Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 60: Immediate assessment of smoke ingress
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
The regulatory body should ask operators which have not already done so to carry out forthwith an assessment of the risk of ingress of smoke or gas into the accommodation; and to fit smoke and gas detectors and implement ventilation shutdown arrangements as in recommendation 57, without waiting for legislation (para 19.173).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 395
Reference: Recommendation 60
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