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New legislation set to create ‘perfect storm’ for fire risk assessors
Fire risk assessors now face additional challenges when it comes to satisfying new legal requirements designed to meet fire safety competency standards that have come into force with commencement of the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Building Safety Act 2022…
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Fire safety guidance strengthened for new high-rise dwellings
New improvements focused on fire safety guidance and Building Regulations orchestrated to ensure that tall buildings are made safer in England have been introduced by the Government as part of a wider package of reforms…
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Are E-scooters and similar devices the new major fire risk?
The Fire chief team explains why there are increasing concerns over lithium battery fires from items such as e-scooters, and advises on what to use if an incident were to occur. Historically, the focus on significant causes of fires and deaths in the domestic environment has shifted between the decades. In the 1970s and 80s,…
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Royal Assent for Building Safety Bill
The Act brings into life the Building Safety Regulator, with powers of enforcement in terms of the new building regime system, a Construction Products Regulator, with new powers over construction…
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