Industry Viewfinder: Revisiting Fire Safety
“Do you believe the Building Safety Act will lead to the following?” g Yes g No g Unsure/Don’t Know
THIS YEAR With the Building Safety Act now beginning to take effect, many are hopeful that the housing sector is on the right track towards safer homes. Encouragingly, among this year’s respondents, 70% believe that the Building
Safety Act is leading to an increased trust among residents when it comes to fire safety, and 92% believe it is already leading to more accountability among housing professionals. When it came to the actual quality of fire safety among their stock, the
data was similarly encouraging. Asked how oſten our respondents, or their association/organisation, conduct fire risk assessments on each property under their company’s remit, for instance, 10% reported they do so every month, 9% every three months, 13% every six months, 61% every year, 5% every two years or more, and 2% never – producing an average of 10 months, a six week improvement from last year’s average of 11.55 months. Additionally, on average these assessments were reported by our respondents
to pass around 90% of the time – a 12% rise on last year – and when asked how long it takes on average for these issues to be addressed, a 1 week improvement was shown year on year, averaging a month this year. In contrast to the rise in accountability among housing professionals
post-Building Safety Bill, however, when asked if they have ever been made to feel uncomfortable reporting on issues of fire safety to a superior or relevant authority, 33% of those who have ever been in such a position still are at present
Encouragingly, among this year’s respondents, 70% believe that the Building Safety Act is leading to an increased trust among residents when it comes to fire safety, and 92% believe it is already leading to more accountability among housing professionals
– a 17% rise on last year. Fortunately, the overall number of those who had ever been put in such a position was slightly lower at 11% this year, a 5% fall.
FUTURE Overall, when comparing the level of fire risk present in our readership’s housing stock in these two studies, our respondents have painted an encouraging picture of what we can expect in the years to come, with the continued implementation of the Building Safety Act only likely to progress things further.
“Would you say that you have specified ‘better’ products post Grenfell?”
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