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An explanation of fire safety law, tips, guidance and advice to keep you safe from fire and prosecution

  1. Grenfell Phase 2 - Volume 2 - Part 3 - Chapter 24

    03/23/2025

    Grenfell Phase 2 - Volume 2 - Part 3 - Chapter 24

    This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 24 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report specifically; 1. Celotex RS5000 Insulation A. Introduction B. Background i. Key Personnel & Management ii. The Acquisition by Saint Gobain iii. Lambda Values iv. The Change of Polyol C. The Development of RS5000 i. Genesis of the "Above 18m Project": 2008 - 2012 ii. Allocation to Jonathan Roper: 2012 - 2013 iii. June 2013: Business Case iv. Celotex's Investigations during 2013 v. Sotech and IFC: June - October 2013 vi. Discussions with BRE: May and October 2013 vii. The Roper-Evans Exchange: 1st November 2013 vii. 4th November 2013 Meeting - The 5 Options viii. The Decision to Proceed ix. Designing the Test x. The First Test: 14th February 2014 xi. Reaction to the First Failed Test xii. Decision to Restest xiii. Design Changes xiv. No New Drawings xv. Source of Materials xvi. The Second Test - May 2014 xvii. BRE's Knowledge of the Design Changes xviii. Decisions Following the Second Test xix. The Slide Show xx. Instructions to Produce Slides "For General Business Use" D. BRE Draft Report i. Discussion of the Draft Report ii. Decision not to Correct the Report iii. Request to Remove Figure 18 iv. Internal Review and Issue of the Report v. Mr Clark's Involvement in the BRE Test Report vi. The RS5000 Classification Report vii. The Abridged Report viii. The Marketing of RS5000 ix. The RS5000 Marketing Literature x. The Compliance Guide xi. The Specification Guide xii. Other Marketing Documents xiii. Internal Launch of RS5000 E. Aftermath of the Launch i. Relations with NHBC ii. Problems in the Market iii.LABC Approval iv. Handover to Debbie Berger v. Contact with BRE vi. February 2015: Market Analysis Slideshow vii. Desktop Study (March 2015) viii. Exova's Draft Report ix. NHBC's Reaction Don't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe to the newsletter for a chance to win a VIP ticket to the Fire Safety Event 2025.

    1h 50m
  2. Grenfell Phase 2 - Volume 2 - Part 3 - Chapters 19 & 20

    12/30/2024

    Grenfell Phase 2 - Volume 2 - Part 3 - Chapters 19 & 20

    This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapters 19 and 20 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report. 1. Chapter 19 - The BBA Certificate for Reynobond 55 PE A. The Product B. Behaviour in Relation to Fire i) Section 6.1 ii) Sections 6.2 and 6.3: Class 0 C) The BBA's Evidence D) Mr Wehrle's Statements E) Section 6.3: The Unexposed Face of the Product F) Section 6.4: Colour G) Section 6.5: Resistance to Fire 2. Chapter 20 - Subsequent Testing & Marketing of Reynobond 55 PE A. The Fred-Roderick Pohl Presentation: September 2007 B. Internal & External Communications: 2009 - 2010 C. Further Testing & Review i) CSTB Testing: June 2010 ii) CSTB Testing of Reynobond 55 PE in Casette Form: 2011 D. The First BBA Review: February - July 2011 E. Concentrating on the UK Market: July 2011 F. The Tamwheel Tower Fire: November 2012 G. The Al Hafeet Fire & Monitoring of Projects H. Supply by Arconic for use at Grenfell Tower I. Further Testing & Classification: 2013 - 2014 J. Claude Wehrle's Message of 3 February 2014 K. The Lacrosse Fire: November 2014 L. The BBA Review: 2013 - 2015 M. Further Testing by CSTB: October - December 2014 N. Testing of Reynobond 55 PE with a Black Core: 2015 O. Arctics Involvement in the Supply of Reynobond 55 PE for use at Grenfell Tower: 2015 P. Arctics Reaction to Cladding Fires Overseas: 2015 - 2016 i) Fire at The King Fahd Medical Centre in Riyadh: October 2015 ii) The Address Dubai: 31 December 2015 iii) Place De Hagenau: January 2016 Don't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe for behind the scenes content

    1h 9m

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