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BS 9991:2024 – essential for optimal fire safety management

BS 9991:2024 outlines detailed measures to ensure the safety of everyone in and around residential buildings

BS 9991:2024 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings – Code of Practice bridges the gaps between different regulatory frameworks in the UK, providing a unified approach to fire safety that can be applied nationally.

The standard gives guidance and recommendations on how to achieve fire safety throughout the lifespan of a residential building or complex.

Why BS 9991 matters:

• Identify all the aspects of fire precaution: making buildings safer for everyone, including vulnerable groups.
• Clarify important design and management principles: making it easier for professionals to implement fire safety systems that meet national expectations and adapt to a building’s unique needs.
• Define long-term fire safety management: ensuring that protections remain effective throughout a building’s lifespan.   Download the Executive briefing

The future of construction product regulation in the UK

The UK construction sector is approaching a critical turning point.

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the government is progressing significant reform of construction product regulation, alongside new expectations around competence, transparency and sustainability.

With a Construction Products Reform White Paper anticipated in 2026, organizations across the construction products supply chain need to be prepared for what’s coming next.

Key insights from the executive summary include:

• How regulatory oversight and enforcement are set to strengthen.
• What new expectations around product information and testing transparency mean for manufacturers and suppliers.
• Why competence frameworks such as PAS 2000 and BS 8670 are becoming central to compliance.
• How sustainability and digital product information will shape future requirements.

Whether you manufacture, import, distribute or specify construction products, this briefing provides a clear, practical view of what’s changing and how to prepare.  Read the summary

Construction product regulation in practice

Key standards shaping product regulation

• Fire safety & emergency lighting: BS 9991, BS 5266-1, BS 8674.
• Competence frameworks: BS 8670 (Parts 1 & 2), PAS 2000.
• Sustainability & lifecycle: Environmental and digital product information standards.
• Full coverage through pre-built modules (GBM08, GBM48-51), spanning construction, building materials, and civil engineering.

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• Cost-saving flexibility: Subscribe to pre-built modules or create a personalized collection tailored to your needs.
• Stay up to date: Get instant notifications on updates, redlining features for tracked changes, and expert commentary to deepen your understanding.
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Navigating the New Suicide Standard — A Conversation with Rosie Russell. If you missed it, you can watch it on demand here.

This session unpacked the brand-new standard, BS 30480: Suicide and the Workplace, and the steps organisations can take to embed it.

As the webinar generated an incredible amount of engagement and questions, we couldn’t answer them all live.

Rosie Russell, IIRSM Co-President and Director of EHS & Sustainability for MeiraGTx, has kindly provided you with detailed written responses.  Access the full Q&A here

Download the standard for free – You can instantly access the BS 30480: Suicide and the Workplace here.