All Health & Safety articles
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DLUHC data shows developers yet to start cladding repairs on 58% of unsafe buildings
Latest statistics show slow progress since the Grenfell Tower fire seven years ago.
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Building Safety Regulator publishes first three-year plan
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) today (28 November) published its first three-year strategic plan to help improve safety standards for buildings across the UK.
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Gove gives developers 30-month second staircase grace period
Housing secretary Michael Gove has laid out a two-and-a-half-year transition period for the implementation of second staircases in new residential developments, in a bid to provide developers with clarity over their schemes.
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Brixton Academy venue allowed to reopen if ‘extensive’ safety conditions are met
Iconic London music venue The O2 Brixton Academy will be permitted to reopen after owner Academy Music Group (AMG) agreed to meet “extensive and robust” safety measures in response to a fatal crush in December.
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Hearing set to decide future of Brixton Academy music venue
Lambeth Council has said it would support the reopening of Brixton Academy “in principle” if a number of new safety conditions were introduced following a licensing hearing to decide the music venue’s future.
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Crumbling concrete RAAC found in Houses of Parliament
Crumbling RAAC concrete has been found in the Houses of Parliament during a routine ongoing investigation.
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School crisis intensifies industry concern over at-risk RAAC buildings
Calls for nationwide inspections of housing stock and safety reviews of commercial buildings thought to contain a potentially dangerous type of concrete have intensified after the government ordered more than 100 schools to close down affected buildings.
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Notting Hill Genesis agrees £72m upgrade plan for evacuated Brentford estate
The Paragon estate in Brentford is to receive a £72m upgrade and investment programme three years after more than 1,000 residents were asked to leave following safety concerns.
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Insight
Heart of London’s Ros Morgan on making public spaces more secure
One of the UK’s biggest theatre operators, Trafalgar Entertainment, recently fitted senior staff in its venues with bodycams, revealing the increasing reliance that is being placed on security staff to manage disruptive audience members, as businesses in the cultural sector attempt to tackle a rise in antisocial behaviour.
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Markets
Care homes in a short supply
The need for care beds is outpacing supply, creating risks and opportunities.
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Industry divided over whether RAAC inquiry goes far enough
Some believe more needs to be done, while others say expanding the inquiry to just public buildings is ‘sensible’.
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Government expands inquiry into weak concrete
The government has expanded its inquiry into the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from schools to all public buildings, amid fears that large numbers are at risk of collapse.
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Cladding testing review welcomed as Gove turns focus onto investors
Leading voices from the property sector have welcomed a government-commissioned independent review into construction product testing and the role product manufacturers played in creating the conditions leading to the Grenfell disaster in 2017.
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Online
Firms make undisclosed settlement with over 900 people on Grenfell tower civil claims
A number of firms involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower have agreed a settlement with more than 900 bereaved family members, survivors and local residents for their civil claims arising from the 2017 fire.
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Professional
The Building Safety Act raises alarm over long-term impact
Experts fear act could cause lasting industry damage and leave a trail of litigation and confusion in its wake.
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More developers sign fire safety contract amid Gove threat
Seven developers have yet to sign the government’s remediation contract committing to pay to fix fire safety defects ,after Lendlease became the latest to sign up to housing secretary Michael Gove’s pledge.
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Government’s specialist building safety unit investigating 19 firms
The government’s investigative unit set up to pursue developers that refuse to carry out fire-safety works has launched inquiries into 19 firms, the building safety minister has revealed.
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Government pledges £42m to support building safety reforms
A funding package worth £42m to recruit and train 110 building control Inspectors and 111 fire inspectors has been unveiled as part of the government’s building safety reforms.
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New focus on building safety as industry faces tough regime
Landlords required to provide wealth of building information, but will enforcement be adequately resourced?
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Argent orders safety inspections on King’s Cross building after cladding falls off
Argent has ordered safety inspections at one of its residential schemes in London’s King’s Cross after part of the building’s cladding fell off.