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THE ROAD TO SUCCESS WITH NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE
IACSC LLAUNCH SECOND EDITION
Northampton College at Daventry can further improve the centre’s rele- OF THEIR GUIDE FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED BUILDINGS
has a state of the art conference and vance. For more information on this
The Motor Cycle Museum, concepts of fire safety engineering in the
logistics training centre, a one-stop The Business Centre offers a consul- bespoke service please call
Birmingham was the venue for the context of the storage and food industry
shop for all your training and staff tancy service on every aspect of logistics 01604 734323
formal seminar to launch of the requirements recognising the insurance
development needs. The Logistics management.
second edition of Guidelines for the industry needs as well. The Guide out-
Centre offers a cost-effective pro-
Design, Specification, Construction, lines the interacting fire-related
gramme and qualifications designed to
Maintenance and Fire Management of complexities that will need to be
make a positive bottom line impact.
Insulated Envelopes for Temperature addressed by the design team in order to
Short courses are an effective way to
Controlled Environments produced by design against the fire risk. It then goes
train your staff quickly and affordably.
the International Association for Cold on to target the factors that Building
The courses are based on market
Storage Construction. Control Bodies need to consider before
research into logistics employers’
Paul Everall, CEO of Local Authority giving approval solely in respect of
requirements to boost essential skills in
Building Control (LABC) opened pro- meeting the fire safety requirements of
the industry. A wide range of skills are
ceedings by giving an overview of Building Regulations. The labelling
covered within these courses. All of the
current proposed changes in Building scheme pioneered in the first edition and
courses can be delivered in the confer-
Control and warmly welcomed the new the associated core identification scheme
ence centre in Daventry or on your
Guide, especially as fire concerns still has been brought up to date and will be a
premises as required. We are keen to
prevail in the design of large insulated useful tool for those carrying out the reg-
hear from logistics professionals on their
‘sheds.’ He particularly liked the tick list ular risk assessments now called for by
views of the courses offered and how we
for BCBs to use as this highlights the the FSO.
critical Fire Safety issues.
Mark Newton gave a personal view of At present the Guide is available in
the insurers’ approach to new build with hard copy only, price £95 plus £10
a plea for being asked to be involved at p&p, from IACSC (European
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as early a stage as possible to ensure Division) 20 Park Street, Princes
EW ISO-LOK DOC COMBO BOARD LAUNCHED
effective property protection. He listed Risborough, Bucks HP27 9AH.
some recent fires in insulated envelope Tel: 01844 275500
buildings around the world noting that Email: IACSC@intfire.com
The Doc Combo combines the fea- and group lockout box. Securely the intended isolation is in place, the
the UK fires appear only to be occurring
tures of a lockable document holder keeping both the permit to work padlock keys are dropped into the slot
in older properties that had not had the
with those of a safety lockout station documents and lockout equipment on top of the box. They will be
benefit of even the earlier guidance pub-
in the same unit, all aspects of securely held there until the work is
lished in 1999. He felt sure the new
lockout safety can now be controlled complete - the supervisor then opens
guide would improve the situation even
and monitored from one central the Doc Combo again, and the lock-
further.
location. out can be safely removed.
Peter Jackman followed this by
Up to 5 permit to work documents The Doc Combo also comes with a
pointing out that this is the first docu-
can be safety stored in the strong, pad of 10 permit to work documents,
ment giving guidance on the mitigation
clear Perspex cover sleeve, and 10 and can be arranged for left- or right-
of risk to be published since the
more in a compartment behind the handed operation. The aluminium box
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
unit. The strong, lightweight alu- is finished in a durable powder
(FSO) came into force in 2006. This
minium box behind is designed to coating, has a tray for the dropped-in
second edition spreads the fire safety
securely hold keys, padlocks and keys, and uses removable hooks to
topics throughout the guide rather than
Multi-Clasps, up to 15 total. hold the padlocks inside.
just in ‘pink pages’ as in the first edition.
Once a permit to work has been
Fire safety is always of great importance
completed it can be displayed in the Contact: Tim Hughes
but it can now take its place alongside
cover sleeve. After the necessary pad- Tel: +44 (0)208 511 1883
structural integrity and the need for flexi-
lock(s) for the job have been removed, E-mail: thughes@castell.co.uk
bility of use.
the sleeve is then locked closed by up Website: www.isolok.com
The chapter on fire issues includes a
to seven supervisor’s padlocks. Once
summary of the relevant tests and the
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