04 Aug 2021
Mike Smith is technical director at the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA)
In 2017, the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower took 72 lives and exposed serious failings in the national approach to building and managing high-rise homes.
Since the tragedy, ECA and FSA (the ECA’s specialist Fire & Security Association group) have helped to create more robust standards of electrical competence and fire safety, as part of the wholesale review of every aspect of building safety. Almost four years later, while limited progress has been made, considerable work remains to be done to ensure that people, including the vulnerable, are safe in the buildings our industry provides.