Gregg Masters

Located in Nottingham, the Higher-Risk Building (HRB) managed by Rendall & Rittner, is now among the first high-rise residential buildings in the UK to be awarded a Building Assessment Certificate (BAC) under the Building Safety Act 2022.

QUESTION My block hasn't had a fire risk assessment for some time. How often are they required to be done and who is responsible? ANSWER The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is the regulation which most explicitly defines the need for Fire Risk Assessments to be carried out in the common areas of blocks of flats. There are various guidance documents and standards which provide detail on how to achieve compliance with that regulatory requirement, although they stop short on prescribing a specifi

In the early hours of the morning of Wednesday 14th June 2017 a fire started in a fourth floor flat within Grenfell Tower, West London. The numbing and harrowing events that unfolded in the short time after shocked the world and perhaps led us all to question our confidence in the safety of our built environment.   The live images were broadcast as we watched in horror, agonising for those trapped and witnessing homes and lives consumed by fire.   We are all fortunate enough to live in a world where such

HEALTH AND SAFETY is not the most invigorating or exciting subject, and more often than not this is because you have to really dig deep to find any relevance. If you heard that last year there were 1.2 million injuries suffered as a result of a working activity, you’d probably be taken aback at first, but it would instigate no action. There would be no change in your routine or adjustment of your management because there’s no contextual relevance. And why would it be relevant to you? There’s no machin