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The Industry Task and Finish Group (ITFG), after engagment with the Industry Competence Committee (ICC) of the Building Safety Regulator, has produced a high level organisations expectation guide on how to approach and introduce processes that meet the ICC principles for organisational competence. The guide is now available for public consultation and comment by the …
The Industry Competence Committee is committed to setting expectations for industry by sharing clear principles on how organisations could manage the competence of those working for them. The Industry Competence Committee has today published setting expectations on competence management guidance on HSE’s citizen space. Industry Consultation on this guidance is open for response from 25th …
The publication of BS 8674:2025 Built Environment – Framework for Competence of Individual Fire Risk Assessors – Code of Practice marks a major milestone in strengthening fire safety across the UK. The new British Standard establishes, for the first time, a clear and consistent framework for assessing the competence of individual fire risk assessors. Developed through wide industry …
The annual FIRE Conference returns on Thursday 13 November at the QEII Conference Centre in London, once again offering both in-person and online attendance to ensure the broadest engagement possible across the sector. Delivered by the Institution of Fire Engineers, Fire Protection Association, National Fire Chiefs Council and the Fire Sector Confederation, this one-day conference …
The Industry Competence Committee is committed to setting expectations for industry by sharing clear principles on how individual competence could be demonstrated and how organisations could manage the competence of those working for them. The first stage of this has now been shared with industry and sets out: Further details may be found at the …
The Fire Sector Confederation’s Sports Ground Special Interest (Fire Safety) Network is up and running after nearly forty stakeholders from sports venues across the country took part in its recent inaugural meeting. The group is chaired by Paul Brunt, Fire Safety Manager at Manchester United Football Club, and aims to bring together a range of …
There are many more hard miles to cover in delivering the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, but we all have a responsibility within the fire safety sector to work together across the system – as well as with government – to deliver success as quickly as possible. Our work on the …
These Regulations, which come into force on 30 October 2025, update the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 to:
The landscape of fire safety in the built environment has changed significantly in recent years, as it should have, following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. As that landscape evolves so must the organisations that are involved in informing and driving safety policy. That is why our recent change of name to the Fire Sector Confederation is part …
In a recent letter the Head of the National Resilience and Fire Unit has confirmed the Government’s intent to bring into law, mandatory competence requirements for fire risk assessors, to be independently verified by a UKAS-accredited certification body and overseen by a regulator