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| 7 September 2023 |
The importance of fire engineering consulting, planning, and design ASP Fire provides holistic, proactive, and preventative fire solutions based on integrated fire risk assessment, training, and consulting, along with the installation and maintenance of fire detection and... |
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| 16 August 2023 |
How to prevent solar inverter short-circuits and fires With many South Africans installing inverters as part of solar power systems to mitigate the impact of loadshedding in homes and at businesses, users need to be aware of the potential fire risk. This includes... |
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| 27 July 2023 |
How to prevent valuable data in a server room from going up in smoke The installation of proper fire detection and suppression systems is critical in hi-tech areas such as server rooms to protect both costly equipment and valuable data in the event of any fire, comments ASP Fire CEO... |
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| 14 July 2023 |
Vodacom Century City fire highlights fire safety for PV systems The fire at the Vodacom building at Century City in Cape Town on Sunday 9 July is suspected of having been caused by an issue with the rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation. Such systems for homes and... |
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| 11 May 2023 |
SAFM Sunrise Interview with ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk Interview with Michael van Niekerk, CEO of ASP fire risk chatting about how loadshedding places increased pressure on transformers at substations. |
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| 9 May 2023 |
Loadshedding places increased pressure on transformers at substations Constant loadshedding has highlighted the vulnerability of critical electrical infrastructure such as transformers at substations. This means local authorities must implement specific measures to manage the fire... |
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| 21 February 2023 |
Fire safety measures for solar power systems Solar power systems for homes and businesses are increasingly popular to mitigate the impact of ongoing loadshedding. However, for insurance purposes these need to be installed by an accredited installer or... |
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| 7 February 2023 |
Bespoke fire-risk systems for agri and food processing Fire engineering specialist ASP Fire highlights its specialised expertise in the agri and food processing industries. “In creating a bespoke system for any new or operational businesses, we look at each risk area... |
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| 28 November 2022 |
Stop your infrastructure project going up in flames by incorporating fire safety in the design phase It is critical to incorporate fire-safety planning during the inception phase of an infrastructure project so that important design aspects such as escape paths and the structural stability of any buildings can be... |
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| 18 October 2022 |
ASP Fire ensures world-class fire protection for new state-of-the-art FUCHS warehouse Constructed as part of its Phase 1 expansion project, the new warehouse at FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA in Isando, Johannesburg not only incorporates the latest technology, but complies with stringent fire... |
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