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Scottish government announces fire safety changes

16 Jul 2019

THE GOVERNMENT has ‘strengthened’ fire safety and building standards, including ‘more stringent’ provisions for external cladding systems, additional escape stairs and evacuation alert systems.

Council to carry out ‘intrusive’ fire safety programme

16 Jul 2019

BRENT COUNCIL will install sprinklers and test cladding as part of what it called an ‘intrusive’ fire safety programme to ensure its buildings remain safe.

Fire death care home ‘had been warned’ about failings

16 Jul 2019

LONDON FIRE Brigade (LFB) reported that the Lee Valley Care Services home in Wembley had ‘already been warned’ about fire safety failings before a resident died in March 2016.

Government told to ‘get serious’ about appliance fire safety

15 Jul 2019

AFTER A Which? investigation found that fridges and freezers with flammable plastic backing are still being sold, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the government must ‘get serious about fire safety before it’s too late’.

Whirlpool to recall all unmodified UK dryers

15 Jul 2019

THE COMPANY has announced a UK recall of all its tumble dryers ‘that have yet to be modified’, according to the government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).

Hospitals threatened with closure over ‘urgent improvements’

15 Jul 2019

FOUR UNNAMED NHS trusts have been warned by fire and rescue services (FRSs) that parts of their hospitals will be ‘shut down’ because they are ‘so decrepit that they pose a threat to patients and staff’.

Warner Bros film studio suffers fire

15 Jul 2019

THE FIRE required up to 18 crews from Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) to tackle it, at the Leavesden Studios site on Thursday.

Council warns on cost of sprinklers

15 Jul 2019

HARINGEY COUNCIL has ‘decided to wait for more guidance’ before choosing whether to install sprinklers in its 54 high rise blocks.

Manchester high rise residents ‘urged to speak out’

15 Jul 2019

THE GREATER Manchester high rise task force has implored residents to share their opinions on their homes and improving fire safety.

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