Fire Safety

December 05, 2023

The registration process with the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is currently underway for hundreds of high-rise buildings as part of the stricter regulations aimed at safeguarding residents. Since the opening of the registration process for high-rise buildings last month, approximately 750 applications have been submitted to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). By law, allContinue reading "Building Safety Regulator now accepting registrations for high-rise buildings" Read more...

June 27, 2023

Regulations made under Article 24 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Read more...

June 23, 2023

These regulations, specifically Regulations 9 and 10, pertain to buildings with two or more domestic premises and communal areas. The term “domestic premises” encompasses self-contained flats and rooms rented under individual tenancies within shared houses (HMOs), as defined by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The responsibility for providing fire safety information typically liesContinue reading "New fire safety regulations, known as the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, are scheduled to take effect on January 23, 2023." Read more...

June 19, 2023

These regulations are part of Phase 3 of the Home Office’s fire safety reform program, as outlined in Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022. Building upon the previous phases, Phase 1 (Fire Safety Act 2021) and Phase 2 (Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022), Phase 3 introduces amendments to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)Continue reading "Further fire safety regulations are set to come into effect on October 1, 2023" Read more...

June 16, 2023

These regulations, known as the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, incorporate the majority of the recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Their purpose is to enhance fire safety measures and protect residents in mid and high-rise blocks of flats. Under the new regulations, responsible persons for these buildings are required to provide fire and rescueContinue reading "New fire safety regulations have been implemented in England on January 23, 2023" Read more...