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Fire Doors: Your Guide to Safety
Fire doors are required in almost every building built in the UK. English and Welsh Building Regulations are divided into parts with corresponding Approved Documents with guidance as to how to achieve the requirements of each part.
Checkmate Fire Responds to the Hackitt Review
The publication of the long-awaited Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, commissioned by the Government following the Grenfell Tower fire, saw Dame Judith Hackitt propose far-reaching changes
Play it Safe: Fire Safety in Tall Buildings
Tall buildings present fire safety issues that don’t affect other structures. For instance, high structures are beyond the reach of ladders preventing exterior rescues from ladders and the suppression of fires.
Fire Safety and Educational
Specific fire safety regulations apply for premises where the main use of the building or part of the building is an educational premises.
Simplifying the Fire Safety Act
So, – what are your responsibilities? At Southwark crown court, Judge Jeffrey Pegden ordered Southwark council to pay a £270,000 fine plus £300,000 costs. London fire brigade (LFB) brought the.