The Metropolitan Police Service is to begin the operational use of live facial recognition technology. The use of such technology will be intelligence-led and deployed to specific locations in London. This will help to tackle serious crime, including serious violence and gun crime, and assist…
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UK Fire and Rescue Services to showcase Gold Standard in RTC Rescue at The Emergency Services Show
by Brian SimsThe West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) will host two realistic and interactive Road Traffic Collision (RTC) rescue challenges at The Emergency Services Show, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from 18 to 19 September. The Extrication and First Aid and Trauma Challenge will…
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“55% of Health and Safety managers don’t account for terrorism in evacuation plans” reports Evac+Chair survey
by Brian SimsEvac+Chair International surveyed visitors at this year’s Health & Safety Event, which ran at the NEC in Birmingham from 9-11 April. with surprising results. Of those visitors questioned, 55% don’t include terrorism within their emergency evacuation plans. Almost 25% believed that they do not have the…
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Evac+Chair set to launch ‘The Changing Nature of Risk’ campaign at The Health and Safety Event
by Brian SimsEvac+Chair will be launching a new campaign during The Health and Safety Event which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC from 10-12 April. Exhibiting on Stand HS120, the emergency stair descent solutions specialist is going to be focusing its attentions on ‘The Changing Nature of Risk’,…
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Leading fire industry associations including the Institution of Fire Engineers, the Rail Industry Fire Association, the Association for Specialist Fire Protection, the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, the Association of Insurance Surveyors and the National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers have all confirmed their support…
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Emergency Services Show delivers “quality buyers” and enables “life-saving collaboration”
by Brian SimsThe UK’s largest event for the Emergency Services – The Emergency Services Show (ESS) – has reported record growth for 2017. The free-to-attend event, which ran in Hall 5 of the NEC in Birmingham from 20-21 September, attracted 7,599 visitors and buyers. This represents an…
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Tall building fires under the spotlight at Birmingham’s NEC during Emergency Services Show
by Brian SimsResponding to fires in tall buildings will be a key focus at this year’s Emergency Services Show which runs in Hall 5 at the NEC in Birmingham on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 September. Russ Timpson, founder of the Tall Building Fire Safety Network, will…
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The success of any organisation or environment depends on its ability to support the healthy flow of people, products, information and ideas, writes Simon Cook. This is apparent in our daily lives when a minor disruption makes our everyday activities more difficult (or even impossible).…