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Category: Fire and rescue services
HSE investigates the fire at Festival Fireworks
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
East Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate
RR475 – The development of a ‘female’ form manikin as part of a test facility to assess the fire protection afforded by personal protective equipment
Monday, July 17, 2006
The concept of using heat sensing manikins to assess the protection against “flashover” fires provided by clothing has become increasingly recognised over the last ten years. In 2001 the UK Fire Service became concerned that because manikin test facilities only used a “male” form manikin, it was not possible to either assess clothing for female [...]

