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The Fire Sector Federation has become a registered UK charity and will now be known as the Fire Sector Confederation. The move is a key element of the Confederation’s strategic plan to become a public interest enterprise and underscores the organisation’s commitment to impartiality and freedom from dominance of any single stakeholder or interest group. …
OPSS has published the resulting research to aid understanding issues relating to e-bikes. The research explores: The research report and an update on OPSS e-Bike and e-Scooter safety activity can be found here:
A video update has recently been posted in the Members area of the current BSI fire standards work.
The Home Office published on 2 December 2025 a full response to the 2022 consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs), which have featured in both the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report and the Final Report. Originally known as EEIS+ and now refered to as Residential PEEPs, as opposed to workplace PEEPs, the detailed …
The OPSS Delivery Report 2023 – 2024 has just been published and can be found here. To accompany the Report OPSS have also produced an impact video.
The Fire Sector Federation has long advocated a more integrated and collaborative approach to fire safety in the UK that facilitates better knowledge-sharing. As part of that philosophy, the Federation has developed a new initiative, the Fire Consultation Forum, to enhance the sharing of information and collaborative responses within the fire safety sector. This informal but …
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recently published its latest wave of consumer research to aid understanding and offer insights of consumers’ awareness and attitudes to safety. The research includes those with vulnerabilities and within vulnerable groups. The report insights on consumer attitudes generally and to Nightwear in particular are especially relevant to …
CROSS has recently issued an alert that building smoke vents may be rendered inoperable by building work. After it received several reports of AOVs being made inoperable, including when façade materials are being replaced, CROSS has published the report with advice for those engaged in ensuring building fire safety, like fire risk assessors, are aware …
Construction Leadership Council Statement The CLC has published a statement on the ongoing practice within the construction sector, of industry-approved forms of contract being amended by clients and their solicitors to introduce terms that are onerous and/or difficult to insure. It is the view of the CLC, that standard form building and engineering contracts and …
The Inquiry Phase 2 Report was released at 11:00 on 4 September 2024. The Panel members introduced the Report in a live broadcast that can be seen on Youtube