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UKTFA Announces ‘Site Safe’ Campaign
The UK Timber Frame with help from the fire authorities and documented evidence that the process itself to minimise the
Association (UKTFA) is announcing and the HSE to give clear advice to discussion between the vulnerability, and boost the security,
plans to fast-track the next phase of contractors, and they have been manufacturer and main of buildings under construction.
its fire safety work following the heavily promoted within the timber contractor/developer has taken The final part will involve another
construction site fire in Peckham frame industry and its clients. place will be maintained by the substantial round of R&D funded by
last month. The UKTFA is rolling “The message has always been UKTFA member. the UKTFA, including testing of new
out its communications with timber very clear: what matters above all is This approach will be backed up product enhancements and the
frame manufacturers and industry good site management and site by a mandatory, two stage, impacts of fire retardant treatments.
suppliers about a new three-step security by the contractor during the independent audit. Stage 1 will The results of this work will be
plan to ensure that fires on large construction period, particularly in involve checks to see that the available for release by the end of
timber frame construction sites can inner city locations or areas short-term risks have been next year. Roger Coppock, Head of
never happen again, and to vulnerable to vandalism or arson, communicated adequately to the Specialist Advisors at the Forestry
reassure developers that timber regardless of what method of main contractor/developer. Stage 2 Commission, said, “Timber frame
frame continues to be a safe, construction is used. We are will require on-site assessment of has been, and will continue to be, a
speedy and affordable way to build. determined to ensure no one can the measures taken to mitigate the great success story for the UK
Geoff Arnold, chairman of the ignore this message in future, so we fire risk. It is increasingly common construction sector. Timber, like all
UKTFA and MD of Pinewood are bringing forward our plans for for a timber frame company to other building materials, has to
Structures Ltd, said, “We have been mandatory requirements to force employ a third party service to carry comply with UK building and fire
delighted with the support we have greater compliance.” ‘Site Safe’ will out health and safety audits. It is safety regulations, which are among
received from many quarters over be the first part of the UKTFA’s the UKTFA’s intention to expand the most stringent in the world. In
the last fortnight since the Peckham plans. It will be implemented by this role to review actions taken to addition, the recently published
fire. Everyone agrees that timber 31st January 2010. The initiative mitigate against fire during the Read report on Combating Climate
frame as a construction method has will involve a requirement for timber construction phase and to make Change emphasises that
too many benefits for us to ignore in frame manufacturers to get clear such inspections mandatory for substitution by timber offers an
our efforts to provide high quality agreement upfront from the main large timber frame sites. Any issues attractive opportunity for tackling
affordable homes with excellent contractor/developer that they identified would will be passed to climate change. In contrast to
environmental performance, save understand the short-term risks the main contractor and, alternative materials which release
carbon and reduce fuel bills for the when timber frame panels are where appropriate, the Health and greenhouse gases in their
people most in need. We have under construction on large sites, Safety Executive. The second part production, wood products enable
been working on a detailed and and that they will take appropriate of the UKTFA’s plan will take effect carbon to be stored in buildings.
collaborative fire safety project since action to mitigate any risks. by the end of March 2010, and will These benefits must be continued
the Colindale fire in 2006. Our fire This process will be mandatory involve consideration of other to be harnessed by the UK
safety guidelines were developed for all UKTFA members, changes to the construction development community.”
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