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CommentStart saving lives with a positive safety culture
Last year 39 people died on UK construction sites. Billy O’Brien explains how to make them safer and get that number down to zero
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High-rise developers to face fire safety regulation change from August
Move follows Dame Judith Hackitt’s proposals made in wake of Grenfell blaze
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A big step forward in pursuit of safer products
The announcement of a regulator to hold the industry to account combines with work already under way to bring about much-needed improvement, says the CPA’s Peter Caplehorn
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Kingspan insulation boss leaves in management rejig
Firm also announces new group head of compliance and certification
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Search begins for firm to look after Grenfell Tower under £32m deal
Work will last for at least the next year
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Could try harder: construction squares up to the new Building Safety Bill
Source: Shutterstock Confidence in the industry’s ability to refurbish buildings, including recladding blocks or installing insulation, has been severely dented by the Grenfell disaster. One route to improving quality control is less construction on site and more factory-based manufacturing techniques The consensus seems to be that the ...
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Confusion as cost of England's Nightingale hospitals remains under wraps
Details of Welsh deals released over a month ago
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Get ready for the building safety regulator
The key proposals on building safety made by Dame Judith Hackitt in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster are finally about to be implemented in law. Building invited industry experts to discuss the coming changes
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New safety rules require more fire specialists, say experts
Building owners face tougher obligations under Fire Safety Bill
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Rydon says it’s ‘not passing the buck’ at Grenfell inquiry
Contractor on tower’s refurbishment says it delegated key tasks to sub-contractors
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Probe kicks off following Bellway Homes blaze in Barking
Fire at Bellway-built housing scheme in east London ‘fuelled by timber balconies’, locals claim
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More than 400 high-rise towers still have ACM cladding
Government research shows remedial plans for dozens of buildings ‘remain unclear’
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Insurers slam cladding fire tests as ‘utterly inadequate’
ABI demands revision of full-scale mock-ups, which it says fail to replicate real world conditions adequately
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Government looks to toughen building regs on fire safety
Consultation focuses on restricting or banning ’desktop’ studies following the Grenfell tragedy
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Man found dead at Canary Wharf construction site
He was discovered at the location of Canary Wharf’s latest office tower
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Fire risk: are we asking the right questions?
Fire prevention in commercial buildings is crucial, but what is the most effective way to ensure risks are minimised? Experts at a round table discussion debated the question
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Better fire safety can't wait for rule change
Regulations need to be simplified, but the industry needn’t wait for policy-makers to address fire safety
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PM strips Grenfell management firm of estate responsibility
Tenant management organisation awarded Rydon the Grenfell refurbishment contract in 2014
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Grenfell inquiry to examine tower's design and construction
Prime Minister accepted all ‘terms of reference’ recommendations of inquiry lead, Sir Martin Moore-Bick
