Fire

Registrations are now being taken for the Building Safety Fund, the £1billion pot of money pledged by the government in the March Budget announcement.

As we approach the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, officials have confirmed the second phase of the inquiry will begin on 6 July

New legislation will amend the Fire Safety Order 2005 and ‘prevent another Grenfell’

The director of a scrap tyre yard has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a series of fire safety offences after an emergency fire door was nailed shut in a building where workers were living.

The first report by the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has highlighted ‘serious shortcomings’ in the London fire service’s preparedness for and response to the fire.

The Building a Safer Future report proposes reforming the building and fire safety regulatory framework to prevent tragedies like Grenfell Tower occurring again, but what do the changes mean in practice?  

Virtual reality technology can be used as a tool to enhance employees’ fire safety awareness

The creation of a fire-safe working culture should be a priority for construction firms to prevent life-threatening incidents on sites.

The multi-campus City of Bristol College, used by some 20,000 students and 1,000 staff, has overhauled its evacuation procedures with the help of Evac+Chair.

Workers often recognise and correct their own errors before it is too late, research shows.