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The Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent on 28 April. Following months of debate and amendment, the Building Safety Act 2022 will enshrine in law the Building Safety Regulator, providing a new system of oversight with powers for enforcement and sanction.
Taking place on 17-19 May at London’s ExCeL, IFSEC & FIREX International provides the largest gathering of security and fire installers and integrators, end-users, distributors and manufacturers.
Working Group 2 for Installers has recently completed the first phase of benchmarking competence requirements for six occupations identified as priorities for ensuring fire safety in higher-risk buildings. The report, due for release later this month, evaluates the current requirements for these pilot sectors including domestic plumbing and heating, rainscreen cladding, roofing, and fire detection and alarm systems.
ECS is a leading personnel certification scheme in the UK covering over 175,000 individuals across a range of electrotechnical disciplines. In 2021 the scheme was expanded to include more focus on digital support and development, cyber and network security, and network engineering.