Initiatives to improve high-rise fire safety #3
Initiative 3: The Fire Safety Mark The Fire Safety Mark initiative borrows from some great work that has been done in the food-safety industry in the UK. The Food Safety scoring scheme is a visible indication of performance that can…
Initiatives to improve high-rise fire safety #2
Initiative 2: International Stair Descend Day – 19 May 2023 Launched at the 7th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference in May 2022, the International Stair Descend Day (ISDD) is an initiative to encourage all residents, occupants and tenants to…
Initiatives to improve high-rise fire safety #1
The Tall Building Fire Safety Network (TBFSN) has 1,500 members in 28 Countries around the World. TBFSN’s mission is to share information and best practice on all aspects of high rise/tall building fire safety. In support of this mission, and…
‘An “Accountable Person” must be a qualified person’ – tall buildings fire safety expert reacts to Building Safety Bill amendment
An amendment to the Building Safety Bill, which removes the requirement for landlords to appoint Building Safety Managers in leasehold buildings seven storeys and over, is being challenged by a leading tall buildings fire safety expert. Russ Timpson – a…
7th international High Rise / Tall Building Fire Safety Conference Programme
Tall Building Fire Safety Network have announced the programme for the 7th International High Rise / Tall Building Fire Safety Conference. Taking place between 17 and 19 May 2022 at London’s Excel exhibition centre, the conference will feature many of…
Free high-rise firefighting event
Fighting fires at height in high-rise buildings is a complex and challenging task for firefighters. Access, communications and effects of wind and gravity are just a few of the complicating factors in high-rise fires. The Tall Building Fire Safety Network…
High-rise fire safety management training – rising expectations
This year will see some momentous changes to the way high-rise buildings are managed regarding fire safety. A combination of continued fallout from the Grenfell fire tragedy and the introduction of new fire legislation (Building Safety Bill and revised Fire…
Building Safety Bill: Essential Understanding – detailed Insights and Impacts
Key knowledge for Owners, Constructors, Contractors and Building Managers. Two leading industry figures, supported by subject matter experts, have combined their experience and insight to deliver a ground-breaking training course – ‘Building Safety Bill: Essential Understanding – detailed Insights and…