E018: Engineering Fire Safety for Everyone with Mark McBride-Wright and Benjamin Ralph

In this episode of The Safe Leader Podcast, Mark McBride-Wright sits down with Benjamin Ralph, Director at Hollis and a leading voice in building safety and fire engineering. From setting fires in the fields of North Devon as a child (for science!) to influencing national building safety policy, Ben shares his deeply personal and professional journey into fire engineering.

Together, they explore how tragedy, like the Grenfell Tower fire, sparked critical changes in UK legislation, and why inclusive fire safety must become the new standard. With insights on equitable design, the future of building safety, and the next generation of engineers, this conversation challenges us to think differently about who is protected, and who is too often left behind.