Fire risk assessment failures
Systemic failures in fire safety, including inadequate risk assessments and unaddressed actions, posing risks to residents.
114 items
1 source
5 inquiries
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Mixed across source types and ranked by classifier confidence plus text match strength.
Inquiry recommendation
70match
P2-10 - Require fire safety strategy from registered fire engineer at Gateway 2
That it be made a statutory requirement that a fire safety strategy produced by a registered fire engineer to be submitted with building control applications (at Gateway 2) for the construction or refurbishment of any higher-risk building and for it to be reviewed and re-submitted at the stage of completion (Gateway 3). Such a strategy must take into...
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
70match
P1-5 - Require building floor plans for fire services
The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to provide their local fire and rescue services with up-to-date plans in both paper and electronic form of every floor of the building identifying the location of key fire safety systems.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
66match
POPP-A.16 - Fire authorities must inspect stadia and restrict stands with inadequate fire precautions.
Fire authorities should identify and visit all sports stadia in their areas and should prohibit or restrict the use of any stands which, in their view, constitute a risk to spectators because of the inadequacy of the fire precautions.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
66match
P1-38 - Require quarterly fire door checks
The owner and manager of every residential building containing separate dwellings (whether or not they are high-rise buildings) be required by law to carry out checks at not less than three-monthly intervals to ensure that all fire doors are fitted with effective self-closing devices in working order.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
66match
P1-37 - Urgent fire door inspections required
The owner and manager of every residential building containing separate dwellings (whether or not they are high-rise buildings) carry out an urgent inspection of all fire doors to ensure that they comply with applicable legislative standards.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
66match
P1-8 - Require monthly firefighter lift inspections
The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to carry out regular inspections of any lifts that are designed to be used by firefighters in an emergency and to report the results of such inspections to their local fire and rescue service at monthly intervals.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
62match
FENN-121 - Install comprehensive fire and smoke detection with automatic extinguishing in stations.
Comprehensive fire and smoke detection equipment, providing for remote monitoring and automatic operation of extinguishing devices, shall be fitted in underground stations as appropriate.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
62match
FENN-41 - Cease oil and spirit treatment of timber risers; replace missing fire cleats
The treatment of timber risers and step boards with oil and spirit must cease. Missing fire cleats must be replaced.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
62match
P2-26 - Establish mandatory fire risk assessor accreditation
That the government establish a system of mandatory accreditation to certify the competence of fire risk assessors by setting standards for qualification and continuing professional development and such other measures as may be considered necessary or desirable. We think it necessary for an accreditation system to be mandatory in order to ensure the competence of all those who...
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
61match
FENN-136 - Fire authority and RI to scrutinise new station designs for passenger safety.
The designs for new stations or significant alterations to stations shall be scrutinised by the fire authority and the Railway Inspectorate with special regard to passenger safety and fire precautions.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
61match
FENN-123 - Consult LFB and RI on fire safety for future station refurbishments.
London Undergound shall consult the London Fire Brigade and Railway Inspectorate about the means of escape and fire precaution measures in all future station refurbishment schemes.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
61match
FENN-86 - Review station staff fire and safety training based on consultant advice
Fire and safety training for station staff shall be reviewed in the light of the advice from consultants.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
61match
FENN-85 - Provide fire safety training for cleaning and engineering staff on stations
Fire safety training for cleaning and engineering staff working on stations shall be provided. London Underground must obtain expert advice.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
61match
FENN-83 - Provide biannual fire and safety training for non-supervisory and shop staff
Every six months fire and safety training must be provided for non-supervisory staff and booking clerks. Staff must be given site familiarisation training before they are permitted to take part in the running of the station. Specific provision shall be made for the instruction of staff in shops and other premises in Underground stations.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
61match
FENN-81 - Establish continuing fire and safety instruction for station staff by supervisors
London Underground shall establish a programme of continuing instruction at work by supervisors for station staff in fire and safety with the assistance of the London Fire Brigade and British Transport Police. At stations equipped with water fog equipment supervisors must be given practical training during the regular testing of the equipment.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
61match
FENN-49 - Check station ventilation and issue fire action instructions for contaminated air
Station ventilation systems must be checked to ensure that contaminated air cannot be introduced into the rooms they serve. Instructions must be issued on any action to be taken in the event of a fire.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
61match
POPP-C.7 - Grant fire authority officers power to issue fire safety prohibition notices
Provision should be made in the Fire Precautions Act 1971 for authorised officers of a fire authority to have power to issue a prohibition notice.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
FENN-127 - Re-examine Code of Practice regarding fire-loadings in escalator shafts and stations.
London Underground shall re-examine its Code of Practice as it relates to the fire-loadings in escalator shafts and other regions of stations.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
FENN-122 - Initiate research into paint fire qualities for London Underground Code of Practice.
London Underground shall initiate a programme of research into the fire qualities of paint. The surface to which it is applied and the method of application must be considered. The result of this research must be incorporated in the Code of Practice.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
FENN-45 - Regularly examine fire equipment, report defects, and ensure immediate remedy
London Underground shall regularly examine fire equipment and ensure that defects are reported and remedied at once or alternative arrangements made.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
FENN-42 - Research escalator shaft fire dynamics using models and computer simulation
Further research shall be undertaken into the dynamics of fires in escalator shafts by London Underground using the available scale models and computer simulation.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
FENN-16 - Research air movement and provide criteria for safe train operation during fire
London Underground shall undertake further research into the effect of trains on air movement in the Underground. London Underground should provide criteria by which line controllers, who have received a report of fire, can judge whether it is safe to continue to run trains.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
FENN-15 - Modify London Underground fire equipment to London Fire Brigade standards
London Underground fire equipment shall be modified to London Fire Brigade standards and the amount and type of fire equipment in stations agreed.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
POPP-C.10 - Urgently amend Building Regulations for structural fire precautions in new stands
The Department of the Environment should urgently amend the Building Regulations Guidance Codes in relation to structural fire precautions in new stands.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
POPP-C.6 - Review and designate Scottish indoor sports facilities under 1971 Fire Act
An urgent review of the existing legislation on indoor sports facilities in Scotland should be undertaken and if they are not currently covered by fire regulations such facilities should be designated under the Fire Precautions Act 1971.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
POPP-C.5 - Mandate fire certificates for indoor sports facilities over 500 capacity
In England and Wales indoor sports facilities with accommodation for over 500 spectators should require a fire certificate under the Fire Precautions Act 1971.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
RONA-46 - Fire Regulations to cover the effect of heat on the structure
The Fire Regulations should be revised to take account of the effect of heat arising from a domestic fire of normal intensity on the behaviour of the structure as a whole (paragraph 216).
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
RONA-34 - Allow for fire effects pending new Building Regulations
Until the new Building Regulations dealing with fire precautions are produced, designers should have regard to the possible effects of fire on the structural behaviour of the building as a whole (paragraph 216).
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
RONA-31 - Strengthen blocks weak against wind loads or fire
Blocks which have not been designed to deal adequately with wind loads, or where progressive collapse may too readily be precipitated by fire, should be strengthened (paragraphs 214 and 216).
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
P1-9 - Require monthly lift control mechanism tests
The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to carry out regular tests of the mechanism which allows firefighters to take control of the lifts and to inform their local fire and rescue service at monthly intervals that they have done so.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
57match
P1-6 - Require premises information boxes
The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to ensure that the building contains a premises information box, the contents of which must include a copy of the up-to-date floor plans and information about the nature of any lift intended for use by the fire and rescue services.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
48match
FENN-74 - Prohibit unprotected storage of combustible items at all Underground stations
Combustible items such as paper and card shall not be stored at stations unless properly protected from the risk of fire. This recommendation and the Code of Practice shall apply to all occupiers of premises on the Underground.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
48match
FENN-53 - Implement regular cleaning of machine rooms and shafts with safe material storage
All machine rooms and shafts must be specially cleaned by the end of I988 and regularly cleaned thereafter. Essential cleaning materials shall be kept only in small quantities and in correctly marked containers in fire-proof bins.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
48match
FENN-21 - LFB to attend construction meetings, register risks, relocate affected equipment
The London Fire Brigade shall attend all pre-start meetings and important later meetings in relation to construction works on the Underground. Details of the works shall be included on the Fire Brigade's central risks register. Fire equipment and London Fire Brigade plan boxes affected must be relocated before work starts.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
48match
FENN-20 - Produce and maintain up-to-date station plans in LFB-agreed locations
In agreement with the London Fire Brigade, London Underground shall produce and maintain up-to-date station plans, and place them in boxes it has provided, at locations agreed or specified by the London Fire Brigade.
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terms: fire
Inquiry recommendation
45match
P1-39 - Require compliant flat entrance doors where unsafe cladding exists
All those who have responsibility in whatever capacity for the condition of the entrance doors to individual flats in high-rise residential buildings, whose external walls incorporate unsafe cladding, be required by law to ensure that such doors comply with current standards.
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Inquiry recommendation
41match
FENN-36 - Urgently replace wooden escalator risers due to 'trench effect' discovery
Replacement of the wooden risers must be urgently sought in view of the discovery of the 'trench effect' and the conclusions of the report referred to in Appendix G as Report 4n.
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Inquiry recommendation
40match
POPP-C.9 - Mandate annual renewal, inspection, and revocation of sports ground safety certificates
There should be (1) annual renewal of safety certificates issued under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975; (2) a duty on the local authority annually to inspect the premises prior to re-issuing the certificate and (3) power for the local authority to revoke the certificate.
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Inquiry recommendation
40match
POPP-C.8 - Grant local authority officers power to issue sports ground prohibition notices
Provision should be made for authorised officers of the local authority to have power to issue a prohibition notice under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
FENN-69 - Survey system materials, evaluate risks, and remove hazardous materials programme
London Underground shall survey materials present on the system, evaluate the risks involved from those materials and devise a programme to remove those which constitute a hazard.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
FENN-52 - Survey VIR cables, improve machine rooms, and waterproof electrical equipment for cleaning
A survey must be carried out of all remaining VIR cable installations and a renewal programme established. The electrical wiring, lighting, decoration, and general state of machine rooms and shafts must be improved. The waterproofing of electrical equipment to permit mechanical cleaning must then be undertaken.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
FENN-40 - Require station supervisors to inspect escalators and machine rooms every two hours
Station supervisors must personally inspect escalators, and both upper and lower machine rooms, every two hours until wooden parts have been removed.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
FENN-39 - Implement regular escalator cleaning, improving access and protective clothing for staff
Escalators shall be manually cleaned at least every six months until the rewiring of machine rooms is completed. Thereafter they shall be mechanically cleaned in accordance with the programme determined under Recommendation 38. Escalator steps must be removed as necessary, and the means of access and protective clothing improved for those doing the work.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
FENN-35 - Replace wooden escalator skirting, balustrade, decking, and panels with metal
The wooden skirting boards and balustrade, decking and advertisement panels of all escalators must be replaced with metal by July 1989.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
FENN-1 - Install heat and smoke detectors on escalator trusses and machine rooms
All escalator trusses shall be fitted with linear heat detectors and machine rooms with smoke detectors. Priority should be given to escalators with wooden components and consideration given to moving the water fog valves to a protected location outside the machine room. The eventual aim should be for the detection equipment to activate an alarm system, automatic sprinklers...
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
POPP-A.15 - Prohibit smoking in combustible stands, enforce with entry conditions and signs.
No smoking should take place in combustible stands, that this should be a condition of entry to the ground and that signs to this effect should be prominently displayed.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
POPP-A.13 - Prohibit construction of new permanent stands using combustible materials.
Building of new permanent stands of combustible materials should be prohibited as a general rule.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
RONA-22 - Review storage rules for explosive materials in high blocks
The Regulations governing the storage of other potentially explosive materials in high blocks of flats should be reviewed (paragraph 173).
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
P2-24 - Create cladding materials library for designers
We have referred to the Cladding Materials Library set up by the University of Queensland, which could form the basis of a valuable source of information for designers of buildings in general. We recommend that the construction regulator sponsor the development of a similar library, perhaps as part of a joint project with the University of Queensland, to...
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
P2-21 - Introduce licensing scheme for principal contractors
That a licensing scheme operated by the construction regulator be introduced for principal contractors wishing to undertake the construction or refurbishment of higher-risk buildings and that it be a legal requirement that any application for building control approval for the construction or refurbishment of a higher-risk building (Gateway 2) be supported by a personal undertaking from a director...
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