The heat is on – looking back at Fire Summit 2018
November 13, 2018
One of the most important sessions on the day examined the Grenfell Tower tragedy and its implications for the fire protection sector. Read More
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Insurers warn cladding ban does not go far enough
October 31, 2018
Speaking at the Fire Protection Association’s Fire Summit, the ABI’s Director of General Insurance Policy, James Dalton, said government plans to ban the use of combustible materials for all new high-rise residential buildings taller than 18 metres, “runs the risk of unnecessarily limiting the public safety benefits”. Read More
IOSH calls for cladding ban to be widened
October 2, 2018
Safety experts have warned that a new government ban on combustible cladding on new tower blocks does not go far enough. Read More
Hackitt warns it is impossible to rule out another Grenfell
September 18, 2018
Dame Judith Hackitt has warned it is impossible to rule out another 'catastrophic event' like the Grenfell Tower tragedy if changes are not made to the regulatory system. Read More
‘Human rights, as well as health and safety, are compromised by Grenfell-style combustible cladding’
August 26, 2018
British Safety Council supports the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s challenge to the government over failure to protect lives. Read More
Asbestos exposure puts workers at risk
August 23, 2018
Wood Treatment Ltd, a wood processing company, has been fined after unsafe asbestos work was carried out at its premises in in Macclesfield. Read More
Dangerous cladding: Just a quarter of private buildings have plans to remove it
July 24, 2018
Plans are in place to remove and replace dangerous cladding from just a quarter of privately-owned housing blocks, according to the latest government statistics. Read More
Combustible cladding: MPs call for complete ban
July 19, 2018
Government plans to ban the use of combustible cladding in new high-rise buildings do not go far enough, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. Read More
Grenfell: Cladding tests must reflect real life
July 5, 2018
The Grenfell Tower fire is one of the most significant the UK has seen for years, bringing widespread attention to a number of failures and to a system described by Dame Judith Hackitt as ‘not fit for purpose’. Read More
New Cambridge hospital opening delayed over cladding concerns
June 28, 2018
The opening of a new hospital in Cambridge has been delayed because of concerns over some of the insultation materials used in the new building. Read More
