Woodrow, Michael;
Torero, José L;
(2024)
Redefining competency in fire safe design.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering
10.1680/jcien.24.00752.
(In press).
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Abstract
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry reports paint a terrifying image of the construction industry, as an ensemble, and particularly, in all matters pertaining fire safe design. Carefully look at these reports will help define responsibilities and legal procedures will do this for many years to come. Nevertheless, it is also essential to address the future and how we evolve our practises and professionals in a manner that prevents a tragedy of this nature to happen again. For this purpose, a key message needs to be emphasized: a functional requirements system of regulation will not deliver what society expects unless a rigorous competency framework is created and implemented for all professionals involved in fire safety. The means to create and put in practise such a framework is at the core of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 recommendations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Redefining competency in fire safe design |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1680/jcien.24.00752 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.24.00752 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Fire safe design competency grenfell tower fire UN SDG Goals 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10201164 |
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