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Fire safety for offices must start with clued-up specification
Peter Long, Fire and Certification Director at Optima Systems, outlines his concerns over office and commercial property fire safety standards, highlighting that appropriate solutions are now available for specifiers as tighter legislation begins to filter through…
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Fire Brigades Union calls for renationalisation of Building Research Establishment
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called for the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to be renationalised. A motion on this issue was passed at the Trade Union’s recent Annual Conference, which stands as the first in-person conference to be run by the organisation since the pandemic took hold…
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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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