Safety competence report findings ‘problematic’, experts warn

By Thomas Lane and Jordan Marshall2019-08-22T05:00:00

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Worries grow that Competence Steering Group interim recommendations leave questions unanswered

Experts have questioned how a new report aiming at tackling the competency issues in the industry would work in practice.

The Competency Steering Group’s interim report, Raising the Bar, published at the end of last week, made 67 recommendations looking to establish a new building safety competence committee and come up with competence frameworks to apply to all those working on high-risk residential buildings.

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