Hackitt slams safety costs fears

By Hamish Champ2019-10-01T06:00:00

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Grenfell report author says ‘widespread culture of indifference’ in construction remains

Dame Judith Hackitt, the author of the post-Grenfell report on building regulations and fire safety, has slammed those in the construction industry who worry more about the cost of a new competency system than the building safety regime it could create.

Speaking to Building yesterday at an Industry Regulatory Group conference in London convened to discuss recommendations of the Competency Steering Group’s (CSG) 149-page Raising the Bar report, Hackitt said she had heard a delegate ask whether “the size of the regulatory burden was worth the benefit?”.

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