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The Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications (MRPQ) Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC) on the mutual recognition of qualifications will no longer apply from 1 January 2021

Written by David on December 30, 2020. Posted in Accreditation, Competence, Registration, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The MRPQ Directive will no longer apply to the UK and there will be no immediate system of reciprocal recognition of professional qualifications between the remaining EEA states and the UK Mutual Recognition Agreement The text of the Future Relationship with the EU features a framework under which...

Six Seconds Separation!

Written by David on January 26, 2020. Posted in Competence, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Six seconds! ... there are actually 210¼ million periods of six seconds in an average 40-year working lifetime ... here's just one six second slot out of the working lives of a small team of construction workers ... WATCH THE VIDEO EVIDENCE FROM THE RAIL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BRANCH READ PART 1 OF...

Fire Safety Training …

Written by David on November 9, 2019. Posted in Competence, Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog, Training. Leave a Comment

Fire Safety Training ... Fire Risk Consultancy Limited work closely with the Fire Service to develop courses to meet their training requirements and have close links with large institutions such as RICS and LABC ─ are proud to be an Institute of Fire Safety Managers approved centre and offer IFE...

FIA Guide to the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Written by David on October 12, 2019. Posted in Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The Building (Amendment) Regulations which came into force in December 2018 introduce new restrictions on the combustibility of materials contained within external walls of “relevant buildings” in England.“Relevant buildings” includes residential and institutional buildings that are more than 18m...

Schools under responsibility of County Council have same dangerous cladding used on Grenfell Tower!

Written by David on April 19, 2019. Posted in Fire Safety, General Interest, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

A report compiled by Independent Property Review Commission has specially highlighted concerns with Wentworh Primary School in Maldon, Danbury St Johns in Chelmsford and Buckhurst Hill Primary ... Edith Borthwick School in Braintree is to be visited by the county council (ECC) principal quality inspector...

ACAI calls for tighter controls on high rise inspections after Grenfell

Written by David on April 4, 2019. Posted in Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

"an industry-wide regulator would be able to reduce fears about corner-cutting and give assurances to the public that the sector is delivering safe buildings" On 19 March 2019 at a Westminster Social Policy Forum event on building regulation reform ACAI Chairman Paul Wilkins called for more oversight...

High Rise Buildings with a Floor Level Above 18m

Written by David on March 26, 2019. Posted in Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

It's the Law! The Requirement B4(1) of the Building Regulations states that, “The external walls of the building shall adequately resist the spread of fire over the walls and from one building to another, having regard to the height, use and position of the building.” This article by ICM's Director...

Understanding Grenfell ~ Fire behaviour of modern façade materials

Written by David on March 20, 2019. Posted in Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The first in-depth study of the cladding and insulation used on Grenfell Tower has uncovered significant differences in flammability and smoke toxicity between the products used and least combustible products available, helping to explain the rapid spread of flames within the tower’s façade. Researchers...

When Collaboration Delivers Change That Highways Users Notice …

Written by David on February 13, 2019. Posted in General Interest, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The ICM's director of education and training David Jones is delighted to see one of the nation's Tier 1 solutions providers for the built environment, across rail, road, housing, healthcare, social, transport and education infrastructures articulating that each project is personal to the people who...

Compartment size, resistance to fire and fire safety research …

Written by David on February 8, 2019. Posted in Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government commissioned the Building Research Establishment to carry out a project on compartment size, resistance to fire and fire safety - these are the findings from 7 work streams ... [Published 1 February 2019] ... [CLICK ON EACH WORK STREAM WILL...

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