The Home Office has announced new regulations under the Fire Safety Order to strengthen and guarantee buildings and people’s safety. Every construction will be required to have a well-recorded fire risk assessment and anybody caught breaching the fire safety regulations will be subject to limitless fines.
Roy Wilsher, National Fire Chiefs Council Chair, said: “Ultimately, we want to see safer buildings for residents and are committed to working constructively with the Home Office and other partners on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations and other key fire safety policy areas”.
The government has also announced a new raise of £10 million on the funding for Fire and Rescue Authorities in the country, following their outstanding job throughout the pandemic.
You can read further information about these new regulations on the government’s website
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/unlimited-fines-for-those-who-breach-fire-safety-regulations
Richard Franks
MIFSM DipFD FSIDip
Technical Operations Manager – Pyro Fire Services
Richard’s specialist area is compartmentation (walls and soffit) and fire door surveys, specifically, intrusive inspections in all areas within the buildings, including all risers and produce a fire stopping and compartmentation survey report of identified observations. This background knowledge has been key in helping him to become a highly proficient fire risk assessor and validator, recently achieving the highest level of recognised competence, on the IFSM’s National Accredited Fire Risk Assessors Register at Tier 3 level.
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