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Calls for industry-wide adoption of product traceability policy “growing too loud to ignore”

DAME JUDITH Hackitt has once again called for product traceability to form part of regulatory measures designed to increase building standards and safety. Following on from the post-Grenfell Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety and the subsequent ‘Building a Safer Future’ report, Dame Judith has reiterated her recommendation for product identification to play a key role in the overall process.

Calls for industry-wide adoption of product traceability policy “growing too loud to ignore

COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS for new fire safety legal provisions contained within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 have been laid in Parliament.

Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 makes a number of amendments to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to improve fire safety in all buildings regulated by the latter.

These improvements form Phase 3 of the Home Office’s fire safety reform programme, building on Phase 1 (the introduction of the Fire Safety Act 2021) and Phase 2, framed by the delivery of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, which commenced in January.

Phase 3 further strengthens fire safety in all Fire Safety Order regulated premises by:

*improving co-operation and co-ordination between ‘Responsible Persons’ by increasing requirements in relation to the recording and sharing of fire safety information, thereby creating a continual record throughout a building’s lifespan

*making it easier for enforcement authorities to take action against non-compliance

*ensuring residents have access to comprehensive information about fire safety in their building

Read more: New fire safety guidance comes into force on 1 October 2023