Grenfell Inquiry: Government “hid” fire safety risks to buildings
December 14, 2021
Consecutive governments have been accused of “deliberately covering up” the dangers posed to combustible materials before the Grenfell Tower fire. Read More
Fire competency – A guide for safety practitioners
May 11, 2021
Howard Passey, Director of Operations and Principal Consultant at the Fire Protection Association, explores fire competency and what those responsible for health and safety within a building need to know. Read More
Grenfell Tower: should it have been predicted?
June 29, 2017
The Grenfell Tower disaster will define a generation. But could lessons from previous fires and inquires have prevented it? Read More
Southwark Council fined £570,000 over Lakanal House deaths
March 1, 2017
Southwark Council has been fined a total of £570,000 for safety failures at Lakanal House, the south London tower block in which three women and three children lost their lives in 2009. Read More
Fire risk management in high rise flats
May 12, 2016
After the tragic fire in July 2009 at Lakanal House, a twelve-storey block of flats in South London which claimed Read More
