Fire Exit Equipment


	Fire Prevention Tips
	When you wander around different parts of a building you will often see different fire safety signs that refer to emergency exits with words such as "break glass bolts to open". They are essential in ensuring that people would not be trapped inside a burning building. In commercial properties, one way of safeguarding the people inside the building is to put visible safety signs so it can be easily found. When a fire breaks out, it is only natural that people may panic and so these fire safety signs will surely help people find their way out.

	Rope Ladder
	Ladders are an essential component of fire safety equipments, rescue missions and evacuations, and even in sports like climbing. And for each of the above mentioned situation, you will need a different kind or set of ladder. There are two kinds of fire escape ladder, the permanent ladder and the portable ladder. The permanent ladder is commonly used as an escape route in cases of emergency and should be included in the list of must have in fire escape equipments. It is an essential component of fire exits and is usually found at the side of every building. It is commonly used on two storey high buildings or higher and they are mounted permanently.

	Doorgard
	The mere fact that door guard is widely accepted and recognized all over Europe makes it a trusted safety and security equipment. It is good to recommend having this gadget like the fire escape ladder for additional building premises safety. Passing the European manufacturers, building codes and fire safety standards, door guard as a product never failed to please its users as well as buyers. What’s best is aside from the fact that it is a patented product where all laws of consumer protection apply, it is cost-effective to have it installed in your doors.

	Dorgard
	Fire exit doors should always be closed. It is equivalent to a major crime against fire prevention and safety standards to try to wedge these types of doors using anything. To prevent any unauthorized wedging of fire doors, there is this fire safety equipment called as dorgard or fire door retainer that you can use in any fire door. It functions similarly like an exit stopper that prevents unauthorized opening of the fire door or emergency fire escape exit door so that safety is on hand all the time.

	Exit Stopper
	We cannot always count on our instincts that people around us in a building will always comply with fire safety procedures. The same reason there is the Redlam panic bolt in exit doors. Some intentionally abuse the use of fire escape and the exit door became prone for thief exit. For thieves, the exit door is a perfect route to escape and take the loot, so a lot of potential abuse happens in this area all the time.

	Redlam Panic Bolt
	A Redlam panic bolt comes in 2 different types with each make available in distinctive design for specific fire escape equipment function. The two types are MK I and MK II design. Although both were manufactured from cast aluminum and share the same dimension size of L127mm x D17mm for its ceramic tube and L165mm/L185mm x D55mm x W75mm for the panic bolt unit, each have specific purpose for fire exit doors.

	Break Glass Bolts
	Break glass bolts of today have been modified to use ceramtubes for safe and accurate semi-automatic mechanism of panic bolt open system. The old type of break glass Redlam panic bolt using glass tube is no longer fit for today’s fire safety standards in Europe.

	Ceramtubes
	Ceramtubes are short term for ceramic tubes. It is used and designed basically to complement with a Redlam Panic Bolt for a high safety mechanism and security to internal emergency exit door. Easy to break in case of fire and other emergencies, this tube helps aid the semi-automatic open function of panic bolts while safety is at hand. Because ceramtubes used in panic bolts are safer to break during emergencies, there is less risk of injury than when you use the old break glass bolts that used glass tubes. Experience and rigid experiments reveal that for fire safety, it is best to use ceramic than glass, making ceramic tubes a better choice.

	Key Box
	Break glass key box, an emergency fire escape equipment that contains the key for exit doors. Traditionally, its color is red as based on safety standards but there are few green ones available in the market. Red is a popular color for most fire safety equipment because it helps people easily recognize the break glass key box as an accessory to fire exit equipment as determined by fire safety standards.

	Lifehammer
	Contrary to a lifeaxe, the main purpose of a lifehammer is aimed for use in a vehicle, making it at most, 5 times less in weight. Although this emergency escape equipment is light weight, it can be compared from the function of a fire safety equipment and fire escape ladder combined. This is how amazing this emergency vehicle escape gadget is and to prove more of that, please read along.

	Lifeaxe
	From the name itself, lifeaxe is a life saver that helps people axe their way to safety. Sometimes called as the SOS hammer or emergency hammer, this fire escape equipment is not just for your fire safety, it protects you from injuries caused by entrapment behind the windows in case of fire and other incidents. Breaking glass in case of a fire emergency or rescue to save the life of a loved one, friends or anyone is no easy task but with the use of an emergency hammer designed for the purpose, every smash in the glass window is an inch closer to a possible escape from tragedy where there is a waiting window fire escape ladder.

	Intumescent Strips
	Intumescent strips have long been part of a fire resisting construction and are one of the best passive fire and smoke seals used today in many buildings in Europe. They have become Europe’s best solution to construction companies and customers for their passive fire protection need. Available in colors either white or brown, it usually complements with cold smoke seals when fitted to the back edge, stile and head of the fire resisting door sets perfectly. For this reason, intumescent seals should always be fitted in hinges, locks and door closers.

	Fire and Smoke Seals
	In the event of an emergency due to fires it is very important to know what is the first thing to do to prevent the fire and smoke from spreading to the unaffected areas. Smoke from a burning house or building as we all know is composed of toxic gases and most of the deaths due to fires didn’t actually die because of the fire but because of toxic gases or smoke inhalation. To prevent this actual cause of death, it is very important that we know how to prevent the smoke from spreading to the unaffected areas and to determine all possible entry points of this deadly fumes.

	Dorgard Spares
	In the United Kingdom, jamming fire doors is very much illegal and dangerous. It is illegal because there is a law against jamming fire doors and if you are caught violating this law, you will be liable for persecution. Jammed fire doors are also dangerous because a closed fire door can stop a fire in its tracks but if wedged or jammed open the protection given by the fire door is eliminated and the fire can spread throughout the building.

	Fire Escape Ladder
	Ladders are one of the most important equipment in every home and business establishments alike. They present us with many advantages and can be used in different purposes. In our homes for example, ladders can be employed as an equipment for people to reach high places. In emergency situations like fires, they can provide people with the means to escape a burning establishment by providing us with an alternate and shorter route to safety.

	Fire Gas Horn
	In case of fire or any kind of emergency situation in buildings or homes, the sound of a fire alarm is sufficient enough to attract other people’s attention and inform them of the situation. But what if you are in a remote area or within a noisy environment such as a factory, or in a wide open space where the mere sound of the fire alarm won’t be able to attract the attention of other individuals, what fire safety equipment do you need to inform them of the ongoing emergency situation? It’s simple, you just need to use a fire gas horn.

	Intumescent Seals
	Intumescent seals are the kind of materials which expand several times more than its original size when exposed to high temperatures. They provide a passive protection from fires by resisting, delaying and isolating a fire and the accompanying smoke and fumes. Passive because they don’t actually put out or extinguish the fire, they just stop the fire right there on its track. Intumescent seals also work perfectly in tandem with a doorgard and fire exit doors.

	Fire Exit Signs
	When we talk about health and safety of the people living in the United Kingdom, there have been number laws that are being implemented regarding peoples safety in the workplace and in areas where a large number of people is present. The same goes with any other businesses or establishments. The government in the United Kingdom is making sure that every structure has the right kind of first aid kits and fire extinguishers in position in case of emergencies. They need to make sure that every establishment has installed fire exit signs that comply with existing laws in the United Kingdom and they have completed a fire risk assessment.

	Fire Escape Equipment
	Fire safety measures are strictly implemented in the United Kingdom and that is the main reason why fire escape equipments are very much a necessity in every establishments or structures that are occupied by a number of people. In fact, they even have a law that was passed recently regarding fire exit signs, which should be complied with in accordance with some specified rules and regulations.

	Fire Exit
	In the United Kingdom, it is now a law for new buildings with a height of more than 2 storeys high, to have fire exits or any alternative means of exiting or leaving the building in case of fires or any kind of natural emergencies that needs the evacuation of the buildings occupants. It is also mandatory that all fire exits must have signs above them that clearly display what that exit is to be used for. With regards to the person in charge of the safety of the buildings occupants, he must ensure that the routes leading to the emergency exits of the building and the exits themselves have exit stoppers to prevent unnecessary use and should be kept clear of any obstructions at all times.

	Fire Safety Equipment
	Fire safety equipments are essential in every home and business establishment alike. They are considered a necessity in terms of fire prevention and the protection of human lives and properties and they are our first line of defense in fire deterrence. Among the most common fire safety equipment that are being utilized even in our homes are the fire extinguishers, and the smoke detectors. But when it comes to a much bigger structure like cinemas, shopping malls, office buildings, and any other kind of business establishments, we need to employ a different kind of life saving fire safety equipments.