Safety enquiry into chimney flues
Safety enquiry into chimney flues
- 1999
- Building 264 (8077) 5 March 1999, 14(1) .
The DETR has launched an urgent inquiry into the safety of real fire chimneys in thousands of new houses, following concerns about the safety of the UK's best selling concrete flue liner made by Dunbrik. Tests found that the product contained high proportions of silica sand, which is specifically rejected in the relevant British Standard (BS6461).
BS 6461
CHIMNEYS
CONCRETE
DEFECTS
DETR
DUNBRIK
FLUE LINERS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
NEW HOUSES
SILICA SAND
The DETR has launched an urgent inquiry into the safety of real fire chimneys in thousands of new houses, following concerns about the safety of the UK's best selling concrete flue liner made by Dunbrik. Tests found that the product contained high proportions of silica sand, which is specifically rejected in the relevant British Standard (BS6461).
BS 6461
CHIMNEYS
CONCRETE
DEFECTS
DETR
DUNBRIK
FLUE LINERS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
NEW HOUSES
SILICA SAND