Safety
Welcome to the Sparks Blog on the topic of Safety. Purchasing an item on our website is one thing, installing it or using it properly and safely is another thing.
Via this section, you can find much information related to things such as Electrical Safety and Fire Safety.
We want our customers to be safe when they install and use the products we sell on our website, and both the safety bodies in the UK and the manufacturers have an abundance of caution and advice on this topic.
If there is any advice related to the safety and security of our products that you require, please advise via email or by contacting us.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Carbon Monoxide Alarms from Aico, part 1
We have all heard about the Carbon Monoxide Alarms, and most of us still have some questions...
Checkpoint alarm confirmation and HMO’s: Eliminate the problem of false alarms
With the Rafiki Twinflex Solutions, you have a ‘Checkpoint’ alarm confirmation and HMO’s and you...
User responsibilities in the testing and maintenance of the fire alarm system
In a case of a fire alarm, and not only, the following rules are the general User Responsibilities...
Rafiki: Manual Call Points, Automatic Detectors, Smoke and heat detectors, cabling
This article is a continuation of the series of advices given by Rafiki, starting with the fire...
Fire Detection & Alarm Systems BS5839, fire risk assessment & system zoning, Rafiki
A fire risk assessment should identify: Possible hazards; Sources of ignition; Persons at risk...
Fire Detection & Alarm Systems BS5839, fire risk assessment & system zoning, Rafiki
A fire risk assessment should identify: Possible hazards; Sources of ignition; Persons at risk...
Frequently Asked Questions - the RadioLINK technology for Aico heat and smoke alarms
Some of the most advanced models of Aico Smoke alarms and Heat alarms use an innovative technology...
Aico Mains Powered Smoke, Heat and RF Alarms, FAQ, part 2
Continuing to answer some of the most frequently asked questions concerning the Aico Mains Powered...
Aico Mains Powered Smoke, Heat and RF Alarms, FAQ, part 1
Below are the first 16 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions (which are also on...
Frequently Asked Questions - Aico Mains Powered Smoke, Heat and RF Alarms
Aico provides a series of Frequently Asked Questions concerning the Mains Powered Smoke, Heat and...
Short guide to the 17th edition of the Wiring regulations - main changes to the previous standards(2nd part)
This article is the continuation of the Introduction to the IEE Wiring Regulations, the 17th...
Wiring Regulations 17th Edition, BS7671, introduction to the IEE Wiring Regulations
The IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology) put out some time ago the red-cover book...
fire rated lights and downlights; the technology
Many of us have heard of the fire rated lights for ceilings, and we may have a lot of questions...
Fire safety and fire design - stages 5, 6 and 7
In the series of Fire safety design, below there are the last 3 stages: Choice and siting of alarm...
Standards and regulations for smoke and heat alarms - how do they affect me?
In this article we would like to inform you about what does the British standard BS5389...
IP rating in the bathrooms - bathroom IP zoning
Explaining what is the IP rating in the bathrooms and the chart introducing the difference bathroom IP zoning and what are the IP ratings.