 15 November 2010, all non-domestic premises must have in place a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment, carried out by a competent person.
10/09/2010
Suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment?
03/12/2009
EPC enforcement
From 3rd December 2009 the enforcement of Energy Performance Certificates became the responsibilty of district councils via building control departments. If an EPC and the associated recommendation report are not provided by the landlord,owner or builder of the property you can contact the relevant council and enforcement authority regarding this issue.
27/04/2009
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions .These amount to an average of five per cent against 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008-2012.
The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. 184 Parties of the Convention have ratified its Protocol to date. The detailed rules for the implementation of the Protocol were adopted at COP 7 in Marrakesh in 2001, and are called the “Marrakesh Accords.”