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Friday, May 4, 2012
engaugeadmin
This is the type of story that we run across all too often at en-Gauge. Some pranksters at Western Washington University have taken to pulling fire alarms in the middle of the night. And to make things worse, there have been several instances where fire extinguishers have gone missing or have been discharged during the same time period. These types of... Read More
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Monday, Feb 13, 2012
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en-Gauge strengthens partnerships
en-Gauge Inc in Rockland Ma. continues to grow and strengthen its partnerships throughout the fields of safety asset management. en-Gauge’s safety asset monitoring technology has three divisions; en-Gauge to monitor the condition of fire extinguishers, en-Vision that monitors the readiness of safety equipment and en-O2... Read More
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Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011
engaugeadmin
Virtually every day, stories about vandalism in schools appear in the press, all with one consistent theme. The vandals and criminals discharge fire extinguishers in the facilities causing substantial damage, evacuations, school closings and costly cleanup charges. Here are some stories about schools that have been subjected to fire extinguisher vandalism in... Read More
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Monday, Oct 17, 2011
engaugeadmin
According to the most recent NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) data, in 2010 U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,331,500 fires. These fires resulted in 3,120 civilian fire fatalities, 17,720 civilian fire injuries and an estimated $15,478,000,000 in direct property loss. Of these fires 98,000 were responded to in commercial or municipal... Read More
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Friday, Jul 15, 2011
bmcsheffrey
RTLS and Life Safety Monitoring : Reducing Risk, Lowering Costs, Improving Patient Care
As Real time location systems become more widely deployed and used to track vital equipment, especially in healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants and the hospitality industry, businesses are starting to look to integrate critical life safety equipment in their... Read More
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Friday, Jun 24, 2011
bmcsheffrey
Medical oxygen is a vital component of quality healthcare in the United States and around the world with tens of thousands of people a day relying on it in emergencies and for quality-of-life. With such extensive usage and resultant inconsistent processes, managing medical oxygen is a substantial and costly challenge for every healthcare operator - from hospitals to... Read More
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Friday, May 27, 2011
bmcsheffrey
At en-Gauge, we are always keeping our eyes open for Fire Extinguisher Success Stories , We
ran across this story earlier on FayObserver.com .....
A malfunctioning air conditioner was blamed for a fire in a second-floor office at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Ramsey Street (In Fayettville, AR) on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The... Read More
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
engaugeadmin
en-Gauge is dedicated to improving life safety, and for years we have been discussing the dangers related to uninspected and empty, missing and blocked fire extinguishers. Still, it never fails to distress us when we learn about a situation where uninspected fire extinguishers are a contributing factor to the loss of life.
A recent report from KOB... Read More
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Monday, May 9, 2011
bmcsheffrey
We ran across this video recently depicting exactly why Automated External Defibrillators are so important to any Life Safety Effort. There are several things about this video that are worth watching:
How AED's work. If you haven't seen an AED in action, this video will provide you with a real time overview of exactly how these critical devices... Read More
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Friday, Apr 22, 2011
engaugeadmin
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently announced plans to federally fund Automated External Defibrillators and related training in hockey arenas and community recreation centers throughout Canada. According to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation in their announcement of the initiative:
Defibrillators are electronic devices used to restart a... Read More
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