Ministers urged to reveal whether dangerous cladding tested in the early 2000s was used at Grenfell
December 8, 2021
Safety expert, Dr Jonathan Evans, is demanding ministers disclose whether ‘highly dangerous’ cladding that failed fire tests commissioned by the Government in 2002, was used at Grenfell Tower. Read More
Offshore oil company fined for hydrocarbon release
June 29, 2021
Offshore oil company Apache has been sentenced after they failed to provide written safety procedures for the depressurisation of an oil well, which led to the release of more than 1000kg of hydrocarbon gas at their Beryl Alpha production installation in the North Sea. Read More
From the Great Fire to Grenfell: How tragedy has shaped UK fire safety laws
August 20, 2018
News of a deadly fire in a Russian shopping centre in March had a particular resonance for onlookers in the UK, as James Beale, Operations manager, Invicta Fire Protection, describes. Read More
Hackitt review: RIBA calls for repeal of Fire Safety Order
October 24, 2017
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), has called for The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO) to be disposed Read More