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Posts Tagged ‘fire risk assessment’

Lack of gas and electrical safety checks to council homes a ‘serious failure’, says housing regulator

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 12 August 2024 at 11:56
Cllr Clayeon McKenzie

“Report’s findings are disappointing’ says Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, Cabinet Member for Housing Services

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High priority fire safety work uncovered after Grenfell now 80 per cent complete, council reveals

By Gaia Caramazza | Friday 12 April 2019 at 15:50

The Town Hall has been tackling the 3,000 high-risk issues found by assessors in the wake of the 2017 tragedy

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Fire notice highlights past failures at Homerton Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 16 November 2017 at 12:36
East London NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services in the grounds of the Homerton Hospital. Photograph: David Holt

Hospital says ‘majority’ of issues were addressed last year

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Grenfell: Confusion as experts contradict Hackney Council on Fire Risk Assessment gaps

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 5 October 2017 at 18:07
Grenfell Tower fire

Surveyors and Town Hall at odds over documents which appear to counter Mayor’s claim that FRAs are ‘up to date’

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Council has ‘no plans’ to publish old Fire Risk Assessments and is ‘redoing’ ones it claimed were ‘up-to-date’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 21 September 2017 at 14:53
Grenfell Tower fire

Town Hall had previously rejected Freedom of Information requests on grounds it would publish FRAs

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Leader – Hackney Council now must put fire safety first

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 8 September 2017 at 12:38
HC Crest

To take a lackadaisical approach – missed deadlines, delays to checks, a trickle of information – is to neglect one of the council’s absolute duties

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Town Hall misses high priority blaze threat targets three times

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 8 September 2017 at 11:26
The council's FRA map, which links to the individual reports. Image: Hackney Council

Guidance set by safety experts on dealing with ‘P1’ risks is that they must be fixed within a month

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Fire risks at council property left unchecked for over five years

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 September 2017 at 15:28

When an assessment was eventually carried out this year, it found there was no fire detection or alarm system.

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Grenfell: Hackney publishes first Fire Risk Assessments for council blocks

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 2 August 2017 at 11:15
Grenfell Tower fire

Town Hall to release FRAs for its social housing ‘over the coming weeks and months’, as Information Commissioner urges all councils to be ‘proactive’

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