All fire safety articles – Page 5
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NewsCIOB launches new fire safety course as industry prepares for new regulator
Initiative starts next month
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NewsFire expert warned NHBC of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Arup engineer made comments in October 2014
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NewsNon-compliance of combustible insulation ‘lost on’ Kingspan tech boss, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told of more concerns from worried cladding contractors over Kingspan’s K15 product
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NewsKingspan used test results from trial product to reassure worried contractors
The trial insulation product tested was not what was being sold on the market, inquiry hears
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NewsKingspan threatened NHBC with legal action after flawed tests were exposed, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Kingspan employee responsible for testing was a ‘functioning drug addict’
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NewsTests for external wall fires based on how flames behave indoors, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert witness Barbara Lane queries decades-old testing regime
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NewsResearch key to ensure high-rise office fire safety, BCO warns
Report author warns more scenario planning is required
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NewsBuilding safety body appoints chemicals chief as inaugural chair
Industry experts including Graham Watts also appointed to board of directors
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NewsHost of consultants win spots on fire safety framework
Arup and Ridge among firms appointed to four-year framework
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NewsHousing association puts £120m fire safety job up for grabs
Optivo looking to shortlist six firms
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NewsChange now if you want to survive the new building safety regulator, Hackitt tells firms
Legislation due before parliament later this autumn
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CommentAnger over defeated Fire Safety Bill amendment is misplaced
Change may not be fast enough for some but it is coming, says Andrew Mellor
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NewsSchools three times more likely to be a high fire risk, study finds
Insurer Zurich calls for sprinklers to be made mandatory in England
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NewsGovernment meets RICS to tackle market impasse over fire safety form
Fire minister held talks with group last month
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NewsCombustibles ban could hit green walls, warns designer
Restriction was introduced a year ago in response to Grenfell disaster
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NewsCamden council makes £130m High Court claim against tower block contractors
Legal action centres on Chalcots Estate evacuation in June 2017
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NewsBan all combustible materials following Bolton blaze, says fire group
Student block was clad in high-pressure laminate panels
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NewsHackitt slams safety costs fears
Grenfell report author says ‘widespread culture of indifference’ in construction remains
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NewsFire brigade drops ‘stay put’ advice after latest homes blaze
Residents living in Worcester Park scheme told to evacuate in the event of a fire
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FeaturesHow safe are timber-frame buildings?
Joey Gardiner reports on what experts are saying about the Worcester Park fire, the implications for the building method and how it is regulated