Persons responsible for high-rise residential buildings have six months to register with Building Safety Regulator

HSE's new 'Be Ready' campaign calls on responsible persons of 12,500 high-rise buildings to register with the Building Safety Regulator within the next six months. The post Persons responsible for high-rise residential buildings have six months to register with Building Safety Regulator appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

Experts urged to register for new Fire Safety framework

Experts are being sought to register interest in a new Fire Safety framework to supply fire safety measures for the public sector. The post Experts urged to register for new Fire Safety framework appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

Leadership appointments for Arcadis, Kier Places and RECOM Passive Fire Protection

A flurry of recent appointments include a new Arcadis Northern Cities executive, a new managing director at Kier Places in Jamie McKechnie and RECOM Passive Fire Protection debuting a new management team after a division expansion. The post Leadership appointments for Arcadis, Kier Places and RECOM Passive Fire Protection appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

Second staircase in blocks above 30m rule introduced with immediate effect

All planning applications must include the fire safety measure of including a second staircase in buildings above 30m before going to the GLA. The post Second staircase in blocks above 30m rule introduced with immediate effect appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

Global HSE adopts PlanRadar to improve fire safety reporting

Digital construction and FM platform PlanRadar has been adopted by Global HSE Solutions to improve fire safety reporting efficiency to Tier 1 contractors. The post Global HSE adopts PlanRadar to improve fire safety reporting appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

IOSH - Fire Risk Management (6 of 6) - Emerging technologies, 11032022

This webinar - the 6th and final one of the series - provides an understanding of “Utilising New and Emerging Technologies to combat fire”

IOSH - Fire Risk Management (5 of 6) - Basic principles of fire safety, Designing for fire safety 10022022

Three of the aspects of good [fire safety] design outlined here address ‘design’ in the sense of: - compliance with roles and responsibilities, such as those of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor in the CDM Regulations 2015 - the functions of excellence in fire safety leadership and competence in management to design work processes and plans effectively and efficiently - and the sense of satisfaction in proper ergonomic design of facilities to give safe operations and maintenance.

Fire Safety in Construction - Published by Health and Safety Executive via the Amber Kelly website.

Guidance for clients, designers and those managing and carrying out construction work involving significant fire risks

DB Fire safety Ltd

I am an independent fire safety consultant specialising in carrying out fire risk assessments, and providing architects and building contractors with fire strategy documents to assist in planning applications.