by PLC Fire Blogs | Dec 11, 2024 | Accessibility Assessment
Fire risk assessments in buildings evaluate the potential dangers that unwanted fires pose to occupants, the building and operations, the environment and adjacent properties. They follow the fundamental principles of risk assessments applicable in other fields. A risk...
by PLC Fire Blogs | Nov 1, 2024 | Accessibility Assessment
With the 2025 deadline from the Government of Canada approaching, exemptions allowing the continued use of C8 Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) for firefighting will end (Environment and Climate Change Canada & Health Canada, 2024, p. 13, Table 1). Although the...
by PLC Fire Blogs | Jun 28, 2024 | Accessibility Assessment
For over 30 years, PLC Fire Safety Engineering has provided fire protection engineering services to Long-Term Care facilities such as Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Care Homes. Due to the presence of vulnerable residents with mobility and/or cognitive impairments,...
by PLC Fire Blogs | Jul 31, 2023 | Accessibility Assessment
Considering the business that I’m in is involved with technical details, for all communications, it is best to avoid bad habits and be accurate when referring to requirements from codes and standards, etc. However, recently, I have become aware that I have a very bad...
by PLC Fire Blogs | Jan 11, 2022 | Accessibility Assessment
If someone were to point to a building and ask you “What is the height, in storeys, of that building?”, how would you answer? Would you just count the number of window levels from outside of the building? Would you need to enter the building to count the number of...
by PLC Fire Blogs | Sep 11, 2020 | Accessibility Assessment
This blog ‘Fire Protection Measures – Available When Needed’ is Part 2 of 2. Link to Part 1 is –> here. Fire protection features, such as: fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems, fire separations, portable extinguishers, etc., installed in a...
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