The Grenfell Tower tragedy reshaped approaches to building safety across the UK. Knauf’s Mandeep Bansal says healthcare estates face clear responsibilities: safety and performance must never be compromised.
The Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 was a pivotal moment that reshaped how the UK construction sector approaches building safety, says Mandeep Bansal, Technical Advocacy director at Knauf. He says that for healthcare estate professionals, hospital managers, engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors, the lessons are clear: safety and performance cannot be compromised. Delivering resilient, safe healthcare environments requires a knowledgeable, fully competent, and accountable supply chain working seamlessly at every stage.
The introduction of the Building Safety Act (BSA), alongside the new Code for Construction Product Information, has raised the bar on competency, quality assurance, traceability, and transparency throughout a building's lifecycle.
The Act's primary focus is on residential buildings. However, certain provisions apply to healthcare facilities by virtue of secondary legislation (Higher-Risk Buildings — Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions Regulations 2023) which is now in force.
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