Following the threat of legal action from a bereaved Grenfell family, the British Standards Institution (BSI) has withdrawn its guidance on fire risk assessments.
How could connected technology help protect vulnerable social housing residents?
The report of phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower inquiry has recommended that all vulnerable residents of high rise blocks require PEEPs.
The Home Environment Gateway delivers a holistic resident safety solution, encompassing fire safety, AI‑driven risk stratification and background environmental monitoring to support the creation of...
Join FireAngel's Director of Connected Homes, James King, at 12pm on Wednesday 3rd March as he and the team discuss the future of fire safety...
Dementia affects over 800,000 people in the UK, with numbers estimated to reach over 1 million in the next decade. This debilitating illness impacts the brain...
Protecting vulnerable or disabled residents who have a mobility disability, sight or hearing loss, learning difficulties, or a combination of a few.
How can contractors support clients in achieving efficient and cost-effective compliance with the updated Scottish Tolerable Standard?
In February 2019, Scotland made changes to fire and CO safety standards affecting all homes in Scotland. Our team of experts have worked with many...
The Regulator of Social Housing’s third temporary monthly survey found challenges around gaining physical access to properties remained a concern for social housing providers across the...
The disparities between Approved Document B (Fire Safety) volume 1 and the recent revision of Part 6 of BS 5839 presents housing providers with varying...
Registration is now open for Housing Technology and BT’s online event! This year Housing Technology have taken a break from London’s BT Tower and will...
Our latest Specification Range, featuring Smart RF technology, has been designed with housing providers and installers in mind – this flexible, easy to fit range...
Following the BSI’s 2019 update of the domestic fire detection and alarm system standard, specifically Part 6 of BS 5839, Ian Ballinger, Certification Manager for...
As our flagship product FireAngel Predict™ launches later this year we sat down with Chief Product Officer, Nick Rutter, to give you an insight into the history of...
Scotland has long since led the way with carbon monoxide and fire safety legislation in the UK. For example, Building Regulations in England and Wales currently stipulate...
Whilst a fire risk assessment process, hazards, people at risk and the evaluation of these risks will be highly specific to the premises at hand,...
In England and Wales there are two principal pieces of legislation which cover fire safety in housing. These are the Housing Act 2004 (including the...
Fire and Rescue Services across England have attended more than 162,000 fire incidents since 2015, a five per cent increase on the previous year*. With fire...