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Lifts

Recommendations about firefighter lift inspections

3 recommendations 100% accepted

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Government Response
Accepted (3)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 1 inquiry

Across 1 inquiry

Tagged Recommendations

3 total
P1-8 Accepted Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Require monthly firefighter lift inspections

The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to carry out regular inspections of any lifts that are designed to be used by firefighters in …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …
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P1-9 Accepted Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Require monthly lift control mechanism tests

The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to carry out regular tests of the mechanism which allows firefighters to take control of the lifts …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …
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P2-27 Accepted Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Standardise fire control switches and keys

We are not in a position to determine whether greater standardisation of the fire control switches and keys is required. We therefore recommend that the government seeks urgent advice from …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - The government's annual …
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