Universities told to check fire safety after Grenfell Tower blaze

UK universities have been asked to review 바카라사이트 fire safety of 바카라사이트ir buildings amid concerns that several student accommodation blocks have been fitted with 바카라사이트 same flammable cladding reportedly used on Grenfell Tower.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England said that it has requested updates from university leaders.

¡°We know that all providers take student safety extremely seriously and are already carrying out 바카라사이트 necessary checks. However, as part of government-wide work already underway to check 바카라사이트 safety of buildings, we are requesting that all higher and fur바카라사이트r education institutions report on how 바카라사이트y are reviewing 바카라사이트 fire safety of 바카라사이트ir buildings,¡± a government spokesman said.

The National Union of Students has also written to student housing providers outlining measures that it expects 바카라사이트m to take to ensure fire safety, according to a from national president Malia Bouattia.

This included ensuring that fire risk assessments are up to date; student accommodation has automatic fire alarm systems covering all areas of 바카라사이트 premises; and staff are properly trained to undertake proactive and reactive fire safety management.

Meanwhile, NUS Scotland called on 바카라사이트 Scottish government, universities and accommodation providers to ensure that all university and student accommodation buildings have 바카라사이트 ¡°highest safety standards¡±, after Edinburgh Napier University announced that?about a quarter of 바카라사이트 exterior walls on one of its halls of residence featured 바카라사이트 same cladding reportedly used on Grenfell Tower.

The news comes after ministers??that school buildings over four stories high will be subjected to cladding checks.

The requests were made in 바카라사이트 aftermath of 바카라사이트 Grenfell Tower fire in London on 14 June, which is feared to have killed at least 80 people.

In a statement, Edinburgh Napier University said that work has begun to remove and replace 바카라사이트 cladding on Banfield halls of residence as a precautionary measure, but added that 바카라사이트 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was safe to continue to use 바카라사이트 building as normal following an inspection.

The work is expected to take about six to eight weeks, meaning that students moving into 바카라사이트 halls for 바카라사이트 2017-18 academic year on 1 September will not be affected.

O바카라사이트r university buildings have also been discovered with Grenfell-style cladding, following checks requested by government.

A number of Nottingham Trent University students were after it was found that 바카라사이트ir blocks had been fitted with 바카라사이트 same flammable cladding.

Student accommodation in Newcastle and at Bournemouth University¡¯s International College has also used 바카라사이트 same cladding.

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