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Open for business – the Fire Protection Association is officially accredited by UKAS to carry out BS 8414 testing – the effectiveness of external cladding on buildings

15 Feb 2019

In response to the Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, cladding testing has now become of paramount importance. Currently, the UK has few facilities for this test to be conducted and even when a slot is available it can take months to receive results - the vital evidence needed to satisfy Building Control.

Fire door replacement plan ‘yet to materialise’

13 Feb 2019

Despite the government having promised to devise a plan to replace the fire risk doors nationwide, a plan has ‘yet to materialise’, while the government has told the industry it ‘must take responsibility’.

Fire spread risks expressed pre Grenfell

13 Feb 2019

A report from the Building Research Establishment in 2015 had warned the government that ‘not enough was being done’ to tackle fire spread through concealed cavities.

High rise cladding work concluding

12 Feb 2019

The final phase of work on the Kennedy Gardens high rise in Teeside is ‘expected to start shortly’, with the cladding replacement already undertaken.

LFB finds fire safety issues in over half of care homes

12 Feb 2019

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has revealed that it has found fire safety ‘failures’ in over half of the care homes it has audited.

Builder receives fine for fire safety breaches

12 Feb 2019

Mohammed Saleem was ordered to pay nearly £14,000 for breaching building regulations relating to fire safety.

Further GSA responses to Scottish inquiry

07 Feb 2019

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) issued a ‘trenchant’ response to evidence heard at the Scottish government inquiry into last year’s fire.

Private rental electrical inspection rules toughened

07 Feb 2019

Housing Minister Heather Wheeler announced new measures to ‘better protect’ private renters regarding electrical safety, to lower fire risks and ensure ‘competent and qualified’ inspectors are used.

The Ocado warehouse fire should not detract from the unrivalled reputation of sprinkler systems

07 Feb 2019

The Fire Protection Association believes that this week’s Ocado warehouse fire should not detract from the unrivalled reputation of sprinkler systems but may ask questions of whether we are reaching the limit of what can be reasonably protected.

Fire risk hospital building work ‘yet to begin’

04 Feb 2019

The trauma unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford has still not seen fire safety works begin ‘almost 18 months’ after it closed due to safety breaches discovered.

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