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Tuesday, August 1, 2017
GRENFELL - WHAT ELSE ARE WE MISSING? PART 3 - THE SYMPTOMS VS. THE DISEASE
DAVID FRISE, BESA HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY After considering fire safety in a previous blog, we now turn to look at the issues caused by regulations and lack of enforcement. There are rightly calls for wholesale change and after years of sniping at ‘unnecessary regulations’ we may have to reverse the attempts at cutting red tape. But what were those regulations that were consigned to history,...
Read MoreMonday, July 31, 2017
BESA APPLAUDS INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BUILDING REGULATIONS
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the commissioning of Dame Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Engineering Employers Federation EEF, to lead an independent review of Building Regulations. The Government announcement came on Friday as part of the continuing response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. BESA is encouraged by the broader focus of this review, looking at current...
Read MoreTuesday, July 18, 2017
GRENFELL - WHAT ELSE ARE WE MISSING? PART 2 - FIRE STOPPING SYSTEMS
Having previously looked at the fire risks associated with the poor cleaning of ventilation systems, this week we turn to look at fire stopping systems. Passive fire protection, which includes compartmentalization of the entirety of buildings through fire-resistance rated walls and floors, prevents or slows the spread of fire from the room of origin to other building spaces. This of course limits...
Read MoreFriday, July 7, 2017
GRENFELL - WHAT ELSE ARE WE MISSING?
It goes without saying that many lessons will have to be learned as a result of the horrifying Grenfell Tower tragedy, but improving the way Building Regulations are applied and enforced should be at the top of the list, according to Tim Rook* of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The investigations over the coming weeks and months must address apparent systemic failures and...
Read MoreWednesday, February 15, 2017
PROSECUTORS STEP UP PRESSURE ON VIBRATION INJURIES
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged employers to heed the warnings issued by UK courts following a series of prosecutions for hand arm vibration injuries. Two recent high profile actions were taken against British Airways and a large local authority, both of whom were found to be in breach of the law designed to protect workers from the serious health problems caused by...
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