In these very challenging times and in a post Hackitt world there is a need for some consideration and reflection on the quality and content of fire risk assessments that may be provided either direct by the client or via the incumbent contractor. Now more than at any time since the introduction of the RRO…
A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres in Bradford has caused school closures and travel disruption.
A restaurant owner in Banbury has been prosecuted for failing to provide suitable fire safety arrangements for members of the public.
A new study compiled by Zurich Municipal’s data science team reveals a staggering average of 40 fire incidents every month in UK schools.
At the end of weeks of hearings which have examined the refurbishment of the tower and its role in the disaster, it is now possible to piece together an account, from the evidence presented, of what could have gone wrong.
A Luton landlord of a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) has been given a suspended sentence after a tenant died in a fire.
The B/559 committee responsible for creating and revising British Standards regularly review any published standards and realized the BS 8300 Standard had become outdated. In many areas it did not support the need for accessible environments for disabled people.
Manjit Dulay, from Rochdale, owned a £30m property empire but ran it ‘like a corner shop’, a court heard. In 2014 he was ordered to carry out urgent improvements at St Clément’s Court, a block of more than 70 flats he owns in Leicester, Leicestershire Live reports. Repeated inspections uncovered a string of problems including…
Veritas Fire Support is pleased to announce the launch of an alternative to a fixed annual sum for fire risk assessment support Veritas is offering a package of support measures to sedentary sites where there may be a need for additional work to cover liaison meetings with contractors, residents or tenants, BCO or brigade, insurance…
I had the pleasure of writing an editorial on battery use and storage from a risk assessment perspective for the Autumn 2020 Daedalus IFSM newsletter.