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EditorWilliam Roszczykintroduces this month’s edition


ELCOME TO the June 2019 issue of F&RM, which this month focuses on building risks, with sub themes of lifecycle safety and cladding solutions.


We thought it prudent, given that it will have been two


years this month since the Grenfell Tower disaster, that this issue should focus on the continuing risks posed by buildings, their lifecycles and the materials that they are constructed with. The average person might have assumed that changes had been made in the interim since 72 people tragically lost their lives, but as we are all too aware, progress has been slow. The only way to ensure that something is done is to continue with what the sector has been doing: keep focusing on fi xing the pressing issues and press the government over what can be changed. Many buildings that shouldn’t be are still at risk from fi re, notably high rises, and the fi re safety and protection sector is best placed to continue to put the pressure on government and other sectors to make the changes needed to protect life and property. Starting our features off this month is a piece from


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Zeroignition’s Glyn Coates, in which he discusses failures commonly found in construction methods, and what can and needs to be done to ensure that buildings remain safe. Following this, Justin Francis of Queensland Fire and Rescue introduces an outline for a new high rise safety rating system for buildings worldwide, to help improve fire safety and save lives. Moving to lifecycle safety, in order to keep pace with the


rapid shift in building design, materials and specifi cation, the fire protection industry is changing and Sherwin-Williams’ Bob Glendenning examines the issues that surround this. Specifi cally looking at cladding solutions, Chris Hall investigates modern ventilated rainscreen systems and the solutions needed to prevent the spread of smoke and fi re. Also, in light of the devastating fi re at Notre-Dame Cathedral


in Paris in April, we have a very timely current affairs article from Terry Crowdy of the Historic Royal Palaces. Terry’s article underlines the value of effective salvage planning and operations, and shows us how it’s done at the Historic Royal Palaces. You’ll notice that our centre pages feature our preview


focus on FIREX 2019, including the FPA’s own Infozone seminar theatre and programme. Make sure you turn to page 28 to see which talks you might want to attend – we’ll be reporting from the show, so please let us know if you’d like to meet. Our July/August issue will focus on transport, aviation risks,


buses, trains and electric cars, and will also feature event reports from FIREX, the RISCAuthority Manchester seminar, and the latest FPA seminar looking at the implementation of the Hackitt Review. If you’d like to contribute an article to a future edition, please get in touch with me at wroszczyk@thefpa.co.uk


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