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Reducing fire-related deaths

|Date: 20 December, 2023

Reducing fire-related deaths

LABM reports on the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group’s Fire Safety Event: Reducing fire deaths ...

LABM reports on the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group’s Fire Safety Event: Reducing fire deaths must be our priority, which took place in October at the Building Centre in London. Speakers i ...

20 December, 2023
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PlanRadar | Why safety inspection platforms are now playing a key role in fire safety planning

|Date: 15 September, 2022

PlanRadar | Why safety inspection platforms are now playing a key role in fire safety planning

When it comes to duty of care, social housing providers have a huge responsibility, particularly with reg ...

When it comes to duty of care, social housing providers have a huge responsibility, particularly with regard to fire safety in homes, says Ibrahim Imam, Co-Founder of PlanRadar. Since the tragic event ...

15 September, 2022
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Grenfell is the building industry’s Piper Alpha says CIBSE

|Date: 21 June, 2022

Grenfell is the building industry’s Piper Alpha says CIBSE

The recent passage of the Building Safety Act is a welcome recognition of the fact that making safe build ...

The recent passage of the Building Safety Act is a welcome recognition of the fact that making safe buildings is a highly skilled operation says the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineer ...

21 June, 2022
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‘No rest until every Londoner is safe in their home’

|Date: 14 June, 2022

‘No rest until every Londoner is safe in their home’

London Councils' Cllr Darren Rodwell gives a statement on five years since Grenfell fire. Cllr Darren Rod ...

London Councils' Cllr Darren Rodwell gives a statement on five years since Grenfell fire. Cllr Darren Rodwell (right), London Councils’ Executive Member for Regeneration, Housing & Planning, said: ...

14 June, 2022
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The ASCP calls for transformational change in social housing electrical safety to avoid future fatalities and injuries

|Date: 1 December, 2021

The ASCP calls for transformational change in social housing electrical safety to avoid future fatalities and injuries

Recognising that electrical safety for too long has been seen as less important than gas safety within so ...

Recognising that electrical safety for too long has been seen as less important than gas safety within social housing, the Association of Safety and Compliance Professionals (ASCP) has launched its Wh ...

1 December, 2021
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£3.5bn additional funding welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

|Date: 11 February, 2021

£3.5bn additional funding welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an additional £3.5bn to the Building Safety Fund ...

Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an additional £3.5bn to the Building Safety Fund, to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings 18 metres and above, as well a ...

11 February, 2021
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British Safety Council supports Labour Leader’s call for National Cladding Taskforce

|Date: 3 February, 2021

British Safety Council supports Labour Leader’s call for National Cladding Taskforce

Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has called for a National Cladding Taskforce to speed up the pace of rem ...

Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has called for a National Cladding Taskforce to speed up the pace of removal of unsafe cladding from high-rise residential properties. New figures from Labour suggest ...

3 February, 2021
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FireAngel | Debating the future of fire safety for 2021 and beyond

|Date: 7 January, 2021

FireAngel | Debating the future of fire safety for 2021 and beyond

While 2020 presented the social housing industry with some of its toughest challenges to date, particular ...

While 2020 presented the social housing industry with some of its toughest challenges to date, particularly in relation to COVID-19, it also offered significant opportunities for evaluation and improv ...

7 January, 2021
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PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

|Date: 16 September, 2020

PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conde ...

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) condemns “badly missed” target to make thousands of Grenfell-style cladding homes safe. Three years ...

16 September, 2020
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Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

|Date: 3 April, 2020

Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Comm ...

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government's (MHCLG) building safety announcement. RICS has worked closely wi ...

3 April, 2020
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