The price of life
The price of life
- 2003
- Scottish Builder and Engineer (81) August 2003, 24-28(3) .
Reports how the installation of sprinklers in every house in the UK would save hundreds of lives a year, but that the government may not have the will or cash to implement a scheme to install them. Argues that the use of smoke alarms is not enough to prevent fires and advocates the use of sprinklers at the least in housing of multi-occupancy, whilst subsidies would encourage house builders to build sprinklers into new family homes.
MANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-FIRE SAFETY
SMOKE ALARMS
SPRINKLERS
Reports how the installation of sprinklers in every house in the UK would save hundreds of lives a year, but that the government may not have the will or cash to implement a scheme to install them. Argues that the use of smoke alarms is not enough to prevent fires and advocates the use of sprinklers at the least in housing of multi-occupancy, whilst subsidies would encourage house builders to build sprinklers into new family homes.
MANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-FIRE SAFETY
SMOKE ALARMS
SPRINKLERS