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Plain-English guides to the regulations behind fire safety and asbestos work, written by our technical team.
Awaab's Law Phase 2: what changes on 30 November 2026
Awaab's Law extends to fire, electrical, falls and more from 30 November 2026. The deadlines, what is in and out for fire safety, and where asbestos stands.
Read the guide →Fire doors · 5 min readFire door checks under Regulation 10: what landlords must do
What the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require of landlords for fire doors, how often, and what a defensible record looks like.
Read the guide →Asbestos and fire · 5 min readSurvey the voids first: asbestos in fire-stopping programmes
Why fire-stopping and compartmentation programmes in older buildings should start with a targeted asbestos survey of the voids they will open.
Read the guide →Golden thread · 4 min readWhat good fire-stopping evidence looks like
The records a building owner should expect at handover from a fire-stopping contractor, and why third-party certification matters.
Read the guide →Ireland · 3 min readAsbestos work in Ireland: the HSA permit
Since December 2025 asbestos work in Ireland needs a permit from the Health and Safety Authority. What changed and how to plan for it.
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