Dame Judith Hackitt’s opening remarks on Building Safety Reform At the end of 2020, we attended the virtual RICS Fire Safety Conference. The Conference itself was packed full of insightful updates, with a clear focus on building safety reform. The short introduction to the conference alone, presented by Dame Judith Read more…
COVID-19 and ever-changing national restrictions have caused numerous delays and postponements throughout 2020. Unfortunately, 2021 so far hasn’t seen much change in this respect, and we have started the year in yet another national lockdown. One of the things that this has affected, is the all-important Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The Read more…
The Fire Door Inspections Scheme (FDIS) has found that a large number of fire doors inspected were not “fit for purpose”. This is worrying as Fire Doors are a key element of passive fire protection and are particularly important for buildings used as sleeping accommodation, such as residential blocks. Fire Read more…
If you are responsible for the Health and Safety of a building, you need to be aware of the potential risk of Legionella and subsequently Legionnaire’s Disease. If your property has communal water systems which serve more than one property then you will need to determine if there is a Read more…
In accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, all non-domestic premises, including the communal areas of residential blocks, require a Health, Safety and Fire Risk assessment; this extends to the external communal areas, such as Car Parks. Health, Read more…
When you’re having works carried out you need to take into consideration your moral and legal obligations for the health and safety of contractors and anyone who may be affected by their activities. You may have assumed that the health and safety is the responsibility of the contractor carrying out Read more…