Cladding focus One of my other early recommendations
was to remove high rise PE ACM as a matter of urgency, even without a full technical solution or proof of liability. I now believe that legislation is needed to strip these buildings of just their ACM and replace it with colour coated aluminium as an interim measure to allow financially crippling waking watches to be removed (in many cases, these have cost more than replacing the cladding).
Step forward further
With the remediation fund now covering the removal of non ACM cladding, if the combustible ban threshold is reduced to 11m and the mandatory requirement for sprinklers is in place, I believe a huge amount will have been achieved and a great step forward made in fire safety (we are still missing mandatory staircases, which would substantially align UK guidance). The 53 Hackitt recommendations are welcome, but I liken discussions about these to breaking down in a car where I’m staring at a completely flat tyre, and Hackitt is asking whether we’ve checked that we haven’t run out of fuel. Maybe we have, but let’s try changing the tyre first and let society drive for a change
Jonathan Evans is chief executive officer of Ash and Lacy. For more information, view page 3
The views in this article are the author’s and not necessarily those of the Fire Protection Association
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