{"id":163332,"date":"2026-07-02T10:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=163332"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:39:11","slug":"foi-data-finds-construction-fire-safety-improved-but-injuries-still-persist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/foi-data-finds-construction-fire-safety-improved-but-injuries-still-persist\/163332\/","title":{"rendered":"FOI data finds construction fire safety has improved, but injuries still persist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A new FOI request submitted to the Health and Safety Executive reveals that construction fire safety standards have improved in the last financial year, but injuries have remained stagnant<\/h2>\n<p>This information uncovers the number of fire safety hazards found at construction sites across the UK, the number of enforcement notices issued, and the number of both fatal and non-fatal injuries caused by fires or explosions.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Ellis, fire safety training specialist at CE Safety, commented: \u201cGuidelines in construction are in place for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHazards are endless, and risks are ever-present, so it is a good thing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/pubns\/priced\/hsg168.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HSE approaches fire safety violations<\/a> seriously, because those who flout the rules are not, and this can come at a high cost to buildings, projects, or lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What does construction fire safety look like across the UK?<\/h3>\n<p>Looking at the regions with the most reports of fire safety non-compliance, the South East of England topped the list, with 61 counts in 2024\/25. Of these, 9 were for \u2018fire and explosion risk\u2019, and 52 were for \u2018general fire precautions\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Across the two categories \u2018fire and explosion risk\u2019 and \u2018general fire precaution\u2019, these were the five regions with the highest counts of non-compliance in 2024\/25:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South East \u2013 61<\/li>\n<li>London \u2013 57<\/li>\n<li>Yorkshire \u2013 41<\/li>\n<li>East \u2013 40<\/li>\n<li>North East \u2013 35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Breaking this down by category, in 2024\/25, for \u2018fire and explosion risk\u2019, Scotland was the worst offender with 11 counts, followed by the South East, East (6), London (6), and South West (5).<\/p>\n<h3>If standards are improving, why are injuries remaining stagnant?<\/h3>\n<p>Data acquired from the FOI request to the HSE finds that fire safety efforts <a href=\"https:\/\/cesafety.co.uk\/news\/new-data-reveals-reality-behind-fire-safety-on-construction-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">improved by 37% from 2023\/24 to 2024\/25<\/a> across construction sites in Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the increase in fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/new-fire-rated-junction-guidance-supports-solutions-construction-safety-risks\/163280\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety standards<\/a>, the number of injuries decreased by only one incident, a 6.7% decrease. In the year 23\/24, there were 15 non-fatal injuries caused by exposure to fire or explosion, and 14 in 24\/25.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the figures provided by the HSE showed that two people, who were not workers, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/inverness-company-fined-80000-after-surveyor-dies\/120211\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed in explosions<\/a> on construction sites in 2024\/25.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis explained: \u201cThe construction sector is a dynamic working environment, where continuous change is taking place, and because of this, the fire risk is constantly evolving.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: \u201cHaving strong fire safety principles in place, monitored and enforced on-site, will reduce the risk of serious fires and explosions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOI data uncovers the number of fire safety hazards found at construction sites and the number injuries caused by fires or explosions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":163333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[110,172942],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-163332","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health-safety-news","8":"tag-fire-safety-management","9":"tag-workplace-injuries"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FOI data finds construction fire safety has improved, but injuries still persist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FOI data uncovers the number of fire safety hazards found at construction sites and the number injuries caused by fires or explosions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/foi-data-finds-construction-fire-safety-improved-but-injuries-still-persist\/163332\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FOI data finds construction fire safety has improved, but injuries still persist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FOI data uncovers the number of fire safety hazards found at construction sites and the number injuries caused by fires or explosions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/foi-data-finds-construction-fire-safety-improved-but-injuries-still-persist\/163332\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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