A clear target date for completing the removal of dangerous cladding from buildings should be published by the UK Government, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said in a report which found that remediation works are proceeding slowly and up to 60 per cent of buildings encased in flammable materials have yet to be identified.
By Kerry Reals on 05 November 2024
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By Kerry Reals on 05 November 2024
A fire that broke out in a block of flats in Plaistow, east London on 21 October was caused by the failure of a lithium battery, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has confirmed.
By Kerry Reals on 22 October 2024
Ensuring the safe evacuation of vulnerable people from supported housing can be a major challenge, but social care provider United Response has implemented some innovative approaches to ensure residents with disabilities can safely escape without the need to rely on ‘stay put’ procedures and fire service assistance.
By Shonagh Methven, United Response on 03 October 2024
A London refuse worker narrowly missed injury when a bin he loaded onto a lorry exploded.
By Belinda Liversedge on 27 September 2024
The new UK Government faces major hurdles on a number of fronts – not least the £22 billion ‘black hole’, which leaves little headroom for the Chancellor in her forthcoming Budget.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 26 September 2024
Established following Dame Judith Hackitt’s ‘Building a Safer Future’ report, BSR was set up as part of the Health and Safety Executive. The new Building Safety Regulator in England is transforming the landscape of building safety, by ensuring that higher-risk buildings where people live and stay are designed, constructed and managed to the highest levels of care and accountability to ensure residents’ safety.
By Neil Hope-Collins, HSE on 24 September 2024
Decades of failure and deregulation by governments and the “systematic dishonesty” of cladding manufacturers led to the “avoidable” deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the scathing final report from a public inquiry into the disaster has concluded.
By Kerry Reals on 04 September 2024
An investigation into the cause of a fire in a block of flats in Dagenham will be “protracted” and complex, London Fire Brigade commissioner Andy Roe has said, amid reports that the building was in the process of having non-compliant cladding removed.
By Kerry Reals on 28 August 2024
My name is Deepa Mistry and, by day, I am a chartered certified accountant in the not-for-profit sector. By night, I am a resident campaigner for building safety. My journey into this dual life started from a simple but profoundly impactful question: was the end user ever asked what they wanted?
By Deepa Mistry, Building Safety Crisis on 12 July 2024
