BSI to issue revised fire safety standards shortly
The fire safety standard BS 9991 has been revised and updated following a lengthy industry consultation process. Advice on escape…
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New Dh100-million fire prevention project begins in Sharjah
The Sharjah Municipality has officially started its work to replace buildings' facades with fire-resistant claddings, just a day…
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Major UK housebuilder estimates fire safety issues on buildings could take between 5-7 years to fix
Barratt Homes, one of the UKs largest housebuilders and one of 49 firms that have signed up to the building safety pledge to…
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Get fire NOC in 30 days or face action: Ludhiana MC to building owners
Though hundreds of fire incidents take place every year in the city, a large number of the buildings, including factories,…
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New code of practice for external wall fire risk assessment published
A new code of practice for the fire risk appraisal of external walls and cladding of multi-occupancy residential buildings has…
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Eighty-two Hackney buildings have fire safety defects – the second highest in London
Hackney has the second highest number of tower blocks with fire safety flaws of all London boroughs behind only Tower Hamlets.…
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More than 900 London buildings on fire safety 'waking watch'
The scale of Londons building safety crisis has once again been laid bare. More than 900 buildings currently require a waking…
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Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation lists 124 buildings that have to renew fire NOC
The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services under the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has announced a list of 124 residential…
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Unamended Fire Safety Bill set to become law in UK
The House of Lords finally passed the unamended version of the Fire Safety Bill after a series of failed attempts to introduce…
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UK government announces measures to strengthen Fire Safety Order
Measures to improve the quality of fire risk assessments and the competence of those who undertake them, and to encourage better…
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London mayor calls for developer tax to pay for fire safety work
The mayor of London has called for a A?3bn levy on housebuilders to pay for the cost of fire safety work on high rises in the…
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Fire safety checks hit record low in England
Fire services conduct fire safety checks (audits) on most public buildings and the shared areas of residential properties such as…
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