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Our news roundup touches on why plans to fit more fire-retardant panels at Grenfell were dropped, more details on the Hackitt Review and revelations about fire safety standards at Airbnb properties in the US. Read More
April 25, 2018
Cladding safety tests are not replicating real-world conditions, an investigation by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has found. Current […] Read More
April 24, 2018
The Grenfell Tower fire and other high-rise blazes in the UK and the Middle East have highlighted the need for greater collaboration across the construction supply chain in making buildings fire safe. Graham Turner of AEI Cables examines the issues. Read More
March 23, 2018
A fire engineering friend of mine and I have been involved in many debates over many years, both practical and […] Read More
March 15, 2018
Writing in the Evening Standard, Victoria Whitlock found official advice confusing and contradictory – did she make the right decisions? Also in this roundup, three in 10 still use electrical devices they know have been recalled. Read More
March 1, 2018
High-rise fires at Grenfell and the Middle East have spotlighted the need for supply chain collaboration over fire safety in modern building design like never before. Bob Glendenning of Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings examines the issues. Read More
February 7, 2018
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has appointed Isolatek International MD Phil Brownhill as its new head of training and fire resistance expert Andrew Taylor to the role of technical officer. Read More
January 3, 2018
Sprinklers could have prevented two deaths caused by one of two recent hotel fires, according to the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA). Read More
December 20, 2017
The year 2017 was the year the government finally started listening to the fire industry’s countless recommendations for improving fire […] Read More
December 12, 2017
The CSL Insurer’s forum was very much focused on a potential future shift to IP and IoT technologies that’s transforming business models, improving physical security but also amplifying the cybersecurity threat. Read More
October 25, 2017
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has called for The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO) to be disposed of, and the “reintroduction of mandatory fire certificates for designated premises, based on independent inspections by the fire brigades." Read More
October 3, 2017
Tom Brookes, a senior figure within the fire safety industry, has been appointed as the new chair of the Fire & Security Association (FSA). Read More
August 2, 2017
Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent review of building regulations and fire safety is an ‘important step’ towards stopping tragedies like Grenfell Tower, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has claimed. Read More
March 27, 2017
There are nearly 20,000 commercial fires in the UK each year, demonstrating the importance of taking your fire-safety obligations seriously if you own commercial premises or run a business. So what are your legal obligations regarding fire extinguishers? Read More
February 2, 2011
Health and safety consultants are being invited to sign up to a new independent register intended to become a new […] Read More
March 15, 2010
An agreement which aims to strike a balance between the safety of firefighters and ensuring they can properly respond to […] Read More