Firefighters Call for Increased Funding Amid Environmental Challenges
UK firefighters urge more funding to tackle wildfires and flooding, highlighting the need for better equipment and statutory duties.
UK firefighters urge more funding to tackle wildfires and flooding, highlighting the need for better equipment and statutory duties.
The UK government has issued new guidance on the Responsible Actors Scheme, impacting building safety compliance and enforcement measures.
The Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate's enforcement register is key for understanding compliance trends in UK crown premises.
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Harmony Fire secures a £20m contract with LiveWest to enhance fire safety using IoT technology across South West England.
Westminster Council's proposed licensing policy update sparks debate over public safety and nightlife in central London.
The Building Regulations Advisory Committee's reports guide UK fire safety professionals in adhering to building safety standards.
The Building Safety Regulator has published data on building control approvals, offering insights into compliance trends.
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) reports a high approval rate for NHS projects under Gateway 2, highlighting the importance of regulatory compliance.
HSE has served its first prohibition notice on an occupational health provider, stopping the company an employer hired to keep workers safe. In fire, prosecuting the assessor rather than only the building owner has been possible since 2005, and has been happening for a decade.
MHCLG's latest data shows 53 per cent of monitored buildings have started or finished work, and the department's own release admits the total is incomplete by up to a quarter. A Bill now before Parliament would turn remediation into a legal duty backed by prosecution.
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has revised its Guide to Passive Fire Protection for Fire Risk Assessors, bringing it into line with post-Grenfell fire safety law.
The Regulator of Social Housing has published its latest fire safety remediation report, revealing 1,920 social housing buildings carry life-critical external wall system defects, with only 24.6% of all identified buildings remediated since tracking began in 2017.