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Fire Safety
From schools to care homes, guest houses to shop units, sheltered housing to student accommodation - more and more sites are looking to upgrade their fire systems due to:· The smoke detectors on an existing conventional fire system reaching the end of their serviceable lives.· A residential care facility with more than 10 beds undergoing a substantial renovation that requires an addressable fire system to be installed and connected to an ARC.· The introduction of Martyn’s Law prompting people to investigate adding ‘lockdown’ functionality to their existing life safety systems.· The desire to reduce the incidence of false alarms by installing some of today’s more advanced multi-sensor detection devices.· A specification calling for failsafe BS 7273-4 Category A compliant door release functionality to ensure fire doors always close when there is a fire, fault or total loss of power.· The wish to connect a system to the internet so it can be monitored off-site and provide all stakeholders with a verifiable audit trail.The list goes on - as does the cost of carrying out the work!Fear not – C-TEC, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of fire alarm, evacuation, lockdown and disabled refuge systems, is here to help.In this webinar C-TEC’s Andy Green and Brian Foster will show you some of the company’s latest innovations including its new CA740 device that will allow you to convert any conventional system into an addressable system WITHOUT needing any extra cable to convert the conventional spur wiring into a loop!The bigger the systems, the more significant the savings! Some sites have already seen cost reductions of 40% on their system upgrades.
66 min 47 sec
Fire Safety
Smoke is still the leading cause of fire-related deaths, and effective smoke control can be the difference between a safe evacuation and a devastating outcome. In this webinar Advanced’s Shaun Scott will walk delegates through the critical role of smoke control in modern buildings and what “good” looks like in practice.The session will explore how smoke control supports life safety, property protection and firefighting access, before unpacking the key differences between natural and mechanical systems, pressurisation, extraction and compartmentation strategies. Shaun will also outline how to apply the UK’s regulatory framework in real projects – including Approved Document B, the BS EN 12101 series, BS 7346‑8, BS 9999/9991 and recent changes following Grenfell and the Building Safety Act.Drawing on real-world design and installation challenges, the webinar will highlight common pitfalls, building owner responsibilities, and the importance of competent maintenance and third‑party certification. Delegates will leave with clearer insight into how to design, specify, inspect or maintain smoke control systems that perform when it counts.Ideal for: fire engineers, consultants, risk assessors, building control professionals, housing providers, facilities managers and contractors involved in fire and life safety.
44 min 31 sec
Health & Safety
In food and beverage environments, selecting the right safety knife is about far more than cutting performance. It directly impacts product integrity, regulatory compliance, brand reputation, and employee wellbeing.This webinar will explore what truly makes a safety knife suitable for food-safe environments, separating common misconceptions from operational reality. Not all safety knives are designed with food production in mind — and understanding the difference is critical.During the session, we will cover:* What “food-safe” really means for safety knives — materials, detectable components, hygienic design, cleanability, and compliance considerations.* Common myths around safety knives in food environments — and why “safe” doesn’t automatically mean “food-safe.”* The true cost of foreign-body contamination — examining the financial, operational and reputational impact of contaminated food and beverage products.* Protecting employees from blade-related injuries — how correctly specified safety knives significantly reduce cut injuries in food production and packaging areas.* Practical selection guidance — how to match the right safety knife to the application while protecting both staff and product.Whether you are responsible for quality, health & safety, production, or site operations, this session will provide practical, actionable insight into reducing contamination risk while improving cutting safety across your facility.
60 min 40 sec
Health & Safety
Workplace safety is under pressure like never before. Operations are more complex across multiple sites, skills gaps persist, costs are rising, and reporting demands keep growing. At the same time, leading organisations are shifting their focus from investigating incidents after the fact to preventing risk before harm occurs. This session explores how computer vision, which teaches cameras to understand what they see, is helping safety teams make that shift in a practical, people-first way.You’ll learn why traditional controls like audits and manual observations often struggle to scale, how they can miss critical near-misses and real-world behaviours, and where organisations typically hit friction, including contractor visibility, rules vs reality, and reliance on lagging indicators. We will break down what computer vision looks like in real H&S terms, including real-time alerts, automated safety observations, leading indicators, and dashboards that support faster coaching and targeted interventions, without replacing the role of safety professionals.We’ll bring it to life through core, cross-industry use cases including PPE compliance, restricted zones, people and vehicle interactions, working at height, and housekeeping and environmental risks such as spills, blocked walkways, and emergency exits. You’ll also get a clear view of what effective deployment looks like, from selecting the first use case and integrating alerts into existing workflows, to change management, ethics, privacy by design, and measuring success with credible KPIs and ROI.What you’ll take away* A clear, jargon-free understanding of computer vision for H&SHigh-value use cases that drive prevention across manufacturing, logistics, construction, and more* A practical deployment playbook: start small, baseline, integrate, scaleGuidance on governance, privacy, and how to avoid surveillance cultureKPI ideas to prove value: leading indicators, response metrics, and ROI narrativesWho should attend* H&S practitioners, operations leaders, EHS managers, risk and compliance teams, and anyone responsible for safety performance across sites, yards, warehouses, plants, or high-risk environments.
64 min 24 sec
Health & Safety
Decentralising EHS reporting is reshaping how organisations manage risk. Enabling frontline workers and contractors to report hazards and near misses directly can strengthen safety culture, improve data integrity, and surface leading indicators earlier.However, expanding access introduces new complexities, including data quality, system governance, user adoption, and visibility across sites. Technology plays a critical role in getting this balance right. Mobile-first design, intuitive workflows, automation, and real-time dashboards are essential to ensuring reporting drives action rather than administrative burden.In this webinar, we examine the strategic case for decentralised reporting and explore how the right digital infrastructure can help organisations translate frontline input into smarter, faster safety decisions.
63 min 20 sec
Fire Safety
This presentation gives information on the standard EN 54 Part 23. The information includes standards, design, coverage, and available products.EN54-23 was published in the UK in 2010 and became mandatory on 1st January 2014, after which any Visual Alarm Device (VAD) newly installed and used as the primary means of warning as part of a fire alarm system must conform to it.This presentation gives information covering:* EN54-23 overview* The difference between VIDs & VADs* Selecting a VAD for a specific application* Ceiling, Wall, & O class VADs explained
