Fire Safety Agencies

This page contains useful links to the various Government agencies, institutions and associations that regularly publish articles and guidance that is shaping the way the UK's built environment sector is reforming its fire safety policies since the Grenfell Tower Fire Disaster on 14 June 2017.

3. Links to UK Government and industry agencies that are defining fire safety policies

  • HSE. Health and Safety Executive: Fire Safety.
  • BSR. Building Safety Regulator.
  • FPA. The Fire Protection Association.
  • IFE. The Institution of Fire Engineers.
  • IOSH. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
  • ASFP. The Association for Specialist Fire Protection.
  • FIA. The Fire Industry Association.
  • NFCC. National Fire Chiefs Council.
  • BASFA. The British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association.
  • CHSG-1. Construction Fire Safety: Responsibility and Competence Matrix.

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Preoccupation with failure

 

Reluctance to simplify

 

Sensitivity to Operations

 

Commitment to resilience

 

Deference to expertise

 

Do the minimum to get by

 

Priority is to simplify

 

Path of least resistance

 

Live for today

 

Indifference to expertise

 

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