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‘ Wear i ngi sCar i ng’-Ther evol ut i onaryf acemaskt hat coul dhol dt hekeyt of i ght i ngCOVI D19 t hmi l l i onsofBr i t spr epar i ngt owearf acecover i ngsonpubl i ct r anspor tf r om Monday , Wi anewmaskpi oneer edi nSpai natt hehei ghtoft heCOVI D19pandemi ccoul dhol dt he keyt okeepi ngt hebugatbay . Hopesar ehi ght hatt her evol ut i onar yant i mi cr obi almask,whi chusesasi l ver i mpr egnat edyar nnor mal l yusedt ocombatbodyodouri nspor t sandf i t nesswear ,canpl aya pi vot alr ol ei nst oppi ngt hespr eadofcor onavi r us. Themat er i al ,devel opedbymanuf act ur erMer yl ,hasbeenusedbyspor t sweargi ant s Adi dasi ni t scycl i ngandr unni ngr angesandal soi nanewl i neoft enni scl ot hi ngpr oducedi npar t ner shi pwi t hf ashi ondesi gnerSt el l aMcCar t ney . Butexper t snowbel i evet heSki nl i f eFor ce2. 0yar ncoul dhel pshopper s,commut er s andwor ker st opr eventt hespr eadofger msbyusi ngi tt omakeaf acemask. Thousandsoft he‘ 2Guar d’ maskshavenowar r i vedi nt heUK,j usti nt i mef ort her el axat i onofgui del i neswhi chwi l lseenonessent i alshopsr eopenonMondayandcommut er sur gedt owearf acecover i ngsonpubl i ct r anspor t . A2Guar dspokesmansai d:“ Dur i ngt heCOVI D19out br eak,Mer ylannouncedi t ssuppor tf orgar mentmanuf act ur er sbypr oduci ngf abr i csusi ngt hei rant i mi cr obi alSki nl i f e For ce2. 0yar n. “ Thi spr ovi dedaccesst oagenui nel yr evol ut i onar ymat er i alnowavai l abl ef ort hemanuf act ur eofmasksandot herPPEgar ment st ohel pwi t ht hegl obalf i ghtagai nstt hi spandemi c. “ Wor ki ngal ongsi deSour t ex,al eadi nggar mentmanuf act ur erbasedi nBar cel ona,we havebeenabl et opr oducet hef i r stpr oduct sf r om apl annedr angeofant i mi cr obi alf abr i c pr oduct s. ” Manuf act ur er scombi nedt hesi l vert echnol ogywi t hspeci f i cmi cr of i br econt i nuoussol ut i ons,ensur i ngt hatvi r usesar et r appedevenmor eef f ect i vel yanddonotshedmi cr of i br es.St andar dmasks( suchast hosemadeofpaper )wi l lshedmi cr of i br escont ai ni ng t hevi r us,compoundi ngt heover al lt r ansmi ssi onpot ent i al .
Tr i al soft heGBP9. 99maskhavebeencar r i edout amongheal t hwor ker sandhavepr ovensuccessf ul . Onenur sesai d:“ Thi smaski sf armor ecomf or t abl et han t hedi sposabl ever si onswehadbeenwear i ng.Nor mal l y af t erat hr eehourshi f twear i ngt hedi sposabl et ypewas unbear abl e.I twoul dchaf ebehi ndt heear sandbepai nf ul overt hebr i dgeoft henose.Wi t ht he2Guar dmaskwedi d nothavet hesepr obl ems.I twasassmoot hassi l k. ” Ot her swhohadpr evi ousl ycompl ai nedofdevel opi ngacne orcomi ngouti nar ashaf t erwear i ngamasksai dt hose i ssueshaddi sappear edwhenwear i ngt he2Guar dmaskwhi l eot her ssai dt heyf el t saf erandmor econf i denti nt hei rj ob. Gover nmentgui dancest at est hat ,whi l ewear i ngaf acecover i ngdoesnotpr ot ectt he wear er ,i tmaypr ot ectot her si fpeopl ear ei nf ect edbuthavenotyetdevel opedsympt oms. Peopl ewear i ngacover i ngshoul dwasht hei rhandsbef or eput t i ngi tonandaf t ert aki ng i tof f ,andt hecover i ngi t sel fshoul dbewashedr egul ar l yi nt hel aundr ywi t hdet er gent . The2Guar dmasksar ebei ngdi st r i but edi nt heUKbyTar getDi st r i but i on,basedi n Nor t hampt onshi r e.Di r ect orSi monPar sl owsai d:“ We’ r eal lsett obewear i ngf ace masksal otmor ei nt henextf ewmont hs,notj ustf orourownbenef i tbutt opr ot ect ot her s. “ Thi smat er i alhasbasi cal l ybeenusedt ost opt hebui l dupofbodyodourdur i ngexer ci sebutwi t habi tofl at er alt hi nki ngi t ’ sf oundanewl easeofl i f eassomet hi ngt hatcan makear ealdi f f er encei nt hef i ghtagai nstCOVI D19. “ We’ r edel i ght edt ohavebeenabl et osecur easuppl yl i nef r om Spai nwher et hese maskshavehadahugei mpacti nt hef i ghtagai nstCOVI D19andwe’ r econf i dentt hey canhaveasi mi l arsuccessher e. ” Formor edet ai l sont he2Guar dmasksvi si tht t ps: / / www. t ar get di st r i but i on. co. uk/ 2guar d/ Rel easef r om Or angeJui ceCommuni cat i ons
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TheResponsi bi l i t yofFi r eSaf et yi nHeal t hcar e Anef f ect i vef i r esaf et ymanagementandf i r eemer gencypl anr equi r esbot hact i veandpassi ve f i r epr ecaut i onsandahi ghdegr eeofmanagement .I nheal t hcar ef aci l i t i es,anevenhi gher degr eeofsaf et yconsi der at i oni sr equi r edsi ncei t soccupant smayneedaddi t i onalassi st ance t oescapei nt heeventofaf i r e.Andr ew Shaw,ar chi t ect ur alconsul t antofAl l egi onUK, di scusseswayst oopt i mi sef i r esaf et yi nheal t hcar e,andwhyabespokesol ut i oni skey. Fi r es af et yi samaj ort al k i ngpoi nti nt hei ndus t r yr i ghtnow.Wi t h t heongoi ngGr enf el l I nqui r y ,c onc er nsar oundf i r es af et yar e c ons i der abl yhi ghandr i ght l ys o.Ther ei smuc hc onf us i on s t emmi ngf r om adi s t i nc tl ac kofc l ar i t yr egar di ngex ac t l ywhat t her equi r ement sar e.
Car r y i ngoutr i s kas s es s ment ss houl d ber egul arpr ac t i c e,ast hi sens ur esf i r e door sar ek epti ngoodwor k i ngor der .
Whatwe’ r es eei ngatAl l egi onar enotj us ti s s uesper t ai ni ngt o hi ghr i s ebui l di ngs ,butac r os smanydi f f er entbui l di ngt y pesand i ndus t r ys ec t or s ,i nbot hpubl i candgov er nment owned bui l di ngs .
Ar ec enti nv es t i gat i oni nt ot heGr enf el l T owerf i r edubbedt het owera“ c ul t ur e ofnonc ompl i anc e”onac c ountf ori t s l ac kofc ompl i anc ewi t hbas i cf i r es af et y meas ur es .Damagedori nc or r ec t l yf i t t ed f i r edoor swi t hgapsofupt o50mm bet weent hedoorandf r ame,and mi s s i ngdoorc l os er s ,meantt hef i r edoor sf ai l edt oper f or m.
Heal t hc ar ef ac i l i t i es ,i npar t i c ul ar ,pos ei nc r edi bl yc ompl ex s af et yc hal l enges .Managementt eamsmus tc ons i dert he f ac i l i t y ’ soc c upant s ,t hel ay outoft hebui l di ng,t hepur pos eof eac har ea,aswel l asc ar r y i ngoutr egul armai nt enanc ec hec k s andr i s kas s es s ment sandmanyot herf ac t or s . Aheal t hc ar ef ac i l i t y ’ sf i r es af et ymeas ur eswi l l needt obebot h c ompl i antwi t hf i r es af et yr egul at i onsandbes pok et ot he f ac i l i t y ’ ss pec i f i cr equi r ement s . Ther egul at i onsar ec ompl ex ,andnav i gat i ngawayt hr ough t hem t oanef f ec t i v ef i r es af et ypl anc anbedi f f i c ul tand pai ns t ak i ng.Her ewepr ov i des omegui danc eont hek eyar eaof f i r edoor s . Fi r eDoor s–do’ sanddon’ t s Anumberofr egul at i onsappl yt obot hnewandex i s t i ng bui l di ngsi nt heUK,wi t ht her es pons i bi l i t yf orf i r er i s k as s es s mentf al l i ngont he‘ r es pons i bl eper s on. ’ Fi r edoor spl aya maj orr ol ei nt he f i r es af et yand pr ot ec t i onof bui l di ngs .A damaged,f aul t y ormi s us edf i r e doori soneoft he mos tc ommon br eac hesoff i r e s af et yr egul at i ons . Apr oppedopenf i r edoor ,f orex ampl e,i sr ender edobs ol et e. Thi si sbec aus ei nt heev entofaf i r e,t heyc anonl ydot hei rj ob i ft heyc anc l os e.Anopendoorwi l l notpr ev entt hes pr eadof f i r eands mok et hr oughabui l di ngt oal l owoc c upant st o ev ac uat es af et yandpr ot ec tt hebui l di ng. Themos tc ommont y peoff i r edoor ,FD30,i sappr opr i at ei n mos tc as es .Howev er ,wi t hf i r edoor s ,whi c har epar tofa c ompar t mentwal l t hats epar at esbui l di ngs ,ami ni mum ofFD60 i sr equi r ed.
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Thi smeanst hef i r ef ai l edt obec ompar t ment al i z ed,andt he s pr eadi ngwasundoubt edl ymor es ev er et hani ts houl dhav e been. Ont opoft hi s ,l as ty ear ,f i r ec hi ef swar nedt hat38hos pi t al si n t heUKar easdanger ousast heGr enf el l T ower .Asar es ul t , mor et han17, 000c ar ehomes ,pr i v at ehos pi t al sandhos pi c es wer eor der edt oc ar r youti mmi nentf i r es af et yc hec k sont hei r bui l di ngs . Asani ndus t r y ,i t ’ sof t eneas yt onegl ec tonear eaoff i r es af et y andpr i or i t i s eanot her .Forex ampl e,f i x at i ngont r ai ni ngor ev ac uat i onpl ansc anf or c eot herar eass uc hast hec hec k i ng andmai nt enanc eoff i r edoor si nt os ec ondpl ac e.Thehol i s t i c appr oac h–t hati s ,k eepi ngont opofal l ar easequal l y–i sk ey . Bespokeoverval ueengi neer i ng Wi t heac hf ac i l i t ybei nguni queanddi v er s e,i t ’ si mpor t antt o k nowwhi c hf i r es af et ys ol ut i onsandpr oduc t sar eappr opr i at e. I mpl ement i ngs ui t abl epr oduc t si sj us tasi mpor t antast he bui l di ng’ sf i r es af et ymanagementandt r ai ni ngofs t af f .Bec aus e eac hf ac i l i t ywi l l bedi f f er enti nt er msofus eanddes i gn,f i r e s af et ypr oc edur esmus tac c ommodat eeac hdi v er s e per f or manc er equi r ement . I nc ons i der i ngt hi s ,i tbec omeseas yt omak et hemi s t ak eof pr i or i t i s i ngc os tov erqual i t ywhent hi sdoes n’ thav et obet he c as e.Al t hough,anef f ec t i v ef i r es af et ys t r at egyal s odoes n’ t al way smeanc os t ef f i c i enc ys houl dber ul edout . Abov eal l ,under s t andi ngf i r es af et yr equi r ement s ,pos s es s i ng adequat ef i r es af et ys ol ut i onsk nowl edgeandc ar r y i ngout appr opr i at es t af ft r ai ni ngr equi r esmi ni mal c os t s . Whi l s tmanyheal t hc ar ef ac i l i t i es ,s uc hashos pi t al s ,maybe f ac i ngc ons i der abl ebudget ar ypr es s ur es ,r eques t i ngnec es s ar y as s i s t anc eorex per tgui danc ewi l l hel paf ac i l i t ymeetf i r es af et y s t andar dsandr equi r ement sbas edoni t ss pec i f i cneeds .Thi s i nc l udesaes t het i c sandbudget .
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Uni ver si t yst udent sbat t l et owi nbestcl i mat e i nvest menti deai nnew compet i t i on Uni ver si t yst udent sbat t l et owi nbestcl i mat ei nvest menti deai nnewcompet i t i on MBAandMast er sst udent sf r om l eadi nguni ver si t i eswi l lpi t chi nnovat i vei nvest mentsol ut i onst hataddr esscl i mat echangei nabi dt owi napr i zewor t h£7, 500.Thecompet i t i on hasbeencr eat edbyt heCent r ef orCl i mat eFi nance&I nvest mentatI mper i alCol l ege Busi nessSchool . Thef i nalwi l lf eat ur ef i vet eamscompr i si ngMBAandMast er sst udent sf r om I mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchool ,t heUni ver si t yofCambr i dgeandt heUni ver si t yofEdi nbur gh. Thesef i nal i st swer esel ect edf r om 38t eamsf r om 14di f f er entuni ver si t i esacr osst heUK whoent er edt hecompet i t i onatt heendof2019. Thef i nal i st swi l lpi t cht hei rbusi nessi deast oani ndust r ypanelofexper t satal i veevent host edbyI mper i alvi azoom onWednesday17June.Thepr oposedbusi nessi deasbei ng putf or war dbyt hest udent si ncl udeacar bonposi t i vet i mberr ealest at ei nvest mentt r ust ( REI T)andasust ai nabl ecat t l ef ar mi ngf und. DrChar l esDonovan,Execut i veDi r ect oroft heCent r ef orCl i mat eFi nance&I nvest ment atI mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchoolsai d:“ Thi scompet i t i oni sauni queoppor t uni t yf or MBAandMast er sst udent st opi t chi nnovat i vesol ut i onst osomeoft hewor l d’ sbi ggesti nvest or s.Gr eenf i nancei sahugeoppor t uni t yf orgr aduat es.Theamazi ngl evelofi nt er est f r om st udent sshowst her ei sanewgener at i onofr esponsi bl ebusi nessl eader sr eadyt o t aket hewheel . ” Thef i vet eamst aki ngpar ti nt hef i naloft heCl i mat eI nvest mentChal l engear easf ol l ows: •Conver t i bl eEmi ssi onsPer f or manceBond( I mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchool )–apr oposalt or educeemi ssi onst ar get sbyconver t i ngf i xedbondsi nt oshar es,wi t ht hebond pr oceedsusedt of undgr eeni ni t i at i ves •Wast e2Wor t hFund( I mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchool )–af i nanci ali nst r umentt hat conver t scompost abl ewast ei nt or evenuest r eamst of i nancewast epr ocessi ngf aci l i t i es •Sust ai nabl eCat t l eFar mi ngFund( Uni ver si t yofCambr i dge)–ani nst r umentt hatwi l l pr ovi decat t l er ancher swi t hf i nanci ngandt echni calexper t i set oachi evemor esust ai nabl eandpr of i t abl ecat t l epr oduct i on •ERi ce( Uni ver si t yofEdi nbur gh)–ani nst r umentbasedonanener gyper f or mancecont act i ngschemet hatut i l i sesi mpr ovement si nr i cesal esasr evenuest r eamsf orr i cef ar mer s •Sust ai nabl eTi mberREI T( Uni ver si t yofCambr i dge)–apr oposalt oi nvesti nt i mber basedr ealest at et oi nf l uenceandscal eupt het i mberbui l di ngi ndust r y
Cor macGoul di ng,amemberofI mper i al ’ sConver t i bl eEmi ssi onsPer f or manceBond t eam whoi sst udyi ngonI mper i al ’ sGl obalOnl i neMBAsai d:“ Thecl i mat ecr i si sr equi r es ur gentandi mmedi at esol ut i ons.Ourt eam i smot i vat edbyadesi r et of i ndsol ut i onst o t hatcr i si s.Thr oughourshar edpr of essi onalandper sonalexper i ences,wehavebeen wi t nesst ot hedamageanddest r uct i oncausedbyj ustonedegr eeofwar mi ng.And t houghpeopl emayj ust i f i abl yhaver eser vat i onsaboutt hecont r i but i onoft hef i nanci al syst em t ot hecur r entcr i si s,webel i evei ti snecessar yt ouseever yavai l abl et oolt ohal t gl obalwar mi ngi napr oact i veandconst r uct i veway ,bef or ei ti st ool at e. ” Thecompet i t i onhasbeenmadepossi bl et hr oughsuppor tf r om t hr eecor por at esponsor s.Thesecompani esar eCandr i am I nvest or sGr oup,St andar dChar t er ed,andQui nbr ookI nf r ast r uct ur ePar t ner s. Davi dScaysbr ook,Managi ngPar t neratQui nbr ooksai d:“ I nnovat i oni nt echnol ogyand f i nancehast r ansf or medt hepr ospect sf orpr ogr essi nl ar gescal eemi ssi onsr educt i on, demonst r at edbyt hecostandef f i cacyofbot hsol arandbat t er yst or age.Thi scommendabl epr ogr ammef r om I mper i alencour agesnewt hi nki ngi ncl i mat ef i nancef r om ournext gener at i onofchangeagent s.Thi si si mpor t antwor kandQui nbr ooki spr oudt ol endour suppor t ” . Davi dCzupr yna,HeadofESG Cl i entPor t f ol i oManagementatCandr i am sai d:“ Wehave beeni mpr essedbyt hededi cat i onoft hest udent sandt hequal i t yoft hepr oj ect ssubmi t t ed.Asl eaderi nsust ai nabl ei nvest i ng,Candr i am i spr oudt osuppor tt heemer genceof f r esht hi nki ngt ot ackl eourgl obalenvi r onment alchal l enges.Someoft hesepr oj ect swi l l nodoubtmaket hei rwayt owi deri mpl ement at i onandhel punl eashsust ai nabl egr owt h. ” Thef i naloft heCl i mat eI nvest mentChal l engewi l lbehel donWednesday17Junef r om 12: 0014: 30andmor edet ai l scanbef oundont hewebsi t eher eht t ps: / / www. cl i mat ei nvest ment chal l enge. com/ Rel easef r om Bl ueSkyPR
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