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Grenfell fire commander discusses incident response

19 Sep 2018

RICHARD WELCH, one of the fire commanders on site during the fire, told victim’s families that ‘the building let us all down’, with firefighters unable to be sent back in for their own safety.

Government updates on fire safety consultations

19 Sep 2018

THE CONSULTATIONS on banning combustible material use on high rises saw ‘a majority’ back a ban, while another on banning desktop studies agreed use ‘should be restricted’.

Fire authority merger backed by council

19 Sep 2018

PLANS TO merge Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth’s fire authority with the Isle of Wight have been backed by Hampshire County Council.

Hackitt believes another Grenfell is ‘impossible to rule out’

18 Sep 2018

DAME JUDITH Hackitt, speaking at a health and safety industry event, warned that it would be ‘impossible’ to rule out another Grenfell Tower type fire if regulations aren’t changed.

RIBA produces Plan of Work for Fire Safety

18 Sep 2018

THE ROYAL Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has updated its Plan of Work to incorporate fire safety measures at the ‘earlier stages’ of a building’s design process.

Citiscape cladding replacement not yet begun

18 Sep 2018

THE PRIVATELY owned building in Croydon has not seen removal begin due to property manager FirstPort waiting for ‘absolute clarity’ on material use.

Hospital fire safety works finally completed

17 Sep 2018

THE WORKS at Peterborough City Hospital to install fire safety measures have been completed two and a half years after an enforcement notice was served.

Newport high rise cladding removal begins

17 Sep 2018

REMOVAL AND replacement of the aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on three high rises in the Welsh city has now begun.

Pub fined for ‘serious’ fire safety issues

17 Sep 2018

THE COMPANY operating The Wizard pub in Nether Alderley, Cheshire has been prosecuted for ‘failing to put in place adequate fire safety measures’.

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F&RM September 2018

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