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Inspection ensures buildings comply with fire regulations
Hospitality and retail buildings are deemed demanding in terms of fire protection and fire systems, but fire risk management and support company ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk says an inspection...
ASP Fire offers complete solutions for highly hazardous environments
From concentrated solar power (CSP) systems to oil-seed extraction plants, printing plants, and even explosives manufacturing facilities, fire engineering specialist ASP Fire offers a range of...
SA fire-protection regulatory framework still immature, warns ASP Fire
Buildings that accommodate large numbers of the public are often not designed with specific occupant characteristics in mind. Shoppers are often unfamiliar with the layout of the emergency escape...
Fire safety in buildings must integrate sprinklers with smoke control
Automatic sprinklers and smoke-control ventilation systems are not incongruous. However, they must be designed explicitly with each other in mind when approaching a fire-safety system design for a...
The role of architectural review in rational design
The qualitative review under rational design includes an architectural review, fire-safety objectives, fire hazards and risks, trial fire-safety designs, and worst-case fire scenarios for analysis....
What needs to be done to make SA’s buildings fire safe
In the wake of a deadly fire at the Bank of Lisbon building, in Johannesburg last year, along with a spate of fires at other buildings, questions have been raised about the safety and compliance of...
Growth in fire engineering a hot topic for ASP Fire in 2019
22 January 2019: With insurers placing greater demands on businesses to comply with all relevant fire-safety standards and regulations, ASP Fire has employed two new fire engineers to enhance its...
Ventilation key to genset safety
Gensets that are stored indoors should be stationed in a well ventilated area to avoid the temperature of the genset rising too high, says fire risk management and support company ASP Fire CEO...
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Rand slips before South African Reserve Bank's rate decision
The South African rand slipped on Thursday ahead of an interest rate decision by the central bank. At 0622 GMT, the rand traded at 17.45 against the dollar, about 0.3% weaker than Wednesday's close.
Court annuls permit for Eskom to build new gas power plant
One of South Africa's top courts on Wednesday annulled a government permit allowing state utility Eskom to build a large power plant burning natural gas, saying there had not been proper public...
First new rubber-tyred gantry cranes introduced at Cape Town Container Terminal
The first nine of 28 new rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) have been introduced at the Cape Town Container Terminal as part of a R3.4-billion investment programme at the facility by Transnet Port...
