All Health & safety articles
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NewsNew 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
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Fire safety failings shut hospital trauma unit
Patients to move out for 12 months while flammable cladding is replaced
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Construction safety fines jump 83% in a year
New sentencing guidelines cause big spike in safety and corporate manslaughter pay-outs
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Ex chief construction advisor heads post-Grenfell civils review
ICE-appointed Peter Hansford’s review will be separate from the DCLG’s industry response group
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Cladding safety checks could increase fire risk, DCLG warns
Concern about other material left exposed after cladding panels’ removal
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'Significant' industry response needed post-Grenfell, says Crossrail boss
Construction response group to address challenge of building safety
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Tally of tower blocks failing fire tests rises to 224
Communities secretary Sajid Javid planning further testing for cladding
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Three hospitals fails fire safety checks
Combustible cladding found at King’s College, North Middlesex and Sheffield Children’s Hospitals
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Crewe crane collapse kills two
Two die and one man is airlilfted to hospital in incident at Seddon building site
