Keywords: fire, health and safety, industry guidance, fire prevention, fire guidance, construction,

Burning issue

Adair Lewis | Feature | HSW
10.11.2008

At the end of the 1980s, the number and cost of fires on UK construction sites reached a level where insurers were questioning whether it was economic to continue providing cover. Either the premiums would have to increase to an unacceptable level, or the industry had to get its house in order.

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