Fire safety fears are still being ignored

By Tom Boland2021-08-26T05:00:00

The Building Safety Bill is an opportunity to create a rigorous and impartial inspection and testing system but in its present form the legislation may mean private profit takes precedence over protecting people, writes Zutec’s Tom Boland

I recently wrote to Building regarding my concerns over certain aspects of the Building Safety Bill, and it was great to see the letter published in the latest edition of the magazine. It is such an important issue, however, that I am compelled to elaborate further – particularly as it has largely gone unscrutinised by the media.

To recap, the letter focused on a response from the Fire Brigades Union to the Building Safety Bill. Matt Wrack, its general secretary, condemned the document as “vitally flawed” in its present form

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