newsTHE GOVERNMENT is banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes and giving support to local authorities to carry out emergency work to remove and replace unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding.
newsA NOTTINGHAM man has been sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay nearly £20,000 in prosecution costs after pleading guilty to five fire safety offences.
articleHSM managing editor Mark Sennett puts some questions to Dame Judith Hackitt to find out how her independent review of the Building Regulations and fire safety has been received and what’s next for her.
newsA MAJOR UK gas distribution company and a Kent based construction company have been fined after a gas main ignited whilst it was being repaired, injuring two workers.
newsTHE GOVERNMENT has started distributing an estimated £400 million to remove and replace unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding systems on social sector high-rise housing in England owned by social landlords.
newsFIRE MINISTER Nick Hurd is set to deliver and address at the Fire Sector Summit in London on 31 October alongside a list of other key industry figures.
newsA BEDFORDSHIRE waste company has been sentenced after two of its employees suffered burns whilst processing flammable aerosol containers.
newsA DISGRUNTLED employee who set a fire which spread through Amazon’s warehouse in Staffordshire causing £8m of damage to stock and premises has been jailed.
newsFIRE SAFETY North will offer an unparalleled line-up of free CPD-accredited seminar sessions and the chance to gain insight on improving fire safety, business continuity and protection for organisations.
productEVAC+CHAIR WILL again be showcasing its world-leading emergency stair-descent solutions at this year’s Health & Safety Scotland.
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