Tag: watchdog
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Safety watchdog warns over uncertified emergency exit doors
“To conformity mark an external door set that is neither fire-resisting nor an emergency or panic exit, no third-party certification is required,” the federation explained. “Other performance characteristics, such as watertightness and resistance to wind load, will typically require third-party testing from a notified or approved test body, but not third-party certification.” View the original…
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Watchdog investigates after two track workers struck by wagon
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has opened an investigation after two track workers were struck by a wagon at Port Glasgow on 15 March. It happened when the wagon was being propelled by a rail-mounted crane within an engineering possession. One track worker became trapped between the wagon and a track panel, which had previously…
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Government cladding remediation plan ‘lacks ambition’, says MPs’ watchdog
The government’s plan to fix all unsafe high-rises in government-funded schemes by the end of 2029 “lacks ambition”, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded. A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report said the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan fails to address the impact of non–cladding defects on progress with cladding remediation. The…
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Competition watchdog extends investigation into housebuilders
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is extending its ongoing investigation into suspected breaches of competition law by seven major housebuilders. The CMA launched a probe last February following concerns that the companies may have exchanged competitively sensitive information with other housebuilders, which could be influencing the build-out of sites and the prices of new…