‘Health and safety need to improve at places of worship’

• Eastern Eye Staff
• 29 June, 2018

By: Eastern Eye Staff

by NADEEM BADSHAH CALLS FOR FIRE DRILLS IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY PLACES of worship need to “up their game” on health and safety by having regular fire drills and training all volunteers, community leaders have urged. Mosques, churches, temples and gurdwaras were praised for their response to the Grenfell Tower fire in a report by think-tank Theos. Britain marked one year since the trage­dy in west London on June 14. Researchers hailed the efforts of around 15 centres run by faith communities, but also called for places of worship to have regular fire drills to prepare for terrorist attacks and…

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