ASSA ABLOY backs “compliance to leadership” move in building safety

Following a series of reports on building safety from Dame Judith Hackitt and the Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG), the White Paper uses the same framework as the most recent ISSG report, duly examining the roles of leadership and collaboration, compliance and capacity building and responsibility and transparency when it comes to building safety.

Speaking on the launch of the document, Eryl Jones (managing director of the ASSA ABLOY Door Hardware Group) said: “In essence, more needs to be done to accelerate culture change in the built environment industry such that we can move from a position of compliance to leadership in building safety. With an extensive supply chain involved in building projects and a wide-ranging number of groups, associations and authorities trying to tackle this issue, we felt it was our role to help provide advice and recommendations on what we believe to be the best opportunities for helping to address this challenge, which is the reason for this White Paper.”

With approval and endorsement from the GAI and the Door and Hardware Federation, the White Paper highlights Case Studies where a lack of compliance and leadership led to tragic consequences. It then delves into how recommendations from the ISSG will help to avoid this in the future.

The White Paper sets out the benefits of regulatory and legislative changes, such as those around whole life costings, environmental product declarations and improved competency criteria, arguing strongly that, in order for prescribed changes to have any impact, there must also be a change in mindset relevant to building safety.

The White Paper is a must read for anyone in the built environment, as well as those looking to improve the quality and maintenance of their access systems.

*For more information and to download the White Paper access https://www.assaabloy.com/uk/en/stories/news/accelerating-culture-change---moving-from-compliance-to-leadership-in-building-safety