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How to ensure fire safety in purpose-built blocks of flats and practical advice on assessing risk and managing fire safety in such buildings.
Product recall for Flicker Bulb Flame Effect Fairy Lights presenting a serious rick of electric shock.
This page brings together information leaseholders and other residents should be aware of on fire safety, and remediation of historic building safety defects – including who is responsible for paying for remediation works.
Product recall for flame effect LED light bulb presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
Independent assessments of the police and crime commissioner (PCC) proposals to take on fire governance.
The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.
Location: The Kattegat, Scandinavia.
Documents on fire safety law and guidance for those who have a legal duty for fire safety in a relevant building to help them meet those duties.
Location: Undergoing a refit at Southampton Docks, England.
Adopted EU recommendation FIRE-055. UK approved recommendation on the types of equipment to be certified under UK/3.12: Devices to prevent the passage of flame into the cargo tanks in tankers.
Information and advice for building owners, landlords and leaseholders where aluminium composite cladding is present on their building.
Information for Fire and Rescue Services and fire investigators on how they can notify product-related fires to businesses and regulators.
Guidance on using the brominated flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca-BDE) for responding to chemical incidents.
Guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for sleeping accommodation.
An independent research report.
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
Fire safety in business and non-domestic premises: the responsible person, fire risk assessments, shared premises, new buildings, enforcement, appeals and penalties
This collection brings together planning application form templates for local planning authorities, and a template fire statement for use by applicants.
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