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With the horrific events of recent months, the importance of fire safety has rightly never been more in the spotlight.
The annual Fire Door Safety Week 2017 runs from 25 September to 1 October and in the run up to the event we’re highlighting some of the key issues to stop misunderstandings…
The Government has published Amendments to Approved Document B of the Building Regulations (Fire Safety). Although only applicable in England, Wales already have a requirement for sprinklers in all dwellings including flats.
Changes will apply to blocks of flats or mixed use buildings containing…
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A host of issues have come into focus as a result of the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, and LABC are hosting a one-day Fire Safety in Towers…
One of the consequences of major disasters is an abundance of alternative solutions. Unfortunately after Grenfell a number of products have appeared offering reassurances of a safe means of escape.
Approved Document B focusses on acceptable means of escape and offers many routes to achieving…
A recent CROSS report detailed a situation where a reporter was asked to check the roof of a building which had been leaking for a few years but was still occupied. The roof consisted of flat cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels with falls provided by firing pieces with insulation and supporting…
As a landlord if there are gas appliances in the building, it’s your responsibility to ensure that annual gas safety checks are carried out on your properties by someone who is Gas Safe Registered. A copy of the safety report must be given to new tenants before they move in.
If you operate a…
Controlled door closing devices are commonly used in both domestic and commercial buildings. But did you know these devices have limitations when it comes to their effectiveness on fire doors? Installing the wrong device could prove costly or even fatal.
A new guide from the Door and Hardware…
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This is the vertical junction between the party wall and an external wall. One key area of good practice is the use of a fire stop at the compartment junctions, in this instance, it also needs to be fire-rated and have the same lambda value as the main…
When you’re contracted to carry out work in a loft area it’s important to know whether or not your project will be controllable under the building regulations and therefore require an inspection from building control. You must be aware that there are lots of building regulations that apply to loft…
Fire Door Safety Week is an annual event which aims to focus on issues around fire doors and fire safety. In anticipitation of this year's campaign (running 24 - 30 September) here's an article produced by the British Woodworking Foundation (BWF) answering 15 common myths around fire doors. An…