Features are carefully selected from across the website and magazine, these articles are contributed by a wide range of authors from across the sectors covered by Fire & Security Matters, as well as the editorial team. Addressing the latest topics in terms of technological developments, legislation and industry issues
FIRE SAFETY in Scotland marked a defining moment on 6 April with the introduction of new regulations requiring sprinkler systems to be installed in historic building conversions used as hotels. For many commentators and practitioners, this represents a necessary step forward, writes Iain Cox.
FOR MANY fire protection contractors, observes Onetrace, the biggest risk isn’t the installation work itself. It’s the records surrounding it. Photos and site updates can be buried in personal phones and WhatsApp chats. Quality assurance sheets sit in folders and drawings are marked up manually.
BACK IN late March, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government launched its open consultation on the Fire Risk Assessors Profession in England. The consultation closes on 18 June. Here, Dennis Davis outlines why it’s essential that all practitioners responsible for fire safety in the estimated three million buildings in England where the legal requirement exists to undertake a fire risk assessment, record the findings and take any necessary actions under the Fire Safety Order must respond.
SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING across major infrastructure has become increasingly sophisticated, writes Tom Roche. Airports and transport hubs now measure greenhouse gas emissions across Scope 1, 2 and 3, publish reduction targets and track year-on-year progress. That progress matters, while the discipline behind it represents a significant shift in terms of how infrastructure organisations approach environmental responsibility.
THE FIRE safety industry is proceeding through radical change realised in large part by legislation. Here, Gavin Skelly covers the hugely important issue of the need for cultural change and outlines why the moral responsibility for those with a Duty of Care is a vocation, not just a job or a compliance exercise.
