FIRE SAFETY The British Cladding Fire Test Gets Revised About the Authors: Abhishek Chhabra joined Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants in 2013 and has been the driving force behind the expansion of the fire compliance activities into new markets. An engineer with a post-graduate diploma in finance, Abhishek brings with him valuable experience from other, larger TIC (Testing, Inspection & Certification) companies. He has been advocating the need for compliance with standards for improved safety and quality across industries for most of the last 18 years. Abhishek Chhabra Market Development Manager, Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants Sujana Haridas is a post-graduate in Civil Engineering (specialised in Soil Mechanics). Before joining Thomas BellWright International Consultants, she was an integral part of the teaching faculty in a leading Institute of Technology in India, where she also led the Concrete Technology & Strength of Materials Lab. Over the course of the past 2 years, she has conducted over 400 Reaction-to-Fire tests across British, American & European standards. The wide array of products that she has tested has led her to develop a keen understanding of material behaviour in a fire scenario. She is currently handling fire propagation tests on large-scale façade mock-ups in the Fire Testing Laboratory here in Dubai. Sujana Haridas Fire Testing Engineer, Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants
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