Question reference: S6W-20958
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 4 September 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 October 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it became aware of the safety concerns regarding reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
Answer
Somerville: Officials within the Scottish Government were aware of RAAC as a safety topic in recent years, through general engagement with the construction sector and specific organisations such as the Standing Committee on Structural Safety (SCOSS, now CROSS-UK) who issued their first safety alert on RAAC in May 2019.
The topic has since achieved broader prominence, supported by the creation of a RAAC study group by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) in June 2021 and publication of IStructE guidance on RAAC assessment in March 2022 and in April 2023.