Fire Aware supporting the BSR for cultural change
In January, the BSR became a formal standalone
arm’s length body operating under the Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government, transitioning from the Health and Safety Executive with a
renewed commitment to safety.
Now Fire Aware - which is advising member
organisations across multiple sectors - is expressing its support for the BSR
and its ambitions to raise standards and levels of competence across the fire
safety industry.
Fire Aware CEO Gavin Skelly said: “We fully endorse
the move towards cultural change. We must remember – those who hold a duty of
care at all levels are working in a vocation, and not just a job. We are
working with our members to improve the standards of our buildings old and new
and to improve the competence of those working within them who hold a duty of
care.
“The essence of the BSR’s aims are aligned with our own. Historically there
have been delays in the Gateway process, but as the BSR has upped its game in
respect to response times and general communication, it is
now up to those submitting safety cases to fully understand the
requirements of the process and provide the regulator with the specific
information it needs to carry out a successful review of an application.
“Fire Aware would support this requirement and direct any of its members involved in the Gateway system to help the regulator achieve its goal, similar to that of Fire Aware’s mission, to primarily uphold public safety.”
All parts of the supply chain across multiple
sectors should work with the same vocational approach, not just those who are
qualified to do so, he added.
The expanding industry body is leading the way by
focusing on the moral responsibility of all those working in the fire safety
supply chain including designers, developers, asset owners, managers and other
stakeholders.
It aims to change the culture of the built
environment sector by introducing a moral code of conduct via a series of
charters designed to influence how member companies behave in upholding their
duty of care.
Fire Aware is a recognised membership body serving
the built environment and related sectors with a common aim to work and trade
responsibly to all best practice standards in the interests of the safety of
the general public.
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