Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 57: Ventilation intakes and detectors
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
For the purpose of maintaining breathable air within the accommodation, it should be required by regulation that the ventilation air intakes should be provided with smoke and gas detectors and that on smoke or gas alarm the ventilation and dampers should shut down (para 19.172).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 395
Reference: Recommendation 57
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Piper Alpha Inquiry
Report
The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster
12 Nov 1990
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
35.9 years ago